#41 - Standing Fierce Interview (Street Fighter, E-Sports, David Dallas, Olympics, Xbox One, PS4, COVID-19 etc.)

David Niue is the founder of Standing Fierce NZ's Premiere Fighting Game Scene.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook - Standing Fierce

Instagram - @Standing_Fierce

Twitter - @Standing_Fierce

TIMESTAMPS

00:27 - Niue Is Not David’s Surname

01:15 - How Standing Fierce Was Founded

03:33 - Difficulty Organising An Event

05:17 - David Is A Control Freak/Delegating

05:52 - Its Difficult Trying To Get People To Attend Events

06:13 - Gamers Being To Socially Awkward

06:58 - NZ Population Size Limits Fighting Game Talent

07:54 - Marketing Standing Fierce

08:51 - David Dallas Plays Street Fighter Competitively

10:11 - Che Fu Sometimes Attends Events/Gamers Being Star Struck

11:02 - David & Reece’s Generation Were Brought Up On Street Fighter II

11:40 - David Loves MVC 2/Fighting Games Skills Are Transferrable Game To Game

12:38 - David Feels Pressure To Be Good At Every Fighting Game/David’s Ranking

13:10 - How David Manages His Time & Practicing

13:48 - Frame Data/Studying Frames

15:14 - Ghostchips

15:52 - Some People Aren’t Suitable For Podcasts/EB Games Staff Being Weirdos

17:09 - Covid-19’s Effect On Standing Fierce Events/Online Gaming Events

17:53 - Reece Entered Standing Fierce In 2013 And Got Destroyed

19:43 - 2013 Was David’s First Year Holding The Events

30:13 - David’s Visions Sometimes Exceeds Possibility/David Roping His Brother For Events

20:55 - Trying To Stay Up To Date With Technology/Smart Phones

21:51 - Hotels Charging Ridiculous Prices For Internet

22:37 - Its Cheap To Hold Events In Community Centres/Auckland Is Expensive

23:06 - How Many Events Standing Fierce Has A Year

23:57 - Cost Of Entering Into Tournaments

24:18 - Standing Fierce Was Operating At A Loss For A While

25:00 - Merchandise

26:04 - Covid-19’s Effect On NZ Happened So Fast

27:10 - A lot Of E-Sports Companies Are Close To Going Bankrupt Due To Coronavirus

28:19 - E-Sports Can Survive Because Of Online Aspects/Gamers Are Shy

29:18 - E-Sports In The Olympics/Cyberbullying/Beef With Standing Fierce Gamers

30:36 - Trolls

30:57 - People Spoiling Movies

32:14 - Olympics Is Declining In Viewership/Breakdancing In The Olympics

33:10 - Intel Working With The Olympics

34:47 - Girl Getting Angry At Her Team Mates In Overwatch

35:45 - How Much Gamers Practice

37:23 - Negative Stigma Against Gamers

38:30 - Online Safety Groups/Monitoring Breaks

39:31 - Planning In Advance Now To Play Games

40:50 - Reece And David Realise They Use To Study Together!!!

41:44 - Drawing A Naked Man’s Penis

42:51 - Reece Tells Story Of Blacking Out At Yifans

43:58 - Reece And David Reminisce On How Crap They Were At Animation

44:47 - Traditional Animation Is Almost Obsolete

45:32 - Yifans/Money Laundering

46:50 - Arcades Are Dead/David Bought An Xbox One Then Bought A PS4 Cause Of SFV

48:03 - David Talks About Xbox One

49:06 - David Has No Desire To Play Single Player Games Anymore

50:24 - Hanging Up The Controller To Only Host Events

51:43 - Beef Between Smash Bros Players And The Fighting Game Community

52:48 - The Top Fighting Games In NZ And Around The World

53:17 - Difference Between Street Fighter IV & V

55:55 - Smash Bros Wide Demographic

56:22 - How David Deals With Losing Online/Online Playing Style

58:23 - Reece And David’s Mains In Street Fighter/Zangief

1:00:11 - Tekken/Dragonball Fighter Z

1:01:41 - Super Smash Bros Melee Base Doesn’t Play Games Anymore

1:02:19 - Japan/Tokyo Game Show

1:03:08 - Covid-19 Outbreak Is A Pivotal Moment In History

1:03:54 - Right After David Left Dunedin Cases Were Repo