Smash Bros. champion cracks the world of reality TV
by Chris Greenhough 
{ Aug 28th 2008 at 6:22PM }
Fans of reality TV show Survivor who also read Nintendo blogs will be pleased to hear that gamers are getting some representation for the show's seventeenth season, Survivor: Gabon - Earth's Last Eden.22-year-old Ken Hoang will be one of the eighteen contestants when the series begins on September 25th, and he's there for one very good reason: he can totally kick the world's ass at Super Smash Bros. Melee. Yeah, even yours. A professional gamer by trade, Ken has earned over $50,000 from playing Melee, which (according to his Survivor profile at CBS) he's used to help pay his family's mortgage. Whaddaguy!
The message to take from this: don't let anybody tell you gaming can't take you anywhere in life. Unless you play, say, Mario Kart Wii as well as we do. Then, seriously, it's time to look for a real job.
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[Via Joystiq]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Metayoshi @ Aug 28th 2008 6:49PM
Seriously? Ken is going to be on Survivor? That's pretty hilarious.
hylianpsy @ Aug 28th 2008 7:13PM
This is how much I care:
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Tourneyfag
Mr Khan @ Aug 28th 2008 8:17PM
Something that all "serious" Smash Bros players should read
Hell, i read it for 15 minutes, and laughed the whole way
Mr Khan @ Aug 28th 2008 7:35PM
He's made for this competition: Last man standing on the island
Survival. 1-stock. No items. Final Destination
RossGough @ Aug 28th 2008 10:56PM
well i'm doing a uni course on Computer Games Technology, with a guarenteed place in a job after.. that not good enough?
SoshiKitai @ Aug 29th 2008 11:59AM
Nope. :P