I'm not speaking of games that pay out money, but rather the situation of a pro-gamer. Well, actually, pro-gaming isn't all about playing a video game. For instance, look how these people are making money from video games:
Anyway, I suppose you could throw in having a gaming forum in that list. It could make a lot of money. However, it's not one of the high-paying niches, but, you know, with a lot of traffic, stuff adds up and other factors could be at play.
Top-Earning Video Gamers: The Ten Highest-Paid Players Pocketed More Than $120 Million In 2019
Ninja has 2.8 million followers on Mixer, Microsoft’s nascent gaming platform, which Forbes estimates spent $30 million over three years to lure him away from arch-rival Twitch last August.
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Anyway, I suppose you could throw in having a gaming forum in that list. It could make a lot of money. However, it's not one of the high-paying niches, but, you know, with a lot of traffic, stuff adds up and other factors could be at play.