ayla [she/her] ( ayla@beehaw.org ) to Gaming · 3 years agoNew study suggests kids are now experiencing social pressures to buy in-game itemspatrickklepek.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1152file-text
arrow-up1152external-linkNew study suggests kids are now experiencing social pressures to buy in-game itemspatrickklepek.substack.comayla [she/her] ( ayla@beehaw.org ) to Gaming · 3 years agomessage-square22linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaregirl ( girl@sopuli.xyz ) linkfedilinkarrow-up36·3 years agoI experienced this playing neopets in the early-mid 2000s so it’s not exactly new, but might be more prevalent now
minus-squarenavi ( navi@lemmy.tespia.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 years agoThe NX store in MapleStory was the hot shit. I remember walking to 711 and spending my saved lunch money change on NX cash.
minus-squareconorab ( conorab@lemmy.conorab.com ) linkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 years agoAlso holy shit: Club Penguin! This kind of thing has been around forever!
I experienced this playing neopets in the early-mid 2000s so it’s not exactly new, but might be more prevalent now
The NX store in MapleStory was the hot shit. I remember walking to 711 and spending my saved lunch money change on NX cash.
Also holy shit: Club Penguin! This kind of thing has been around forever!