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Brandon Reed
November 8, 2019 at 6:15 am
This is a joke and will hit the startup graveyard in no time.
Brandon Mikel Paul
November 8, 2019 at 6:41 am
Planet Nine: “We want to destroy one of the biggest customer acquisition channels for mobile games.”
Tech Crunch: “OMG we’ll feature you on our YT channel.”
TheDonBarracuda
November 8, 2019 at 6:58 am
Because gamers LOVE microtransactions! ????
Xervoo
November 8, 2019 at 7:33 am
This is just not going to work… That name… No big company is going to want to have “Nineum” in their game. They have their own system, which works just as well, and they themselves have control over it.
Pipidoo Experiments
November 8, 2019 at 8:34 am
great
a998
November 8, 2019 at 9:21 am
Here’s a more in depth talk:
Paul Kevin
November 8, 2019 at 9:29 am
Nineum or millennium
Uhohhotdog Gaming
November 8, 2019 at 10:15 am
I don’t even understand what this is but it sounds terrible
ttalgi
November 8, 2019 at 12:04 pm
I recall this idea what thought of by a elementary school kid. I’ll link the source when I find it again.
maybeNuts
November 8, 2019 at 3:44 pm
don’t listen to the other comments, you can do it
Bishal Das
November 8, 2019 at 8:08 pm