Since you clearly are not proficient in English, I´ll write in both English and Portuguese.
Should the moderators be concerned about the content, just let me know and I´ll edit it. But don´t worry, I won´t troll this person nor say anything obscene.
"In full in 2014 , only a few games are translated into many languages"
Actually, the numbers of translations has greatly increased. Not only the official ones, but also those released by fans by means of patches, some of them tolerated and even supported by the developers.
I´m more concerned however about the quality of the translations. In the old days, I was able to choose and always, always went with the original. Portuguese translations are usually done by very inept individuals. Take Batman Arkham City, for instance. In the very first scene, Catwoman has a dialogue spoken as if she was a male character. This gender problem does not happen in the English original, but thanks to a unforeseen detail about the Portuguese language, this ended up in the translation. I´m guessing the person in charge of translating the game merely had acess to text files, and not saw the game in action with the cutscene, and knowing to be an batman game, deduced it was him talking.
In the old days, I could simply alter a configuration and have my steam version running the English version. But since the migration from windows live, I´m stuck with this corrupted garbage. After so many years since the debate ended between those who would haver have movies subtitled or dubbed (now we can have both with digital files) the dilemma has returned. It seems some parts are concerned about prices being unequal in different parts of the world, and only allow now certain languages in certain regions. So, a person living in North America would not be able to purchase the cheaper Brazilian version and switch it to English.
For us, purists, this is an outrage. Not being able to access a product in its original, unadulterated, pure form. I would rather pay more (the prices practiced in America) to play the true game than being left with this hackney utter trash. To make matters worse, it was the loss of a right. I was used to the idea of playing bac in english, only to find out one day I was no longer able to.
Of course, these problems are not related to the notion of translation in itself, but in the way it´s handled. Also, when done in idiotic ways, it can be problematic for the final user. Take Titanfall, for instance. Thanks to the translations, the game size has largely increased. It would have been much better if a person could download the english version and only then decide which translations (if any) to apply. Since all the voices were translated, the file has become huuuuuuuuuuge.
So, there´s a risk. Instead of attracting new fans, translated games, if handled in improper way, can not only dissuade buyers (unwilling to have so much disk space occupied by the game) but also to irritate the hardcore audience.
"this is very bad for the fans who mostly like RPG ."
Actually, the vast majority, the nearly totality of thew rpg audience is proficient with English.
"A game in your language will have 100 % success"
No, it won´t. Not necessarily. I can´t picture, for instance, some japanese games suddenly becoming hits only because they were translated. Also, have in mind that translating an action oriented game with few texts or spoken dialogues is way, way easier than translating titles like dragon age or mass effect. There would probably be a lot of difficulties because it would require the game to be reprogramed in order to make a lot of dialogues reflect the differences in treatment regarding females and males in situations that simply would not exist in an English-spoken world. Not only the translation would be hard and costly in itself, it would require additional work in order to fit in game. Lots of npcs would need to record their voices twice, or have two texts based on the gender of the protagonist. A translation could be more of a problem than being worth.
"I 'm sorry to be rude but ... I am not obliged to learn English just to play a game!"
Well, you can always try to play it, but don´t be frustrated if you fail at it. It´s the company that is not obligated to translate the game in order to please a minority.
You should consider learning English. If not for the pleasures of gaming, for all the other benefits it will offer, culturally and socially.
And trust me, reading a translation is not really reading the book, but an attempt of adapting it. Anyone who had access to an original will never return to mere translations. This is not true only to Shakespeare or Biblical texts, but any material. Do you think radio stations should only broadcast international musics that had been translated and are being sung in Portuguese? Good luck with that. 
"It would be like reading a bestselling book in a different language and have no other means of knowledge."
There are many, many instances of books that were never translated. You can either ask someone who read it for an explanation, try to secure a translation, or learn the language. Or go read a book or play a game you can understand. Trust me, English is easy, way easier than Portuguese. The age of technology should helps us embrace and expand knowledge, and not limit ourselves in secure zones. Do not wait for the mountain to come to you. Go to the mountain. It´s terrible, having to rely on translations, mostly done by people with no familiarity with the source material. It can be even more confusing than dealing with an original you can´t understand. In the second case, you the problem is in you. In the first, it can be with the product itself.
"It is very difficult for example you make a quest and do not understand the history or having to " decipher " and get lost"
Yes, it is hard. That´s why you should stick with what you can understand, or start to learn the language. So many people became motivated to learn English thanks to their fascination and enthusiasm with rpgs during my age. The vast majority of the Internet content is in English. There´s a wonderful world of possibilities out there just waiting for you to find it. And it won´t come to you otherwise.
Also, even if the game is not translated, there are guides in Portuguese teaching how to beat it. And you can always ask around. There are people willing to help you. But most of all, it should be upt to you, better than anyone, to help yourself, and learning English is one of the most beneficial things you could do. It opens so many doors that in retrospect a person thinks of him or herself as someone who was blind and then became able to see. A lot of rewards for what isn´t a big effort.
"I live in Brazil , and there are few companies that invest in the gaming market here"
I´ve been around Brazil for 33 years. Not only the market is increasing, but a lot of translations are being done. With different rates of success and failure. Much akin to what happens with movies, comic books, tv series. While some are handled properly, others are simply laughable.
"but anyway I am very honored to see a company dedicated to making not only the language in Portuguese , but also in other languages ."
While Brazil has a big (and expanding) economy, and is one of the biggest markets in the world, English is indeed the universal language. There are logistical and technical facts that need to be taken into account, and they should be done prior to create a game in order to better handle the situation. Spanish if far more reaching than Portuguese, and a good window for you that only speaks Portuguese.
By the way, games like Baldur´s Gate Enhanced (look at the official forums) are using fan-translations supported by the creators.
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