kids would rather have subscriptions and in-game currency [children of the ages 10-17, with 59% of girls and 86% of boys plan to ask for video game gifts for the holidays (not actual videogames] (web.archive.org)

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[-] simple@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

People also forget how prevalent games like Club Penguin and Wizard 101 were at the time. Kids wanting subscriptions and MTX may be more popular now but it's not really a new phenomenon

Also yu gi oh and pokemon cards were literally gambling

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