YouTube says some games are weirdly popular by region

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Some games are universal --

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and

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, for instance, are popular in almost every country despite being different from each other in nearly every way. Pokémon Go is also a hit everywhere except,

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, Russia. After checking game streams against regions, YouTube researchers found that many games are popular in some regions and a not at all in others, though. For instance, Madden NFL '16 is uniquely popular in the US, which is not a shocker for such a regional sport.

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