Tokido joins Team Mad Catz

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Mad Catz today announced that Tokido is the newest Team Mad Catz member.

Tokido is the second most successful Japanese fighting game player right after Daigo Umehara. He's proved to be the most versatile competitive fighting game player in the past 12 months. He also has some English skills. (Not to mention that he graduated from the most prestigious university in Japan, The University of Tokyo.) Without a doubt, he deserves this.

Many people think this announcement is a surprise because Tokido made a contract with apparel maker The Traveling Circus. But it's absolutely possible since TTC isn't that kind of sponsor like Mad Catz. It is suggested that TTC basically makes players sell their T-shirts. Players will earn $1,000 for every 250 T-shirts sold. This means they could release a plain-looking shirt, do no marketing, and force players to sell it in order to receive any money. (This's why I feel weird when the streamers put TTC in front of his name, when they don't actually support the player.)

Mad Catz's contract actually came very late, and that's why Tokido quickly accepted TTC just to be called a pro gamer. This's because there's a misconception in Japan that you're a pro gamer only when you have a sponsor, while in reality, a pro gamer can be a person who makes a living out of gaming. That's just what Tokido's been doing for almost a year now. He plays every games and tries to place as high as possible.

Acheivement (incomplete/not all verified)

Year	Tournament	Game	Place	Note
2011	CEO 2011	Super Street Fighter IV: AE	1st	-
2011	CEO 2011	Marvel vs. Capcom 3	1st	-
2011	CEO 2011	BlazBlue: Continuum Shift 2	1st	-
2011	CEO 2011	Tekken 6	3rd	-
2011	Stunfest 2011	Super Street Fighter IV	1st	-
2011	Stunfest 2011	Super Street Fighter IV (3 on 3)	1st	-
2011	Stunfest 2011	Marvel vs. Capcom 3	1st	-
2011	Stunfest 2011	BlazBlue: Continuum Shift	1st	-
2011	Final Round XIV	Super Street Fighter IV	2nd	-
2011	Final Round XIV	Super Street Fighter IV (3 on 3)	1st	-
2011	Final Round XIV	Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (3 on 3)	1st	-
2011	Final Round XIV	Super Street Fighter II Turbo	1st	-
2011	Final Round XIV	Super Street Fighter II HD Remix	3rd	-
2011	Beat by Contest	Super Street Fighter IV (2 on 2)	2nd	-
2011	Beat by Contest	Super Street Fighter IV	1st	-
2010	Shadowloo Showdown	Super Street Fighter IV	2nd	-
2010	SoCal Regionals	BlazBlue: Continuum Shift	1st	-
2010	SoCal Regionals	Street Fighter III: Third Strike	1st	-
2010	SoCal Regionals	Super Street Fighter IV	3rd	-
2010	Ayano Cup	Street Fighter IV (5 on 5)	2nd	-
2010	Stunfest	Super Street Fighter IV	3rd	-
2010	GODSGARDEN #2	Street Fighter IV	1st	-
2009	Super Battle Opera 2009	Street Fighter III: Third Strike	2nd	-
2007	Evolution 2007	Street Fighter III: Third Strike	2nd	-
2007	Evolution 2007	Super Street Fighter II Turbo	1st	-
2006	Evolution 2006	Hyper Street Fighter II	3rd	-
2005	Super Battle Opera 2005	Capcom Fighting Jam	1st	-
2005	Evolution 2005	Super Street Fighter II Turbo	3rd	-
2003	Super Battle Opera 2003	Capcom vs. SNK 2	1st	-
2002	Evolution 2002	Capcom vs. SNK 2	1st	-