MARIA:  FORTNITE FEVER, THAT IS
THE GAMING TREND THAT IS
CONSUMING OVER 125 MILLION
PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE.
FORTNITE LETS PLAYERS FIGHT
AGAINST ENEMIES WITH BASIC
RESOURCES LIKE WOOD, BRICKS,
STEEL.
IT'S BECOME SO COMPETITIVE THAT
PARENTS ARE HIRING VIDEO GAME
COACHES TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN
WIN.
JOINING ME RIGHT NOW TO TELL US
ABOUT THE CRAZE IS A FORTNITE
COACH AND A PARENT WHO HIRED HIM
TO COACH HIS SON, NICK MENEN.
GREAT TO SEE YOU BOTH.
NICK, USUALLY YOU HEAR OF
WHY DID YOU HIRE A COACH?
>> MY SON WAS ACTUALLY BEGINNING
TO PLAY AND HE WANTED TO GET A
LITTLE MORE COMPETITIVE AND WHEN
I SAW THAT THERE WAS A
UNIVERSITY THAT STARTED OFFERING
CAN GET SOME SCHOLARSHIP MONEY
WHEN HE GOES TO COLLEGE.
MARIA:  SIMILARSHIP MONEY FOR --
SCHOLARSHIP MONEY FOR WHAT?
>> FOR FORTNITE PLAYING.
MARIA:  THIS IS BEEN A BIG
BUSINESS.
HOW DID YOU GET INTO COACHING?
>> I GOT INTO COACHING THROUGH
I HAD SEVERAL LOYAL ONES.
NUMBER.
NOW I'M AT A COMFORTABLE NUMBER,
ACTUALLY.
MARIA:  WHAT DO YOU TYPICALLY
PAY FOR A COACHING LESSON, NICK?
>> I PAY $20 AN HOUR.
VIDEO GAME COACH IS CHEATING?
>>
[ LAUGHTER ]
IT MIGHT NOT BE FOR EVERYBODY.
IT HELPS THE PEOPLE THAT DO TRY,
IT DEFINITELY HELPS BY GETTING
OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVE FROM A
PROFESSIONAL GAMER.
MARIA:  GIVE US SOME TIPS.
WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT WE NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT FORTNITE.
>> DEFINITELY MATERIAL
MANAGEMENT IS HUGE, ROTATE THE
MAP AND AVOID HOT SPOTS THAT
MIGHT GET YOU KILLED THROUGHOUT
THE GAME IS HUGE.
DEFINITELY TAKING ENGAGEMENTS
THAT ARE IN YOUR FAVOR IS
SOMETHING THAT'S VERY, VERY
IMPORTANT WITH FORTNITE.
ALSO, PRACTICING A LOT OF YOUR
MARIA:  EVERYBODY WHO PLAYS
FORTNITE KNOWS ABOUT TYLER
FOLLOWERS.
HE MAKES HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
PER MONTH IN SUBSCRIPTIONS.
HOW LUCRATIVE IS THE GAMING GIG?
>> FORTNITE HAS PROBABLY GOT TO
