Mexico City
The idea that videogame it’s just fun for kids, it’s a thing of the past.
To show the case Joseph Deen, a eight-year-old boy who has signed a contract of more than 700 thousand pesos to play Fortnite.
Deen has become the youngest Fornite player with a valuable dealIn addition, he received one play material worth five thousand dollars (100 thousand pesos).
JUST IN: Pro esports team, Team 33, has signed 8-year-old Joseph Deen for a $ 33,000 signing bonus. Joseph has been training with the team’s Fortnite group since he was six. pic.twitter.com/nv1AgY1N1j
– Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 3, 2020
The mother of the little one who uses the nick ‘Gosu 33’, told the BBC his son has been playing since he was four years old, with an average of three hours a day.
Joseph can only participate in tournaments with no cash prizes, as he must be 13 or older to do so.