Kiwi Talkz #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