I Belive M2K is now the most successsful smash player of all time.

[mew1000]

that whould be a lot of green

 

[Jiikae]

Lol..am I the only one who read this thread title in Kanye's voice? Lolol. "Ken I'm happy for you and I'ma let you finish...but M2K is the most successful smash player of ALL TIME...of ALL TIME!!!"

On a serious note, I think that claim is a safe assumption.

 

[trahhSTEEZY]

i'm curious as to how much Ken won from survivor.

Regardless, M2k has been at the top money wise for awhile i'm sure. (not including kens survivor obviously, lol)

 

[metalreflectslime]

Amount

i'm curious as to how much Ken won from survivor.

Regardless, M2k has been at the top money wise for awhile i'm sure. (not including kens survivor obviously, lol)

1 1,000,000
2 100k
3 85k
4 70k <------ Probably this much. IIRC, he got like 4th or something.
5 55k
6 40k
7 25k
8 10k
9 8k
10 6k
11 5400
12 4800
13 4200
14 3600
15 3000
16 2400

I'm not sure what this year was from nor the country version, but this was what I found.

 

[Violence]

He was fifth.

I remember this specifically because the four people who voted them off had the first letters of their first names as SSBM.

 

[metalreflectslime]

Nice Observation

He was fifth.

I remember this specifically because the four people who voted them off had the first letters of their first names as SSBM.

Suzy
Sugar
Bob
Matt?

 

[Kawaii Poyo]

EDIT: too late... D:

 

[mew1000]

M2K is the best and he can not lose

 

[P.C. Jona]

.....ok

is that why hes lost like

10 tournaments ?

losing = not first place

if you make your money back and more imo you win lol

 

[MTKO]

I remember in mid-2008 I asked Jason at Esticle how much he had made at that point from smash and he said 16k...I think. 2 years and countless tournaments later and I imagine he's a few times that now.

Anyone have any idea what some pro's in other games have made?

Like someone said earlier, Halo pays out quite a bit. As far as teams go Str8 Rippin has made over $200,000 (split between a 4 man team and possibly their coach) for the '08 and '09 season. I don't think they made much in halo 2 though. And if you want a specific player, then that would probably be Dave Walsh (Walshy).

 

[jugfingers]

[EVERYTHING IS NORTH AMERICA ONLY - WE ALL KNOW STARCRAFT IN KOREA IS LIKE A NATIONAL SPORT]
.

its actually their official national sport, along with Tae-Kwon-Do and Soccer.

 

[KAOSTAR]

He was fifth.

I remember this specifically because the four people who voted them off had the first letters of their first names as SSBM.

wow ken got ***** by melee...on survivor. he should have never quit.

 

[HugS™]

LOOOL if that's true...

Edit: The SSBM survivor thing

 

[Nø Ca$h]

Just imagine the amount of money M2K will make if MLG ran both Melee and Brawl at once.

prolly less, because m2k aparantly cant play to his full potential while juggling games.

 

[•Col•]

Lol..am I the only one who read this thread title in Kanye's voice? Lolol. "Ken I'm happy for you and I'ma let you finish...but M2K is the most successful smash player of ALL TIME...of ALL TIME!!!"

Nope. That's exactly what I thought of when I saw the title.

 

[Pi]

anyone mentioned MM's yet?

and ken made that money
and never gave back to the smash community
what a ****

also m2k stop downplaying what you've won
we get it, you travel, you go to school, you help your family out
you think you're the only one?

 

[Sephiroths Masamune]

and ken made that money
and never gave back to the smash community
what a ****

Usually when you win you keep it...

What do you want him to do? Just give it away?

 

[DoH]

Ken was also paying for college and helping out his family. Remember guys, Asians are poor, they plug their gamecubes into trees like bombsoldier

 

[metalreflectslime]

M2k

prolly less, because m2k aparantly cant play to his full potential while juggling games.

Do all games that are run under MLG right now all run at the same time?

anyone mentioned MM's yet?

and ken made that money
and never gave back to the smash community
what a ****

also m2k stop downplaying what you've won
we get it, you travel, you go to school, you help your family out
you think you're the only one?

When you win the MM, you keep the money. It wouldn't be an MM if you gave back to the person that lost.

 

[Shy Guy 86]

1 1,000,000
2 100k
3 85k
4 70k <------ Probably this much. IIRC, he got like 4th or something.
5 55k
6 40k
7 25k
8 10k
9 8k
10 6k
11 5400
12 4800
13 4200
14 3600
15 3000
16 2400

I'm not sure what this year was from nor the country version, but this was what I found.

Do people really win 1,000,000 from a Smash tourney? I really doubt it, unless the currency is the Japanese Yen.

Ken was also paying for college and helping out his family. Remember guys, Asians are poor, they plug their gamecubes into trees like bombsoldier

I don't think ALL asians are poor, and it really depends on where they come from in Asia, I'd reckon the Japanese earn more than say, a South Korean. China and North Korea are communist so I think everyone earns the same amount of money(Correct me if I'm wrong)

 

[Frame Perfect]

how much money do ninjas make?

 

[TheManaLord]

Do people really win 1,000,000 from a Smash tourney? I really doubt it, unless the currency is the Japanese Yen.



