Fake Multiplayer and Web Transparency
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After watching this video - another website that doesn't hide information.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCqnD40Q5T8
Without this layer of abstraction, it reveals information about the implementation which allowed this person to uncover the illegitimacy of the support for multiplayer.
Examples of such are:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZlvsOw6tnY
The same trick was also done in question by Nintendo, with their release of the mobile application Mario Kart. By generating fake likely usernames, Nintendo was able to fool players into thinking they - possibly in order for them to feel more engaged in the game and want to spend more money.
They attach player names to bots and