I've never really been made fun of either. All of my friends are gamers and we all respect that about each other and don't judge our preferences. I have one friend who plays Hello Kitty Online and nobody says anything XD
Sometimes though I admit I feel a little out of place when it comes to gaming with my friends. Though I have a few who love Zelda too, their fandom definitely doesn't reach my level, and though I do play my Xbox I don't own the whole CoD, Halo, Battlefield, and GoW like they do, mostly because I have a limited amount of money I like to spend on things/games I really want, and I need to renew my Live <__< So while they're geeking out with each other over those games I'm kind of sitting there .___.;;
Precisely why I joined this website however XD