Qing Zhiyuan is really not in a hurry at all.

Now this result is almost as he expected, and the results of the Pokémon in the previous life were not very good when they were launched.

Although there have been so many foreshadowings in this life, it is like boiling soup, it takes time and a fermentation process.

The cartoon has only aired 3 episodes, and although it has a certain amount of popularity now, it has not been able to achieve a particularly big impact.

Kimura's advertisements have a certain appeal, but Kimura is not yet a hot national idol.

There is also a very important point -

The sales of Pokémon also depend on the sales of Sega GP to some extent, before the popularity of Pokémon has risen, Sega's new handheld has only 600,000 copies so far, so it is impossible to achieve great success in the platform of 600,000 copies, right?

Therefore, Qing Zhiyuan said that he was very calm, and after a while, more fermentation and fermentation, and the Pokémon's results would naturally improve.

This is the world's No. 1 IP!

……

There is another point, which Qing Zhiyuan did not analyze-

Elementary school students have limited purchasing power, and office workers who have the purchasing power have not yet been attracted to Pokémon.

So this constitutes a buying vacuum.

After a while, elementary school students begged their parents to buy them handhelds and Pokémon, and then the office workers who had the ability to buy were influenced by the people around them and gradually fell into the pit......

That's when the game really came into full swing.

Now it is equivalent to the fire has been lit, in the process of waiting for the prairie to burn.

……

"Huh? How so? Hiroyuki Hattori sat in the middle of his office, puzzled.

In more than a week after its release, Pokémon didn't even sell 20,000 copies, and you must know that other games in the P club have almost sold 7 to 100,000 copies during this period.

Hiroyuki Hattori clutched his chest, and the pain was so bad that he couldn't do it.

Qing Zhiyuan, this bastard......

I threw the game cartridge in the trash, why didn't the Pokémon get up?

Ay.

Sure enough, Pokeni is always good at other types of games, and once you develop games for all ages, there are no good results.

The same is true of famous academies, and now so are Pokémon.

But......

He glanced at the new Sega handheld on the table.

Could it be that I didn't throw away the game console?

……

At the same time, Sega's expression was not very happy.

It's not because of Pokémon that he was uncomfortable, because Sega didn't pin his hopes on Pokémon for the release of the handheld console at the beginning, and when he talked about cooperation, Hayao Nakayama didn't care too much about what Pokeni was going to develop.

Everybody is in the same boat, developing their own games on the new handheld platform, and that's it.

Sega does this, Pokeni does it, and Sony does it.

It's just a matter of who can come up with a product that can give full play to the performance of the handheld and successfully go out of the circle.

For Sega, no matter who it is, as long as there is a game like this, it can be pushed.

But so far, it doesn't seem to have happened.

Nakayama's discomfort was that the Sega GP's sales growth rate was not as good as he expected.

It stands to reason that the color screen handheld is definitely the general trend of the times,Even if the dead duck of Rentian always says that the color screen technology is not mature enough,It has not yet reached the time when the color screen handheld has become the mainstream,They are not afraid of the impact of the color screen handheld at all。

But Zhongshan Falcon is very clear in his ambition, at this time, Ren Tiantian is only afraid of being anxious like ants on a hot pot, and he wants to make GAMEBOY into a color screen game console in every possible way, but it is already under development.

Sega's new handheld, the performance is completely crushed by Ren Tian, and the price is the same as GB, but the only thing to lose is that there are too few games, and there is a lack of masterpieces.

It now sells more than 600,000 copies and continues to grow, thanks to Sega's own Sonic the Hedgehog

"Damn Konami! Damn Namco! Hayao Nakayama was extremely angry, "These guys talk nicely, but in the end, none of them act!"

……

Seeing that the sales of Pokémon are not very good.

The chief editor on Farmiton's side finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Because this time, Famitong still only gave Pokémon a low score of 29 points.

This magazine is really a model of perseverance and perseverance, even in the last life, even in the face of a big master like Ren Tian, Famitsu didn't give Pokémon much face, and scored 28 points, which is one point lower than now.

