Earlier today, my friend Richard Yum posted a Tweet saying that Starcraft 2 sold 3 million copies last month and that he “bet like 90% of those were sold in Korea.”
Its a smart bet for Richard if history is anything to go by. According to the infographic below, 50% of copies of the first Starcraft were sold to South Koreans, but that was ten-years ago. Since then, interest in the franchise has exploded:

I’ve never played Starcraft – how good is it?
-Parker
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Funny enough, I haven’t played Starcraft since 2001… when I (literally) almost failed out of school due to playing, and had to quit cold turkey. I haven’t played SC2 yet either. Starcraft: It’s in our blood.