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== Real Life Examples ==
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** It's rare to have a Brazilian character in fiction, much less in Video Games, but when it happens, Brazilian gamers usually share their love with it. Examples are ''[[Tekken]]'' capoeira fighters, and {{spoiler|Godot/Diego Armando}} from the ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' series, who [[Word of God]] says is Brazilian.
*** On a similar manner, [[Saint Seiya|Taurus Aldebaran]] (who is Brazilian) is the [[Butt Monkey]] of ''[[Saint Seiya]]'''s Brazilian fandom. He is almost universally regarded as the weakest Gold Saint and a boring character, but fans just love to make fun of him, to the point that no one hates him truly, just loves to pretend they do.
*** [[Mexicans Love Speedy Gonzales|Blanka]], from ''[[Street Fighter]]''. Went from [[Ethnic Scrappy]] in the earliest days to very loved as some sort of [[Crazy Awesome]] character. To the point of people wanting him for [https://web.archive.org/web/20150828021022/http://bocadeurna.tumblr.com/post/898558198/vote-blanka-presidente President] of the country.
** The ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom]]'' games have never been popular in Japan (considered the Mecca of [[Fighting Game|fighting games]]) but have a large, rabid following in the United States, especially in the East Coast. ''MvC2'' is considered one of greatest fighting games of all time in North America.
*** [[Memetic Mutation|The only fighting game played in New York is Marvel Vs. Capcom 2]].
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** Jon Talbain from ''[[Darkstalkers]]''. Considered rather minor by the Japanese, compared to Morrigan, Demitri, Felicia, Lilith, and Anakaris, but has a very large following in America. Needless to say, they are very eager to see Talbain get featured in [[Capcom vs. Whatever|crossovers]], but the Japanese don't get it.
*** However, Ryoma Niitsuma, the developer of ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'', notes that than if he had more development time, [http://iplaywinner.com/news/2010/10/23/niitsuma-disconfirms-characters-for-mvc3-but-gives-some-hope.html Jon would have been his pick for the series' fourth rep.] <ref>For reference, the three ''Darkstalkers'' characters in ''MvC3'' are [[Ensemble Darkhorse|fan-faves]] Morrigan, Felicia, and Hsien-Ko.</ref> Perhaps his fans may be [[Throw the Dog a Bone|getting a bone thrown their way]] soon... [[Yank the Dog's Chain|which got cruelly yanked the moment]] ''[[Yank the Dog's Chain|Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3]]'' [[Yank the Dog's Chain|additions are revealed... and Talbain is nowhere in sight.]]
**** To rub salt in the wounds, Ameteratsu's alternate DLC costume in Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 [https://web.archive.org/web/20130624184448/http://shoryuken.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img0852r.jpg has her looking like Talbain.]
** This trope is the reason why Choi Bounge from ''[[The King of Fighters]]'' who is rather unpopular and reviled (not as much as Bao, but still reviled) everywhere, managed to get into ''[[Capcom vs. Whatever|SNK vs. Capcom: Chaos]]''. Why? Because Koreans consider him top-tier, and love him. More than in-universe Korean hero Kim Kaphwan (who's also featured). So they added Choi to cater to the Korean fans.
** Not that he's lacking popularity in Japan, but from ''[[BlazBlue]]'', Iron Tager seemingly gets more fanbase in America, helped with the [[Values Dissonance]] of how manliness is better valued in America and he's probably the second manliest character in the game (after Bang) as well as helped with some American-exclusive memes like "REAL SOVIET DAMAGE" and "GIGANTIC TAGER!" (The Japanese version instead censors with [[Kenji Nomura]] yelling "Gauntlet Hades" thus missing out the joke), and one of the more higher-tier male voice actor ([[Jamieson Price]]) to voice him, making him seeing more fanbase in America.
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=== First-Person Shooters ===
* [[Similarly Named Works|Not to be confused with]] [[Point Blank (video game)|the Namco game of the same name]], but the Korean multiplayer PC FPS ''[[Point Blank (2008 video game)|Point Blank]]'' has enjoyed massive success in Indonesia, mainly because it's free ([[Allegedly Free Game|yeah]], [[Bribing Your Way to Victory|mostly]]). It's now available in America (and the rest of the world) as ''[[Point Blank (2008 video game)|Project Blackout]]'', for those who want to give it a try.
