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The Japanese Starcraft 2 Scene

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Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States2822 Posts
May 05 2011 14:15 GMT
#1
So through the magic of Twitter, I've found that there are surprisingly a good number of people in Japan playing Starcraft 2. As a matter of fact, I happen to be watching one of their competitive streams right now. The skill level is, admittedly, not as high as other foreign tournaments or Korean tournaments, but it's interesting to see the scene slowly grow in a country that usually doesn't focus much on PC gaming at all.

http://www.justin.tv/magicprotoss#/w/1166065264

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Gingerninja
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United Kingdom1339 Posts
May 05 2011 15:01 GMT
#2
Due to the fact most people use their mobiles for everything, a lot of people don't even own a PC. Good find tho, been looking for more Japanese scene stuff. Wishing there was a few good casters I could sub to on Youtube so I could both study and enjoy starcraft at the same -time.
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Trowabarton756
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States870 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-05 15:30:19
May 05 2011 15:30 GMT
#3
http://starcraft2.jpcommunity.com/sc2/modules/xhnewbb/index.php

^---big japanese sc2 community site, some people speak english some don't.
http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/Trowabarton756
thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
May 05 2011 15:38 GMT
#4
isnt the largets japanese site "starcraft times" or smth like that?
Souma
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-05 16:59:52
May 05 2011 16:59 GMT
#5
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=199890

For more info. ^


isnt the largets japanese site "starcraft times" or smth like that?

That's primarily a news site for BW/SC2 news. The Starcraft 2 JP Community is purely an SC2 community dedicated to hosting tournaments and stuff.
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Thrill
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
2599 Posts
May 05 2011 17:42 GMT
#6
I lost faith in Japan after the fighting game proscene never evolved. The public seems more interested in breaking arcade records...
kainzero
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States5211 Posts
May 05 2011 18:31 GMT
#7
On May 06 2011 02:42 Thrill wrote:
I lost faith in Japan after the fighting game proscene never evolved. The public seems more interested in breaking arcade records...

I was reading an article on Godsgarden...

Fighting games are mostly played in the arcades, and arcades are subject to gambling laws if they decide to have a tournament with an entry fee and prize. That's why they can get away with it on Godsgarden, because all their tournaments are on consoles and the organizers are not big corporations.
Ymatostacraft
Profile Joined August 2011
Japan4 Posts
August 31 2011 05:09 GMT
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