Famitong's biweekly commented like this:

[Pokémon is a game, because it was developed on a handheld computer, and the picture can only be described as unsatisfactory.

After all, it is restricted by the hardware equipment, and there is no way to reflect how beautiful the effect is.

The playability of the game itself can only be described as average, and the combat is decent turn-based, but it is far inferior to other turn-based RPGs in terms of strategic depth and collocation.

The plot is also a little weak, the protagonist acts as a trainer along the way, defeats various opponents, and then wins the championship, the purpose is clear and simple, the plot and story lack of ups and downs in the middle, and even the bond between people and pets is far from being as infectious as in the cartoon.

In general, whether it is the protagonist or the plot, there are not many highlights in the setting.

The villains and other competitors are a little more capable of shaping than the protagonists.

Such a plot is almost equivalent to nothing.

Compared to other RPGs, or turn-based games, it pales in comparison.

However, the game has its own features and highlights.

In terms of characteristics, training your own Pokémon has a great sense of pleasure in cultivating, and cultivating Pokémon step by step, especially when Pokémon evolves into more powerful pets, this sense of accomplishment is really indescribable.

Moreover, Pokémon has created a fairly extensive ecological network, and different Pokémon live in different environments, and Pokémon with different personalities have different behavior habits.

Even in the text description, you can feel the intention of the production team.

There are more than 150 Pokémon, and it takes a lot of time just to design, not to mention filling these pets so that their images and habits can be real and cute, which is quite difficult.

There are two different versions of Pokémon Fire Red and Pokémon Leaf Green, with their own exclusive Pokémon, and players can play online or exchange Pokémon.

This is a first in the history of gaming.

It would take a lot of imagination to develop such a system in a handheld computer.

It is precisely because of the battles and exchanges that Pokémon interact with players and successfully establish a connection between players, and from this point of view, Pokémon has a very prominent highlight.

All in all, it's a barely passing game. 】

The comments of the other editors were probably of the same opinion.

Roughly speaking, Pokémon has its own originality, and it does a pretty good job in Pokémon design, world structure, and interaction between players.

But the shortcomings are also very obvious, in each battle, although the Pokémon can be replaced, but it is also a 1v1 battle, such a turn-based game, to a certain extent, it is indeed less strategic.

Compared to the current mainstream Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy, there are fewer strategic dimensions that can be used.

The innovation of combat gameplay is actually insufficient, even with the blessing of Pokémon's cultivation elements, it has not been able to amaze the editors enough.

In addition, the plot is very thin, that is, through Pokémon to play the game and win the championship all the way......

Until now, the editors of Famitsu have not figured out that Pokeni's previous games have proven that they have very strong scripters, but why the plot on Pokémon is so simple that people don't even feel the ups and downs.

Comparatively speaking, the performance in TV animation is simply not very good.

It is for these reasons that none of the editors of Farmiton have been able to give Pokémon a particularly high score.

7778.

The total score adds up to 29 points, which is considered a passing grade, and it is a bit of a pity that it did not become a palace-level game, but the editors said that they did their best.

At that time, when the editor Hiroichi Nagahama Village saw this rating, cold sweat came down.

The main reason is that P is completely different from other game manufacturers, and it is difficult for this game developer to measure it with conventional rules, such as the person who reversed the degree last time, and the mermaid's heart last time......

Farmiton can't give high scores at all, but the sales of these games are inexplicably good.

Pokeni is a monster in the gaming industry, and it's hard to say what weird things will happen.

If there is another situation where Famitsu gives a low score, but the game is loved by players and the sales are amazing, Hamamura may not be able to hold on.

If this continues, he and the four editors in charge of grading will lose their jobs.

If you can't make a fair score from the player's point of view and choose the game that matches their hearts, then the reputation of Famitong will definitely decline.

Fortunately, this time it seems to be tense.

The sales results of Pokémon cannot be said to be bad, but they are definitely not good.

"It seems that the players' eyes are bright." Hamamura said, "This kind of game is quite distinctive, but it didn't sell particularly well, which is also very revealing." ”

At least this time, we're on the side of the players.

