Kanye West Speaks Out Against Games With In-App Purchases

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Rap artist, musician, and all-around swell guy Kanye West voiced his dismay at game companies that put in-app purchases in games intended for children in a series of tweets.

Kanye's tweets echoed what many parents feel when they allow their young children to play games on their iPads or other tablet devices. Most freemium, and even some premium games contain pop-ups and notices encouraging their players to spend money on in-app purchases. It's particularly shady when the games in question are intended to be played by children under the age of 5, billing parents who forget to lock purchases on their device with exorbitant fees.

Here's what he said:

Fuck any game company that puts in-app purchases on kids games!!!
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) October 10, 2015

That makes no sense!!! We give the iPad to our child and every 5 minutes there's a new purchase!!!
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) October 10, 2015

If a game is made for a 2 year old, just allow them to have fun and give the parents a break for Christ sake.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) October 10, 2015

Posted: Oct 10, 2015 9:03 pm
Related Forum: PC Gaming Forum

Source: http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/30896/article/kanye-west-speaks-out-against-games-with-in-app-purchases/

Comments

ProPosted: Mon. Oct 12, 2015

That's how these companies make all their money, think of how many kids buy things on these games! Must be at least 10 millionkids who have done it!!!

ATLatimerPosted: Mon. Oct 12, 2015

Yea, IAP is a joke tbh. Look at CoC, a joke.

VeraPosted: Mon. Oct 12, 2015

fans pointed out you can restrict in app purchases and I think kanye acknowledged it.

MickersPosted: Mon. Oct 12, 2015

Very true to be honest,

but so many people spend countless dollars on in game purchases.

JRMHPosted: Mon. Oct 12, 2015

Yetti
V12 Doesnt his wife's app have in app purchases?

His wifes game isn't a kids game though...

and his wife has almost NOTHING to do with the production of the game... lol...

JesusOnAGoatPosted: Mon. Oct 12, 2015

no. please. no. TECH GAME, WHY YOU POSTING ABOUT KANYE NOW FFS!

LarphPosted: Mon. Oct 12, 2015

In app purchases on games are awful, just another way for companies to suck out money from unknowing people who may think at the time its worth it.

YettiPosted: Mon. Oct 12, 2015

V12 Doesnt his wife's app have in app purchases?

His wifes game isn't a kids game though...

322Posted: Mon. Oct 12, 2015

XBLToothPik
Tik Yeah, in app purchases are stupid, and i dont like them(especially on a kids game, ).. but if you where smart you would lock purchases so your kid cant buy them. :/

Yeah I don't like them either and I agree with locking them, but I don't see why Kanye outlashed like this because, well, I know that in-app purchases and ads can be very annoying at times and well, I don't know about the man's financial status, but I think he probably can afford to pay for in-app purchases seeing as they are really never that much. Unless he's gone broke.

its not about the amount of money he has or spends. Its the principle. The whole point of those games is to take advantage of kids and try to make them buy stuff without their parents permission who knowing.

XBLToothPikPosted: Sun. Oct 11, 2015

Tik Yeah, in app purchases are stupid, and i dont like them(especially on a kids game, ).. but if you where smart you would lock purchases so your kid cant buy them. :/

Yeah I don't like them either and I agree with locking them, but I don't see why Kanye outlashed like this because, well, I know that in-app purchases and ads can be very annoying at times and well, I don't know about the man's financial status, but I think he probably can afford to pay for in-app purchases seeing as they are really never that much. Unless he's gone broke.

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