- Mobile phone game player who like japanese mobile games. This is the game mechanism that get popular in Japanese mobile game and english speaking gamer describe this type of game mechanic shown in these game with this particular term. This mechanics is controversial and using the neologism "gacha mechanic" has implicit derogatory sense when used for describing a mobile game.
gacha mechanic
noun; other word formation type loan word
A type of game mechanic that features loot boxes and spending money to get random virtual products in games.
Etymology : This term is obviously a loan word from Japanese game industry. Gacha originates from Japan, means a toy machine that customers put coins in and then they will get a toy by chance. The neologism borrows this japanese word and extend its meaning to the mobile game mechanic.
Source : https://www.inverse.com/gaming/genshin-impact-review-ps4-gacha (A news blog. Oct 8 2020)
Last modified: 29 November 2020