A recent story on Siliconera, via Kotaku, caught my attention on the level of popularity that Mario Kart DS is getting in South Korea. How big is it? It’s “Starcraft” popular. That’s right–Mario Kart gets the progamer treatment, and is now the next big thing in the Korean progaming circuit. This game hasn’t even been out for a full year! South Korea is the mecca of competitive gaming. Just about every game with the proper multi-player settings, turns into a huge success. I am very fascinated by these turn of events. After watching several Starcraft competitions on YouTube, and a couple of mashups, that I mark Korea the next country to visit when I get the chance to go overseas! Korea + one country devoted to gaming + Japan + one country devoted to anime = a very exhausted fangirl. :3

Fighting!

[Source: Kotaku and Siliconera]