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Almost 19% of Japanese people in their 20s have spent so much money on gacha they struggled with covering living expenses, survey reveals - AUTOMATON WEST (automaton-media.com)
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[โ€“] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 35 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I knew this was a fucked up industry when I heard they were successfully diversifying into women-centric gatcha games where the game is also centered on gooning over various character designs but the gatcha pulls correspond to specific romance scenes and interactions.

Japanese companies really have minmaxed exploiting every demographic. They have this garbage for the young people and pachinko parlors for old people and rural folks.

[โ€“] Ushmel@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

The widespread deregulation of gambling in the US is heading that way too.

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