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
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Results of a survey regarding the spending habits of young gamers in Japan have been revealed - here's how they spend their money on games.
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20% can’t enjoy the game if they’re not able to buy micro-transactions

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By design. That’s… that’s literally what these games are for. You’re supposed to be addicted and frustrated until you fork over real money.

All the mechanisms that games use to make your brain do the happy juice are kept behind the part where you pay real money over and over.

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