What's the deal with "Gunpla"?

[Zio]

For this specifically, I knew the term before, admittedly never looked into it and just thought it's a generalised term...which is somewhat true but still only for Gundam itself.

What I mean more specifically is, the term is short for Gundam Plastic Models, but why call the Gundams in a game that are not supposed to be said plastic models (or toys if you will), called gunpla in the trailer? Has this been normal and I just haven't noticed or is this just a thing for the trailer? So far I think I ave only played the Gundam Warriors/Musou games and (2 of?) the fighting games on the first Playstation...don't think I have played more but I also haven't seen much of the other media so this may just be me lacking exposure. But clarification would be cool.

[GaiusTerminus]

The mobile suits in the game *are* intended to be digital representations of plastic models. That's why they come in the same kits as in real life, with the same box art.

[Zio]

Ah ok, that makes sense, thanks! So it's more specific to this game and is "explained lore-wise" I guess...have missed that part somehow in the trailer, silly me...it should have been obvious with the chibi versions and stuff mixed in (I forgot if they're actually called that but I know they exist :P) so it *must* be spanning more iterations of the same things.