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Pokémon and Legend of Zelda top list of most tattooed video games

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Pokémon and Legend of Zelda top list of most tattooed video games
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A new study can today reveal the world’s most tattooed video games and the characters we love to ink the most – with Pokémon taking the top spot!
The research analyses the number of Instagram hashtags for popular video game and character tattoos to reveal which video games and characters gamers have been inked the most…
Top 10 tattooed video games

Rank

Video Game Franchise

Game Hashtag

Number of Instagram Posts

1

Pokémon

#pokemontattoo

195,504

2

Legend of Zelda

#zeldatattoo

59,155

3

Super Mario

#mariotattoo

19,628

4

Kingdom Hearts

#kingdomheartstattoo

10,731

5

Final Fantasy

#finalfantasytattoo

9,754

6

God of War

#godofwartattoo

6,855

7

Bioshock

#bioshocktattoo

5,994

8

Fallout

#fallouttattoo

5,983

9

The Witcher

#witchertattoo

5,815

10

Halo

#halotattoo

5,440
Pokemon is by far the most inked game, with 195,504 posts listed under #pokemontattoo on Instagram, more than three times that of any other game. With a vast array of cute characters and bright colours, Pokemon is a clear favourite amongst tattoo loving gamers!
As one of Nintendo’s most successful franchises, it is no surprise that Legend of Zelda is the second most tattooed video game. The game’s magical characters and unique style of graphics have inspired over 59,000 tattoos, with Princess Zelda being the game’s most inked character.
One of the highest-selling video games of all time, Super Mario has gained a large and loyal fanbase over the last 35 years, with over 19,000 fans getting the legendary characters inked!
Top 10 tattooed video game characters

Rank

Character

From the Video Game Franchise

Character Hashtag

Number of Instagram Posts

1

Pikachu

Pokémon

#pikachutattoo

21,492

2

Mario

Super Mario

#mariotattoo

19,628

3

Kratos

God of War

#kratostattoo

5,539

4

Crash Bandicoot

Crash Bandicoot

#crashbandicoottattoo

5,440

5

Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog

#sonictattoo

4,597

6

Chun-Li

Street Fighter

#chunlitattoo

3,659

7

Yoshi

Super Mario

#yoshitattoo

3,463

8

Pac-Man

Pac-Man

#pacmantattoo

3,153

9

Spyro

Spyro

#spyrotattoo

3,115

10

Kirby

Kirby

#kirbytattoo

2,574
Pikachu is the world’s most tattooed video game character. As the world’s most inked video game, Pokemon’s most popular character was always going to be the most tattooed video game character. In fact, the cute yellow mouse-like Pokémon has been inked over 21,000 times.
You can view the research in full by clicking here.
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