E-sports is not that popular in Japan.
DOTA2やLeague of Legendsなどをプレイしている人はあまり多くないですし、Fortniteは流行っていますがPS4とかSwitchで友達と楽しく遊ぶだけの人がほとんどです。
There aren’t many people playing DOTA2 or League of Legends, and while Fortnite is popular, most people just enjoy playing with friends on PS4 or Switch.
しかし、「格闘ゲーム」だけは９０年代からずっと流行っています。
However, “fighting game” has been popular since the 90s.
日本にはゲームセンターがどの街にも存在し、格闘ゲームは最も人気のあるジャンルなので、毎年色々な大会も開かれています。
There are arcades in every town in Japan, and since fighting games are the most popular genre, various competitions are held every year.
この動画のように、プロ選手たちは時々観客を楽しませるための試合をすることもあります。
Like this video, professional players sometimes play games to entertain the audience.
↑Probably, one of the most famous videos in fighting games
https://www.esportsearnings.com/countries
https://www.esportsearnings.com/players/fighting-game-players
As you can see in e-sports rankings, Japan isn’t strong except for fighting games.
The player in the video and newspaper above is called Daigo Umehara(梅原大吾).
Probably, he is the most well-known e-sports fighting-gamer in Japan.
You can also say 格ゲー for 格闘ゲーム(fighting game), ゲーセン for ゲームセンター(arcade) as shorter slang words.
If you go to Japan, ゲーセン is one of the most recommended places to visit! ^^
By the way, every time I play StreetFighter games, I feel very sorry to Indian people and Brazilian people… ><
He teleports and punches opponents saying “Yoga! Yoga! Yoga!“.
I wonder what yoga is..
Pakistan and Tekken 7?
Did you know Pakistani Tekken players currently dominate Japanese/world competitions?
In 2019, an unknown Pakistani person won the Japanese national competition and he said “In my country, I’m not the strongest. There are many players stronger than me.”
Then, more Pakistani players were invited in the 2019 world championships held in Japan, and the Pakistani players perfectly dominated the competition.
In Pakistan, online matches weren’t popular due to the speed and stability of their connections, so people played at arcades. Also, there were visa issues, too. That was why those hidden strongest players in the world hadn’t been unveiled until 2019.「パキスタンには俺より強い奴が沢山いる」は本当だった！
https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1215049.html「鉄拳」を知らない人でもわかる！ パキスタン勢が異次元に強い理由
https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/kikaku/1215621.html
man, i swear Japan sounds like such a weird place
I have the same opinion to you, lol
I’m Brazilian, and I don’t really care about Blanka… it’s just a character, it’s all fiction.
I do think he’s pretty a pretty lame fighter, though.
Hi! Thanks for the comment! I’m glad to hear that! ^^
I used to play Tekken 3 a lot