Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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What was the first ever gacha game in history? Well, after wondering that myself, I dug a little deeper and found that the roots for the gacha model came from a simple social game on a Japanese media platform. Join me today as we learn about how the first gacha game came to be.

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Reference material:
First gacha article:
gamepressure.com/editorials/what-are-gacha-games-history-and-origins-of-the-genre/z7412

Puzzles and Dragons earnings report:
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/gungho-made-usd118m-in-april-alone-market-cap-exceeds-nintendo

Images on Dragon Collection
4gamer.net/games/138/G013887/20110819032

Dragon Collections – EN gameplay
youtu.be/oKEWl93Z8ZQ?si=UNrUNOnYttnu5ieJ

gacha animation
youtube.com/watch?v=uaEyzJTjxGo

gacha animation 2
youtube.com/watch?v=uGjauEmPWHM

Battle animations
youtube.com/watch?v=Ir2MVbOk6bs

gacha animation 3
youtube.com/watch?v=qhNwlGchLf4

gameplay footage:
youtube.com/watch?v=1xDIMo2CCs0

Battle gameplay
youtube.com/watch?v=ts-NUrrwLwk

JP Battle gameplay 2
youtube.com/watch?v=nh7tG3uxtcU

Konami growth article:
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/konami-full-year-profits-soar-thanks-to-growth-in-social-games

Angry Birds gameplay:
youtube.com/watch?v=aiiQ8btusrs

Cut the Rope 2010:
youtube.com/watch?v=-1gf5UdYHwg

Granblue Fantasy footage:
youtube.com/watch?v=LQBm3qXFJkg

Genshin Impact 2020 footage:
youtube.com/watch?v=AgC2JLuG62U

Maplestory gachapon:
youtube.com/watch?v=6YPe7izR7zE

Gachapon video footage:
youtube.com/shorts/uudYgzcNYQw

“What went wrong with gaming” by JSH:
youtube.com/watch?v=g16heGLKlTA

Smurfs’ Village:
youtube.com/watch?v=i_BTsH7ptzg

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