According to a survey conducted in Japan in July 2023, 15.6 percent of boys aged 15 to 19 years old were spending money on in-game item purchases or gacha mechanics. The share was considerably higher than among girls of the same age. Gacha mechanics in video games operate similar to capsule-toy vending machines by enabling users to receive random game content, such as items or characters, in exchange for a real or virtual currency.
Attitude on in-game purchases among people aged 15 to 19 years old in Japan as of July 2023, by gender
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SMBC Consumer Finance. (August 28, 2023). Attitude on in-game purchases among people aged 15 to 19 years old in Japan as of July 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191992/japan-attitude-on-in-game-purchases-among-young-people-by-gender/
SMBC Consumer Finance. "Attitude on in-game purchases among people aged 15 to 19 years old in Japan as of July 2023, by gender." Chart. August 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191992/japan-attitude-on-in-game-purchases-among-young-people-by-gender/
SMBC Consumer Finance. (2023). Attitude on in-game purchases among people aged 15 to 19 years old in Japan as of July 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191992/japan-attitude-on-in-game-purchases-among-young-people-by-gender/
SMBC Consumer Finance. "Attitude on In-game Purchases among People Aged 15 to 19 Years Old in Japan as of July 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191992/japan-attitude-on-in-game-purchases-among-young-people-by-gender/
SMBC Consumer Finance, Attitude on in-game purchases among people aged 15 to 19 years old in Japan as of July 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191992/japan-attitude-on-in-game-purchases-among-young-people-by-gender/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Attitude on in-game purchases among people aged 15 to 19 years old in Japan as of July 2023, by gender [Graph], SMBC Consumer Finance, August 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191992/japan-attitude-on-in-game-purchases-among-young-people-by-gender/