Alex Lee is Digiday's senior games and e-sports reporter. We talk about the evolution of the e-sports industry, games journalism, and the business and money around the games industry. Since Alex was a Super Smash Brothers tournament player, of course, we have to chat about all things Smash. This interview took place in November 2022.
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"Game of Life Podcast" is produced by Sophia Deng; visuals by Alonzo Felix; music is from Anchor.
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Timestamps
(00:47) Tournament-level Super Smash Brothers
(04:55) Why Nintendo games will never have big e-sports scenes
(07:05) Evolution of the e-sports industry
(12:48) E-sports and games journalism – problems, coverage
(28:08) Mario Kart World Championship
(30:49) Quick fire round: Everything Super Smash Brothers
(37:01) 2 final questions
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Alex's recommendations