* ''[[Counter-Strike]]'' has an enduring popularity in Brazil and China. In fact, one news report from Chinese media states that certain police departments use it as a training tool, and it got to the point that [[Moral Guardians]] in Brazil banned ''Counter-Strike'' citing "subversion of the social order". The ban was lifted shortly after.
=== Hack and Slash ===
=== MMORPG ===
=== Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas ===
* ''[[Defense of the Ancients]]'' enjoys an enduring popularity in the Philippines, as evidenced by the immensely vocal ''DOTA 2'' scene in the country which popularised the slang term ''"Lakad Matatag!"'' (lit. "Walk Strong!") as made famous by a Filipino commentator during an eSports match. There have been times that ''DOTA'' matches in PC rental shops went into [[Serious Business]] territory (read: degenerated into violent brawls) that one village in the province of Cavite banned the game from being played on said shops over delinquency issues by youths playing it.
* Ditto with the mobile game ''[[Mobile Legends: Bang Bang]]'' (often colloquially referred to by Filipinos by the initialism "ML"), as it is far more readily available especially to those who either could not afford a PC or don't have the time or patience to be stuck on a computer. Such was the popularity of the game in the Philippines that developer Moontoon added national hero Lapu-Lapu as a playable character, and appointed boxer [[Manny Pacquiao]] as their brand ambassador. To commemorate their partnership with Pacquiao, a character based on the boxer named Paquito was added in an update.
=== Open World ===
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' is ''overwhelmingly popular'' in Brazil largely due to its open-world gameplay and extensive customisation the series gives to players. It isn't uncommon for a Brazilian gamer from the 2000s to spend hours wreaking havoc in ''San Andreas'' either on a PS2 with a bootleg copy, or on PC where countless Brazil-themed mods were made by the local modding scene. It came full circle in 2012 when Rockstar released ''[[Max Payne 3]]'', set in [[São Paulo]].
** The ''GTA'' series also experienced a surge of popularity in the Philippines especially in the 2000s during which the 3D era (''GTA 3'', ''Vice City'' and ''San Andreas'') was in full swing. It became so much of a staple on PC rental shops that some of them have even provided cheat sheets for players to refer to whenever they want to use cheat codes ingame.
* ''[[L.A. Noire]]'' was a best-seller in Japan when it was first released in 2011, topping local sales charts. It even got a [https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/29/3940-l-a-noire-gets-almost-perfect-score-from-japanese-game-magazine-famitsu/ near-perfect score] from ''Famitsu'', a rarity among Western-developed games. It helps that detective fiction is a popular literary genre in Japan, and that the game's interrogation mechanic is reminiscent of visual novels.
=== Party ===
=== Platformers ===
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=== Racing ===
* ''Top Gear'' (not [[Top Gear|the TV show]]) is very popular among Brazilians.
=== RPGS ===
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=== Third-Person Shooters ===
=== Other ===
* While the [[Nintendo 64]] and [[
* In most major gaming regions, the Nintendo DS outsells the PSP. In the Philippines, it's the other way around, due to Sony already having a much bigger fanbase there than Nintendo due to PS1 and PS2 games, which use CDs and DVDs, respectively, being far easier to pirate than N64 cartridges or GameCube mini-discs (Never mind that Wii modding changed all that for GameCube games with its backwards compatibility), resulting in more affordable (yet pirated) copies which can easily be found and bought. Many a gamer who grew up in the 90s would fondly remember the "Players"-brand bootlegs sold at grey-market stalls and at one point even in established toy stores in malls. The PSP also enjoyed a larger mind share in the Philippines, and as what [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weTJxMivscQ one YouTuber can attest], it is more common to see Filipinos brandishing a PSP out in the open, and if there's anyone using a
** Same in Poland. No one there owns a DS, you see kids with PSPs everywhere. Same in case of the [[
*** Also, there is virtually no support for Xbox Live in Poland - Microsoft promotes (hell, the menus are in Polish!) something that can't be legally used in the country, since you need a foreign e-mail account to do anything.
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* In [[Mortal Kombat]], one of Johnny Cage's earlier movies flopped in America. However, that same movie was very popular in France....because it was mostly about mimes.
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