I don't think ALL asians are poor, and it really depends on where they come from in Asia, I'd reckon the Japanese earn more than say, a South Korean. China and North Korea are communist so I think everyone earns the same amount of money(Correct me if I'm wrong)

Not smash... the hit reality TV show survivor.

 

[metalreflectslime]

M2k

Do people really win 1,000,000 from a Smash tourney? I really doubt it, unless the currency is the Japanese Yen.



I don't think ALL asians are poor, and it really depends on where they come from in Asia, I'd reckon the Japanese earn more than say, a South Korean. China and North Korea are communist so I think everyone earns the same amount of money(Correct me if I'm wrong)

They don't play for money in Japan.

 

[Pi]

When you win the MM, you keep the money. It wouldn't be an MM if you gave back to the person that lost.

the MM and ken thing were separate,

i was asking if anyone mentioned the money m2k made from MM's over the years, it has to be notable by now,

 

[-ShadowPhoenix-]

They don't play for money in Japan.

I dont think so.
I remember seeing a video of Captain Jack stating that it was only for fun and pride.
Something like that...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoS7lNPSOrM

 

[KAOSTAR]

I dont think so.
I remember seeing a video of Captain Jack stating that it was only for fun and pride.
Something like that...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoS7lNPSOrM

my friend who is there for a year who is a smasher, said its illegal to play for money.

 

[Fletch]

my friend who is there for a year who is a smasher, said its illegal to play for money.

I'm pretty sure its technically "illegal" here as well though, I really think it's just more of a pride thing for them rather than following the law per se.

 

[TP]

I'm pretty sure its technically "illegal" here as well though, I really think it's just more of a pride thing for them rather than following the law per se.

No, it's perfectly legal in something like 44 US states.

 

[KAOSTAR]

I'm pretty sure its technically "illegal" here as well though, I really think it's just more of a pride thing for them rather than following the law per se.

tournaments are illegal? I don't think so. whats different about MLG then?

you pay to partake in an event, and winner gets a prize.

mm are the closest thing to gambling. ppl make side bets and ****.

according to toph many want to play for money. one of the venues is in like an important building or something idk and they wouldnt want to get caught.

but it could very well be a pride thing.

 

[Fletch]

No, it's perfectly legal in something like 44 US states.

Completely illegal in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, North Dakota, Tennessee and Vermont. If it's not considered a game of chance then I guess its legal elsewhere, although I think that is kind of a fuzzy line.

 

[Sephiroths Masamune]

You forgot Utah.

 

[-ShadowPhoenix-]

Completely illegal in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, North Dakota, Tennessee and Vermont. If it's not considered a game of chance then I guess its legal elsewhere, although I think that is kind of a fuzzy line.

I wouldnt consider melee a game of chance.
It takes alot of skill and practice

 

[joeplicate]

congratulations jason!!

you gettin' off
keep it up

 

[-Ran]

Completely illegal in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, North Dakota, Tennessee and Vermont. If it's not considered a game of chance then I guess its legal elsewhere, although I think that is kind of a fuzzy line.

Depends, since many people 'think' it's illegal in Louisiana to have tournaments for money as well. However, I've discussed it with two laywers, and it's really just a matter of word choice in the construction of the laws. The laws were made for 'video gaming' in reference to video gambling. More so, the laws only are activated in cases where a third party is an actual organization that is making a profit. At least that's how the Louisiana law ends up working.

Which brings me to my other point, we really should be petitioning our senators to change the literature of the law to replace 'Video Gaming' with 'Digital Gambling' or something similar.

 

[mew1000]

I did not know that M2K lost more then 10 time's I that it was 3 or 4
but he can not win them all right

 

[gunterrsmash01]

i dont think ive made that much lol. I really don't know how much, but a lot of it never got paid to me. Activegamers 2k, Snes 1k, Winterfest 1.5k is all owed to me and idk if I will receive them. Most of my money (or half or so) goes to my family. The rest goes to college and travel expenses to get to other tournaments and I am saving all of it up besides that so that I can have a good future after smash (if smash ever dies which.... imo won't happen for a long, long time).

i have definitely not made 50k lol unfortunately. A lot of big events I got unlucky at. Mlg finals last year was 3k 5k 10k for top 3 and I got 4th and 4th got paid 0

Evo finals was 5k first and top 8 got paid I got 9th at got 0

very unfortunate luck with the biggest events I am sad to say

Wtf, Activegamers didn't payout either? Gay as ****.

 

[Marijuana]

making dat money like m2k

 

[AlphaZealot]

China and North Korea are communist so I think everyone earns the same amount of money(Correct me if I'm wrong)

Really? I mean really?

Communist =/= every makes the same amount of money.

I don't think any of us can really commentate on what is legal or what is not legal. For the record, MLG actually does have a team or lawyers that work on these things and of these states:

Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, North Dakota, Tennessee and Vermont

MLG has held tournaments in Colorado and Maryland (coming up in October).

 

[Marijuana]

loooooooooooooooooooool @ az laying out that logic

 

[metalreflectslime]

Mlg

prolly less, because m2k aparantly cant play to his full potential while juggling games.

Is MLG known for running multiple different games at once?