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minus-squareMustakrakish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32·2 months agoI think of them as “Gotcha!” games, cause their point is to trick you.
minus-squaressillyssadass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·2 months agoI think that’s where the term gacha comes from. A japanization of the term gotcha.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-22 months agoNo, “gacha” comes from “gashapon,” the crank vending machines, and the name is an onomatopoeia. “Gacha” (or “gasha”) is the sound of the crank being turned, and “pon” is the sound of the capsule dropping out.
minus-square/home/pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoFor forever I thought that was the correct spelling and the entire point
I think of them as “Gotcha!” games, cause their point is to trick you.
I think that’s where the term gacha comes from. A japanization of the term gotcha.
No, “gacha” comes from “gashapon,” the crank vending machines, and the name is an onomatopoeia. “Gacha” (or “gasha”) is the sound of the crank being turned, and “pon” is the sound of the capsule dropping out.
For forever I thought that was the correct spelling and the entire point