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Once you hit middle school, the pressure to "fit in" hits. Naturally, this includes games now.

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[–] girl@sopuli.xyz 36 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I experienced this playing neopets in the early-mid 2000s so it’s not exactly new, but might be more prevalent now

[–] navi@lemmy.tespia.org 5 points 8 months ago

The NX store in MapleStory was the hot shit. I remember walking to 711 and spending my saved lunch money change on NX cash.

[–] conorab@lemmy.conorab.com 3 points 8 months ago

Also holy shit: Club Penguin! This kind of thing has been around forever!