Diablo III‘s release was eagerly anticipated in South Korea. The country has always been a strong Blizzard bastion. But several months after its release, the game’s popularity is now on the slide in South Korea. Or is it?
One of the country’s most authoritative online game ranking sites, GameNote, revealed that Diablo III has plunged eight spots in the weekly rankings to 11th place. This means that Diablo III is no longer in the top ten, which is dominated by League of Legends in first place, Blade & Soul in second, and FIFA Online 2 in third.
According to The Korea Herald, the game’s “plunging” popularity is related to server issues, bugs, and glitches. Writes the paper:
