(Photo: PG SOft Twitter/Exposto) Online casino platforms are experiencing their best phase in Brazil, every day more players join the practice and the regulation promises to heat up the national market even further. Today, there are many games that are outside the casino “bubble” and have become popular trends across the country.This is the case of Fortune Tiger, also known as Jogo do Tigrinho, a slot machine developed by PG Soft. The popular little tiger has become an inexhaustible source of headlines and memes since his explosion on social media. Today, one year and many controversies later, the game continues to reign supreme in Brazil.
Tigrinho continues to be the most popular game in Brazil Fortune Tiger, the famous little tiger, has been a real rage in Brazil for over a year and even in 2024 it offers incredible statistics for any casino game. According to data from the monthly study released by KTO, Tigrinho is the most popular game on the platform every month, leading both in number of players and number of rounds played. Check out the 5 most popular games on the site in May:
Game % Active Users Fortune Tiger 59.49% Fortune Rabbit 41.86% Fortune Ox 31.95% Fortune Dragon 30.76% Aviator 18.97% Tigrino The difference in the number of players is incredible compared to other major titles and is evident at another level of play. Furthermore, Fortune Tiger is responsible for an incredible 19.84% of all game spins recorded on the site during the entire month of May. To give you an idea of how representative this number is, only two games exceed the 10% goals mark in a month: Tigrinho and Coelho da Fortuna.
Fortune Tiger has gained visibility on TikTok Fortune Tiger's gameplay is designed to engage users by exploring the 9x16 video format, unlike other casino games which are usually horizontal. With TikTok's algorithm, which favors content that captures users' attention, it was practically impossible to avoid Tiger on the platform.
A recent study suggests that TikTok was also largely responsible for the Fortune Tiger hype through influencer marketing. As a platform that starts many internet trends, Tik Tok has increased the popularity of Fortune Tiger through memes and people are also sharing negative opinions about this game.
Examples of content about Fortune Tiger on TikTok, from memes to condemnations and gaming strategies, you can find many memes about scams related to the Little Tiger game or exposing the truth from people who promote influencers as well as those who promote the game to any person. . own advantage This type of content also went viral and became another way to promote the popularity of this slot machine in Brazil.
Mobile Tigrinho helps advance the game Finally, not only TikTok, but mobile devices in general are responsible for the emergence of slots like Tigrinho. According to the Game Brazil 2024 survey, almost half of Brazilian gamers (48.8%) prefer mobile platforms to have fun.
“Console players seek a more social experience, valuing interaction with online communities, in addition to connecting with nostalgia. On the other hand, computer gamers seek a more immersive experience, prefer large franchises, like to explore different types of games and consider themselves gamers. Finally, mobile gamers prefer convenience, accessibility and more casual gaming. They are less engaged with the gaming community”, analyzed Carlos Silva, Partner at GoGamers.
As you can see, there is a certain convergence of factors that drive the popularity of content that is more accessible to mobile devices. And this makes Tigrinho, as well as other casino games, increasingly popular in Brazil. In other words, the trend is for popularity to remain stable and likely to increase in the near future.