From the popular Starcraft tournaments to the broadcast Xbox Live competitions to a show dedicated solely to Mario Kart DS, it's no secret that South Korea love their games.

A recent Tekken 6 tournament was held in Korea and it was a big event, presented by popular model Han Ga Eun and broadcast across the country. It was treated like a professional sport.

It'd certainly be interesting if game tournaments were THIS popular over here in the West.

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  • 2
    blazeboy11 Dec 27, 09
    If I recall correctly South Korea has 2 channels dedicated to Starcraft.
  • 3
    Red 9 Dec 28, 09
    You know your country is populated entirely by nerds when...
  • 4
    phowell23 Dec 28, 09
    fox news would have something else to blame for the downfall of mankind

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