Let's see..What can you do with the Wii?
You can pretend you're Gordon Ramsay and cook. You can channel your inner Tiger Woods and play a round of golf. Or you can have fun and hit tennis balls, and be Roger Federer for a day. And who doesn't want to pretend they're some rock legend playing Rock Band?
Now you can wager and bet and gamble too.
BringIt is a new website where console gamers can play video games for cash in multiplayer bracket-style tournaments. Players must be 18 years old to participate.
The site supports Xbox Live, PlayStation and now the Wii.
But unlike Xbox Live and PS, which have automated reporting systems, Wii players must self-report their game results by using BringIt's messaging and chat system.
Woodrow Levin, founder and CEO of BringIt, believes there's "much opportunity [with the Wii] because everyone is playing.”
“It’s easy to use; there’s not such a steep learning curve. I think we can be an asset to the Wii community, and a tool which fellow Mario Kart and Rock Band players will welcome."
Despite the fact that the we are in a serious recession, Levin believes that his company can do well because "video games are a really fun form of entertainment for a low cost..and people already [have] bought the consoles and the games."
Do you think casual gamers--or any gamers, for that matter--would place bets? Would you?
