The arrangement of Pokémon file eucalyptus cards, which are sold with Pokémon dolls and toys, is actually not Gu Miao's first creation.

To be precise......

This kind of gameplay can even be pushed forward to the era of "simply noodle collection cards". That's right, it's the routine of buying crisp noodles and sending Water Margin character cards.

It belongs to the classic eucalyptus!

What works is definitely working, after all, many people have an inexplicable collecting habit. Without irritation, you don't know how obsessed they are with "collecting all".

Of course!

The most valuable peripheral derivative of the "Pokémon" series is certainly not a Pokémon encyclopedia, let alone a doll toy.

It has to be the "base game"!

In many people's impressions, "Pokémon" or the original name of the "Pokémon" series, the most famous is definitely the animated works.

But actually......

The game is much more popular than the anime!

According to incomplete statistics, the cumulative sales of the "Pokémon" series of games have reached 400 million copies after their release for 20 years.

400 million!

Although this sales statistics are actually including all the games that are "on sale" under the IP of "Pokémon". But the sales volume of up to 400 million is still enough to be proud of the entire game industry.

It may be said that many people still do not have a "clear" concept.

Then be more detailed.

Take single games as an example, the sales of "Pokémon Crystal" and "Pokémon Emerald", etc., which are more popular, have global sales of about 6 million to 7 million copies.

The more classic and well-known "Sword and Shield" version, "Red and Green" version, and "Gold and Silver" version have global sales of more than 20 million copies, and the highest can even exceed 30 million copies.

What is this concept?

If you don't understand, you can look up the racing game of "civilized driving" and "why no one still buys it".

Give him love 5 is enough to bite, right?

But even such a game was sold to "100 million" many years after it was "released".

Other 3A masterpieces, if they can have 10 million sales, they will be happy to find the north, and the whole company will collectively open champagne to celebrate.

Of course, this is not kind.

The Pokémon series of games, although the investment is expensive and the production is quite good, cannot be compared with the triple-A masterpieces.

So to speak.

It seems that the Pokémon series has a total global sales of 440 million, and a single work has exceeded 30 million, which seems to be ...... More gold?

Anyway.

There's no doubt that Pokémon games are definitely better known and more valuable than anime.

Because of this.

So after Gu Miao inspected Feiyang Studio, he turned a corner and came to Wanbao Games to ask them about the development progress of the second new game of "Pokémon".

The Pokémon series of games is sorted according to the "release year" and is divided into different "generations".

Only if a new game introduces new Pokémon, characters, and gameplay at launch, will this game be considered a new era in the series.

The first game of the first generation of the main sequence, which is also the most classic, and can be called the "Pokémon Origin" game, is "Pokémon Red/Green".

In this space-time context, it is the red and green version of "Pokémon" after being acquired by Wanbao Games.

If it were to launch the next new game in the order of "first generation", it would be Pokémon Blue.

But unfortunately, within Wanbao Games, there is no plan for "Pokémon Blue", but directly across "Blue" to the "Pikachu" Special Edition.

"Pokémon: Pikachu" will be a new game specially produced and released by Wanbao Games to cater to the broadcast of the "Pokémon" anime.

On the content of the game......

Gu Miao experienced it, and felt that it was not much different from the original "red and green version", it was nothing more than the addition and improvement of some small details.

But it's understandable.

After all, the same first-generation game, there are basically no major innovations, just tinker with the old framework.

Of course, there are still small innovations.

For example, in this game, Gu Miao discovered the "intimacy" system designed for "Pikachu", which is still relatively rudimentary.

"The Sword Comes"

It was a bonus.

The player, or rather the "intimacy" system between the protagonist of the game and the Pokémon, did not expect to be born so early.

"You can take a little bigger! I don't think the current Pokémon game is particularly fun. ”

Gu Miao touched her chin and said thoughtfully: "If you want to attract more players, you must try new ways to play, launch new Pokémon, and new game systems." ”

"I've thought about that."

Kobayashi, the former president of Elf Games and now the president of Wanbao Games, explained: "But we don't have any ideas, and we haven't figured out where to start yet. ”

What's there to think about here?

Gu Miao pursed her lips and said: "Upgraded picture quality, game day and night system, new Pokémon attributes, online battles, two-player mode, 3D rendering, VR/AR ......"

Gan!

Isn't that a good idea? With so many ideas in one slap on the ass, is it hard to come up with a new gameplay and new system in a year?

To be reasonable, it's not that difficult!

I really don't have any good ideas, so let's do the "Pokémon side" branch game.

Pokémon main sequence game, it's hard to think of new gameplay and new systems, that's a branch game......

For example, what "Pokémon Arcade Fighting", "Pokémon Puzzle", "Pokémon Pinball", "Pokémon Tetris" is not just a matter of hands?

These people are just Sun!

Gu Miao was embarrassed to break them, her imagination for making games was so poor, so what kind of games did she have? Just find a piece of tofu and hit it headlong to death.

"Oh yes!"

When Gu Miao said this, Xiao Lin suddenly realized: "I do have some limitations in my thinking, I didn't expect there to be so many ways to play." ”

"Pokémon" is a big hit IP!

Since it's a popular IP, what type of game can't it be? Do you have to be limited to the old routine of "Poké Ball Capture and Raise Pets"?

The door to a new world has opened!

Kobayashi, who has a big brain, has already appeared in his mind, Pikachu and Miao Frog Seed, incarnated as the "King of Fighters" and roared "fuel guzzling roots" on the arcade.

Even, he thought of the mode of hundreds of Pokémon taking planes, landing on an uninhabited island, collecting supplies and launching a battle royale.

As long as the mind does not slip, there are always more ways than difficulties!

Xiao Lin, who had a clear mind in an instant, said sorry to Gu Miao, and immediately took someone to the office for a meeting.

He's up to the moment to turn his ideas into actionable game plans and then make them into finished products and see what players have to say about them.

"Uh......"

Looking at Xiao Lin excitedly summoning people and making suggestions, Gu Miao, was a little inexplicably weak at this time.

He's just talking hilarious.

Kobayashi, this guy won't really come up with any "incredible" "Pokémon" games, right? No way?