sensation in Japan, the franchise was introduced to the United States in September 1998, going on to start a worldwide craze dubbed "Pokémania".Portal was released in 2007 with little fanfare as part of the game compilation The Orange Box, but eventually became a "phenomenon".SteamWorld Dig (2013) was released on the 3DS by little-known developer Image & Form. It became one of the first indie games mentioned in a Nintendo Direct, and ultimately sold over a million copies on all platforms. If the game had not succeeded, the studio would have been forced to close.Among Us was released in June 2018 and received little mainstream attention at first, with the game only averaging at around 30 to 50 concurrent players. It received a sudden and significant jump in popularity in mid-2020 after being popularized by streamers on Twitch and YouTube. In November 2020, SuperData Research reported that the game had over half a billion users, proclaiming it to be "by far the most popular game ever in terms of monthly players."Planescape: Torment sold 73,000 copies by March 2000, regarded substandard, but was ultimately profitable, with estimated lifetime retail sales as 400,000 units as of 2017. See also Art film Blockbuster (entertainment) Cult following Hit song Fandom References Bibliography External links "Movies Taking the Longest to Hit #1 at the Box Office" by Box Office Mojo "The Science of the Sleeper" by The New Yorker'' Film and video terminology Musical terminology Recorded music Song forms