Taiwanese gaming companies are serious about their work.

Although the local gaming market in Taiwan is growing at a fast clip, the ultimate goal for most Taiwanese gaming companies is to reach the massive audience in China, which shares a language and culture similar to Taiwan's.

Taiwan's game industry was worth NT$42.2 billion last year, up nearly 20 percent over 2009, when it reached NT$35.4 billion, according to figures from the Taiwan government's Industrial Development Bureau. The range of ways to consume games has spurred growth in the industry, from PCs, game consoles and online games, to smartphones, games on social networking sites such as Facebook and more.

Taiwan's potential gaming market is much smaller than China's. Whereas Taiwan's entire population is estimated at just over 23 million, China's is over 1.33 billion, with 457 million Internet users at the end of last year, according to the China Internet Network Information Center.