According to Japan, they are going to open their first-ever sports gym in Tokyo. It is a space where both incompetent and experienced gamers come to train and get professional coaching.
In this gym, the competitive gaming space is set to open on May 19, and it will be known as Esports Gym, which will include a lounge and gaming PCs which is outfitted with some of Japan’s most popular games includes Valorant and League of Legends.
In Esports Gym, gamers can book a three-hour time slot at a single PCs for about $13 or can choose for a monthly membership which starts at $50, and it will allow daily access of PCs as well as optional coaching sessions that can be added on for about $25 for an hour.
Esports Gym is jointly operated by the private transit company Tokyo Metro and Esports Education Company Gecipe, and they will welcome the experienced gamers, as were those who are new to PC gaming or those who do not understand the rules of games, according to the website.
Esports Gym will offer online and offline professional coaching from Crest gaming and Glory Be Esports for games which includes Valorant and League of Legends, and many more.
Competitive gaming has become a global industry.
In 2021, according to the market report from games and esports data company Newzoo – global esports revenues are expected to surpass $1 Billion, and the global game lives streaming audience is predicted to hit 728.8 million, and investors are taking notice that investment in the esports reached $4.5 in 2018 which is 837% of the jump from the year before.
As per Newzoo, Asia has been directing the esports charge, making up 57% of global esports viewership in 2019.
Japan’s new esports gym will join similar facilities which have already opened in Asia.
According to The New Paper, last February, Asia’s first 24-hour co-working space dedicated to esports was opened in Singapore by audiovisual and events company NEO.TM.
NEO. TM’s founder Neo Yong Aik last year told The New Paper that there is little confusion that esports has become ordinary in this part of the world.”
The founder said millions of young people play on their mobile phones and PCs, but sports lack a professional approach. We need more places that are provided for individuals and teams to practice and compete and those who want to pick up the proper habits that will stay with them as they pursue successful esports careers.
In South Korea, professional esports team T1 whose most famous member is League of Legends player Faker built space the last year, which comes to have been designed to do just that.
AFP reported last month that the brand new 10- story facility in Seoul’s Gangnam district, about 70 professional gamers have access to Nike-sponsored gym on-site nutritionists and English language classes.
China is also investing in esports, and Shanghai started building a 5.3 million square foot esports arena, and its expected cost is $1 billion.
According to USC News, approximately three years ago, two California residents claimed they had opened the world’s first esports gym in Los Angeles. In May 2018, E-coliseum opened a space where gamers could enter tournaments, hire trainers, and meet esports influencers like Rachell Hofstetter, who is known as “Valkyrae.”
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