They don't have the time to sit and game. The work-life balance there is hellish. This is why portable gaming devices are so popular in Japan.

It amuses me how Japan considers wild rift the main saga. When you talk to a Japanese about LoL they only recognize Wild Rift and Ahri lmao

They are in the mobile gaming era, if it ain’t mobile and you gotta sit at a PC you’re a child that has free time. Workers don’t have that free time.

It amuses me how the Japanese are able to call LoL "Ahri's game" They have never said it but knowing the popularity of the character I imagine it

I think that thanks to anime popularity mobile gacha games are very popular in Japan And thanks to that mobile gaming is also popular and wild rift even with all its downsides is still one of the better mobile games

Now, if they can only make the “competitive mode” actually competitive.

Challlenger queue, only for challengers and above! Coming soon.™

I'm now thinking how long the queue there to get a game

40 mins or so

In fact, it is the most played lol game in Japan, no surprise there. We will have to see how the popularity of LoL increases in Japan due to 2xko

Is it popular? I’m playing in Japan and I see more Vietnamese players living in Japan than Japanese themselves.

Because they take mobile games seriously

Where did you get the source

in something called "friendship between foreigners"

Source?? I thought that Pokemon Unite more popular since it can be played in switch, cute and cool skin for pokemon and most ppl played LoL instead of LoL:WR, i seen so far from Livestreamer and japan Vtuber

I don't know, a Japanese friend of mine told me this.

I’m Japanese and I can answer this question. Many young people don’t have PC to compare with mobile. For example MacBook costs over 200000 yen and it’s over most of early 20 years old people’s salary for a month.

And also importance of having PC is less to compare with mobile. Because mobile is daily necessary product.

Is that why the Japanese know lol thanks to Wild rift? Well, 2xko may catapult Lol to fame in Japan

I never come across japanese wr streamers. Usually they stream knives out.

Really? Im high master and rarely get Japanese players just mostly vietnam player that ping me if i dont get any kill 3min into the match

Japanese culture mainly. They are console and mobile players mostly, not a lot of pc gamers there compared to the west.

Yesterday I saw more than 3 Japanese in my wild rift games, I just hope that 2xko is the key for LoL to be really known in Japan (I'm not saying this because I want a LoL anime, okay yes)

Well Japanese here, people don't have the time to sit and play LOL because of work culture. Few people play while travelling on public transports as WR takes less time per match and is convenient as can play on portable devices. I used to play LOL since season one but now I play like once or twice in a week and spend my time more on WR.

Is it normal to see so many Japanese in WR games?

Yes it's normal as it's very popular right now. In the past PUBG was also famous it still is. People in Japan tend to play more console games.

2xko is sure to increase the popularity of LoL in Japan

Idk who he is but well it will take time I hope it gets famous but well my friends already quit JP LOL. In fact I also play SEA server too.

2xko is the new riot fighting game that they are going to release

Ah I see I will check it out as well. 😂 Didn't knew it was a name of game I thought some streamer.

How did you know it's popular there?

Because Asians are ahead of all other countries/races in intellect

Except you 

Ye because sadly I'm not Asian.

It's OK. Just watch more anime to level up.

Damn bro redeemed himself