Competitive gaming is the term that can refer to multiplayer video game competitions. Tournaments are remotely hosted and feature cash prizes. Competitive gaming is now that popular that distinction can be drawn between professional and amateur tournaments.
It is estimated that nearly 72 million people watch competitive gaming every year. The dominant regions in the competitive gaming arena are South Korea, Europe, America, Australia and China.
A Space Invaders tournament by Atari was one of the first tournaments. Everything was run through a mainframe computer. During the advent of the internet Nintendo hosted the world’s first competitive gaming tournaments. Still not fully recognised as a sport the development of virtual reality may well see competitive gaming becoming the most popular sport of the future.
