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An 11-Year-Old Fifth-Grader Becomes the "Puyo Puyo Japan representative"... How Video Games Have Become "eSports" and the Domestic Market Has Grown 2.6 Times in 5 Years.
Why have video games become a "sport"? Esports will be an official event at the Asian Games (Aichi/Nagoya), often called "Asia's largest sporting event." Its domestic market has reportedly expanded approximately 2.6 times in the five years since 2019. Nonfiction writer Manabu Matsuse investigated the reasons behind this rapid growth.
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Why have video games become a "sport"? Esports will be an official event at the Asian Games (Aichi/Nagoya), often called "Asia's largest sporting event." Its domestic market has reportedly expanded approximately 2.6 times in the five years since 2019. Nonfiction writer Manabu Matsuse investigated the reasons behind this rapid growth.