I'm confused, Lara Croft is the only non-Nintendo video game character your spouse knows? But they teach a class on video games? I'm not trying to be insulting,

I'm confused, Lara Croft is the only non-Nintendo video game character your spouse knows? But they teach a class on video games? I'm not trying to be insulting, I'm just wondering if I'm missing something. Edit: I guess OP said "famous" characters, as in generally known by non-gamers, and that makes lots more sense