3 major subcategories of the Games category not working correctly

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klug OP

Created Jun ’15

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"Casino", "Dice", and "Educational" subcategories of the "Games" category are not working correctly:

On the desktop U.S. Yosemite 10.10.3 using iTunes 12.1.2.27: They are not listed in the "Games" subcategories list.

On U.S. iOS 8.3: They appear in the featured list under the main "Games" subcategories list but they do not report proper content, instead they show the content from the main "Games" category.

Also glitching in the web (from the desktop Safari 8.0.6 Yosemite 10.10.3) at the iTunes web version, go to the links below and then follow the "View in iTunes" link on the page in the upper right to see some iTunes whackiness:

Casino

Dice

Educational

This has been glitched for a while now, maybe since the March app store outtage event. Really negatively effecting sales for apps in these categories. Let's hope 8.4 and El Capitan resolve this issue. hint.. hint..

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Answer 1

JeremyWaldorf OP

Jun ’15

I think they are all broken? Also none of the "Free Apps" are genuinely free. Every single one has IAPs in the sub categories.

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klug OP

Jun ’15

In my iOS 8.3 its just "Casino", "Dice", and "Educational" subcategories that are not reporting correctly. Are you saying that for you none of the game subcategories report proper game types?

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JeremyWaldorf OP

Jun ’15

Yes, I think they are all just filled with the main best selling apps. There are lots of other issues too.

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klug OP

Jun ’15

It looks like the other subcategories have the correct "type" of apps in them though, "Puzzle" correctly has puzzle games and "Board" has board games etc... as far as I can tell its just the its just "Casino", "Dice", and "Educational" subcategories that are messed up.

I have heard that many "New" sections of each subcategory are not being refreshed, though.

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Answer 5

klug OP

Jun ’15

Anyone know if iOS 8.4 is going to address the numerous problems with the app store?

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Answer 6

klug OP

Jun ’15

The 8.4 update did not resolve this problem with these 3 subcategories. 😟

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ZeldaLink OP

Sep ’15

Has anyone contacted iTunes developer support directly about this issue? I've noticed it for months, and now on the mobile phone it's doing the same thing. It's terrible that this issue has been ongoign since March without a fix! I contacted them via email, but I may have to call them, because this is ridiculous that it hasn't been fixed yet.

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