It does mean the lootbox mechanic. The term comes from gachapon, Japanese vending machines where you get a small plastic capsule that contains a random figure/toy of some kind. In gaming, the virtual capsule can of course contain anything, such as new characters, recently often anime girls.
Is it just a pure coincidence that gacha sounds like “gotcha!” which is what the publisher says when you spend $20 on loot boxes and get nothing of value?
The “nothing of value” here is the part on dispute, since OP argues that anime girls (from gacha specifically but likely otherwise too) are worthless, which probably makes many husbandos very mad.
It is coincidence. “Gacha” is the Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound the vending machine makes when you turn the knob to activate the inner mechanism (“clack”), “pon” is when the capsule comes out (“plop”).
I thought gacha referred to the lootbox mechanic, how core are anime girls to gacha gaming? Actually curious.
It does mean the lootbox mechanic. The term comes from gachapon, Japanese vending machines where you get a small plastic capsule that contains a random figure/toy of some kind. In gaming, the virtual capsule can of course contain anything, such as new characters, recently often anime girls.
Is it just a pure coincidence that gacha sounds like “gotcha!” which is what the publisher says when you spend $20 on loot boxes and get nothing of value?
Yes, but a nice coincidence nonetheless.
The “nothing of value” here is the part on dispute, since OP argues that anime girls (from gacha specifically but likely otherwise too) are worthless, which probably makes many husbandos very mad.
It is coincidence. “Gacha” is the Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound the vending machine makes when you turn the knob to activate the inner mechanism (“clack”), “pon” is when the capsule comes out (“plop”).
A lot of gacha games are anime-styled. People spend a lot of money on those rare anime girls.