They're not overrated. No one says u have to like em, but it's in these games that money is made. You can't exactly say they suck, cuz alot of the worlds gaming population says otherwise, but of course you don't have to like em.Sure it's a bit funny to compare jj2 tournaments to 1 million dollar tours and such, but still. There is a serious aspect to games of course, not to even mention that if people didn't find games important enough, we wouldnt be having this conversation.
Cuz the thing is, people can get just as angry online, as they do offline. So in this example alot of people are quite upset, it's only logical they take it seriously, it's not all that wrong as well I suppose, although it must look silly to 3rd party observers.
E-sports does sound funny though, but since top gamers basicly have to train daily, it's easy to find a comparison with sports. And if we look at how fast it's growing, and how much money these gamers are making(www.thecpl.com , www.ggl.com) I think it's safe to say, it will definetly become more known around the globe.
EHh a bit offtopic... just felt like saying EDIT: it..