Far from Perfect Compliance: Loot Box Prevalence, Probability Disclosure, and Compu Gacha Policy in Japanese Mobile Games

Kuma X. XIONG; Leon Y. XIAO; Sunny Jie YANG; Anh-Thu NGUYEN; Tsubasa SHINOHARA

Far from Perfect Compliance: Loot Box Prevalence, Probability Disclosure, and Compu Gacha Policy in Japanese Mobile Games

Kuma X. XIONG^*
, Leon Y. XIAO^*
, Sunny Jie YANG
, Anh-Thu NGUYEN
, Tsubasa SHINOHARA

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	2026: Abstract Proceedings of DiGRA 2026
Publisher	Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA)
Publication status	Published - 16 Jun 2026
Event	DiGRA 2026 - Maynooth, Ireland Duration: 14 Jun 2026 → 18 Jun 2026 https://www.digraconference2026.com/

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Conference	DiGRA 2026
Place	Ireland
City	Maynooth
Period	14/06/26 → 18/06/26
Internet address	https://www.digraconference2026.com/

Research Keywords

Loot Boxes
Video Games
Compu Gacha
Law and Regulation
Consumer Protection
Probability Disclosure
Gambling
Japan

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XIONG, KX, XIAO, LY, YANG, SJ, NGUYEN, A-T & SHINOHARA, T 2026, Far from Perfect Compliance: Loot Box Prevalence, Probability Disclosure, and Compu Gacha Policy in Japanese Mobile Games. in 2026: Abstract Proceedings of DiGRA 2026., 2891, Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA), DiGRA 2026, Maynooth, Ireland, 14/06/26. <https://dl.digra.org/index.php/dl/article/view/2891>

Far from Perfect Compliance: Loot Box Prevalence, Probability Disclosure, and Compu Gacha Policy in Japanese Mobile Games. / XIONG, Kuma X.; XIAO, Leon Y.; YANG, Sunny Jie et al.
2026: Abstract Proceedings of DiGRA 2026. Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA), 2026. 2891.

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review

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