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08-05-2012, 17:14
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Wall Street Journal
National broadcaster NHK reported Tuesday that one man in his 30s said he spent more than $8000 on a &#39;gacha&#39; virtual machine but still didn&#39;t win the grand prize. An elementary-school boy spent $1500 in three days on a game, the broadcaster reported.
&#39;Kompu gacha&#39; online games may be illegal (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEiOOKu7m4h1sN22rCmgl1ofGCUxw&url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120505002978.htm)The Daily Yomiuri
Japan&#39;s mobile gaming industry faces a ban on lucrative &#39;kompu gacha&#39; games (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHCtDAwVA-MArKMSQfTTqWvYDxFQQ&url=http://thenextweb.com/asia/2012/05/06/japans-mobile-gaming-industry-faces-a-ban-on-lucrative-kompu-gacha-games/)The Next Web (blog)

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