Nintendo sued for “immoral” Mario Kart lootboxes

Re:Nintendo sued for “immoral” Mario Kart lootboxes by omneity on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @09:27AM (#36043934)

This is a fascinating conclusion. Are there other business models for App Store-like ecosystems that are less broken?

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Re:Nintendo sued for “immoral” Mario Kart lootboxes by madeofpalk on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @10:09AM (#36044554)

Is it that fascinating? Apple makes 70% of App Store revenue from games. These aren't $2, $10, or $60 games on iOS - they're casino simulators for children. This is pretty apparent, and is one of their biggest criticism

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/10/apple-vs-epic-70percent-of-a...

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2023/05/05/apple-arcade-ne...

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Re:Nintendo sued for “immoral” Mario Kart lootboxes by omneity on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @10:25AM (#36044804)

That a century old company with decades of tradition in gaming is not able to eke out a workable business model on Apple's App Store that is not exploitative is indeed fascinating to me. It should be a damning conclusion to the current business model.

I am familiar with the Epic debacle. And while I find the Apple Arcade business model a much better one, I am not sure if it works at the scale of an entire app store. We'll have to see if SetApp ever takes off (same business model, but for apps).

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