Intelligence and gaming skills are correlated

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mZuzek said:

Hiku said:

They say age is relevant for success. Not 'prevents' success.
Reaction time tends to go down in your 30's as opposed to when you were a teenager, etc. That doesn't mean you can't still be successful. Daigo Umehara for example is still a top Street Fighter player even though he's 36.

That said, reaction time is probably less important for fighting games than for shooters.

In some cases, but not others.  In games like Tekken and Smash 4, it doesn't matter as much as a shooter; Tekken is more about timing and Smash 4 is more about outsmarting.  But something like Melee is pretty much all reaction time while on stage.