Kanye West complains on Twitter that daughter North is spending his money on in-app tablet purchases
Meanwhile Kim Kardashian-West has made nearly $200 million due to in-app purchases on her game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood
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Your support makes all the difference.Kanye West has complained about the corporate evil of in-app purchases on tablet devices after his daughter North kept spending his money playing games.
West, whose total net worth is around $100 million, took to Twitter to complain about the fact that in order to “have fun” his daughter had to spend money.
“F*** any game company that puts in-app purchases on kids games!!!” said the rapper.
“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.”
Though his wife’s app, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood isn’t designed for two-year olds, it has made the couple a phenomenal $200 million, thanks in no small part to the numerous in-app purchases required to progress through the story.
According to the app store, one of the most popular purchases is the XL Star Pack, which costs $39.99.
But apart from the pot calling the kettle expensive, is West’s rant indicative of a new parental-themed type of rant?
Expect expletive-laden tweets in future about people fiddling with the thermostat, drinking from the milk carton and leaving the toilet seat up.
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