"If you look at it this way, it's obvious that Golleton has received the benefits of pokeni." Editor Hiroshi Kato also put the latest issue of "Korakutsu" on Hamamura's table and said it jokingly.

Hamamura flipped it open and took a look.

Sure enough, in Golleton's magazine, there was a large report on Pokémon, which published many photos of the game, and also gave the game a high rating.

Although the negative reviews have said some, they are certainly not as honest, strict and straightforward as Famitong.

In general, Fruiton praised Pokémon much more than criticized, and even made some detailed strategies in the magazine.

Although he was not very satisfied with Kato's rash assertion, Hamamura had to think about the same question at the moment-

Did Fruitton take Pokeni's money?

It feels like this magazine has a soft spot for pokeni, and every time a new game from P has not yet been released, or is about to be released, Guoletong can always follow up and report on it as soon as possible, and even dig up exclusive news that other magazines don't have.

"Hmm...... Don't say anything like that in the future, Kato. Hamamura glared solemnly, "Just be ourselves." ”

Actions speak louder than words.

The sales of Pokémon are the best proof of this.

No matter how well Golloton blows, players don't like it.

……

But gradually, as time went by, Hamamura realized that something didn't seem right.

Because Pokeni's Pokémon is a game that is particularly weird.

Although the sales in the first week were not very good, as long as Pokémon were broadcast every week, the sales of the game would jump up a level.

By the second week, Pokémon had already sold 30,000 copies.

This is already the strongest in ordinary games.

In the third week, Pokémon sales exceeded 100,000 copies.

In the fourth week, it was 200,000 copies.

"Damn!!"

The editorial office of Famitong is about to explode.

The editors who were in charge of grading before looked incredulous.

"This ...... What's going on? After Kato got the latest data, his fingers couldn't stop shaking.

Before, everyone thought that Pokémon was a game that was average, and the performance in turn-based games was not very eye-catching, so why did it take so much a month to completely subvert it?

Not only Kato was dumbfounded, but everyone else was also extremely confused.

"Does Pokeni know magic?"

"I've heard that because Pokémon are selling well, Sega's game consoles are also being boosted."

The most important thing is -

Such a sales trend is unheard of in Hamamura.

Because the game is called the ninth art, there are some similarities with film and television.

Generally speaking, the first month of a new game's release accounts for a very high percentage, and the sales volume in the first week can give a rough idea of the future trend.

It's a bit like a movie theater where a lot of people watch it in the first month, and then the attendance gradually decreases over time.

Although there is a long-tail effect, coupled with future activities or something, it can make long-term game sales even more, but it is not likely to increase particularly exaggeratedly.

Unless it's like Super Mario in Heaven.

It stands to reason that the game "Pokémon" has already decided life and death in the first week, but I didn't expect it to be so strong that it will amaze everyone.

He couldn't help but think of what his colleagues said just now-

Does Pokeni know magic?!

……

When I came home on the weekend, I found my youngest daughter, who was in first grade, lying on the ground watching a Pokémon cartoon.

When he saw Hamamura coming back, he smiled and handed him slippers and brought him tea and water.

As soon as this happens, Hamamura knows that this guy must have something to ask for.

Who knew that when he asked casually, his daughter leaned on his shoulder and begged, "Dad, didn't you rate the game?" You must be familiar with the people who make games, right? ”

"Hmm...... Not really. Hamamura said with a smile.

"Dad, can you buy me a Pokémon?" The daughter pointed to the cartoon playing on the TV and said, "Several of my classmates have Pokémon, and I want to play with them." ”

"Huh?"

Hamamura looked dazed.

What kind of magical game is Pokémon?!

……

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I can only update it here today.

Only 15,000 words have been updated.

I don't know where the time of the day went.

It's like chatting with others in a group or something, and time flies

Eat a meal, watch TV, and watch videos until evening.

Tomorrow will definitely cheer up and update well

Can't be lazy like this anymore!

See you tomorrow.

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Absolutely business cool article, IQ online, reasonable layout, super recommended.

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