Game Market 1983

“Excuse me? I need an interview...”

“Yes? With an interview next to mine...”

He turned his head and saw that he was looking at me mixed up in the crowd some time away.

Hey, aren't you a Dragon Ball or a teleportation?

“You look like a worker. What brings you here on a weekday morning? Are you here to buy Dragon Warrior 3, the popular RPG game? ”

Misato immediately started coming in after the interview was urgent.

So I answered.

“No.”

“Yes?”

Missed the expected answer, Misato's face became flustered.

Gamers who were gathered in the square were gathering around me a little to find myself curious. Maybe it's the beauty of the reporter, Misato.

I don't like direct interviews, but I guess I don't care what anyone else does.

Misato hesitates for a moment, then smiles brightly and asks again.

“So what brings you to Akihabara today? ”

“We did some market research. I work for Minten, actually. ”

“Oh, I see. So you're looking at the Dragon Warrior 3 reaction!”

As long as this girl has the numbers, I'll try to tie her to the Dragon Warrior...

So I answered.

“No.”

“Yes?”

One of her eyebrows twitches slightly.

Misato was secretly irritated when the interview didn't go as well as he thought.

In fact, the people she wanted to interview were the ones who wanted to go to school or work and buy the Dragon Warrior.

“Well, what market research are you here for? ”

“Actually, today's game isn't just about Dragon Warrior 3. ”

“Oh, right. What is the title of the game? ”

“A game called Psychic Battle. ”

At that time, I heard the sound of someone gathering behind my back whispering.

“What? Psychic battle is on today!? ”

“I didn't hear that. Last month's Pammy Communications only said it was going to be released in spring.”

“Right? This is a duplicate title!? ”

“Then what should I buy first!? This is crazy.”

“What are you thinking about? Just buy them both!! You both buy it and hit it with a cup this month. ”

“Oh!! That's right!! A real man should buy a psychic battle first!! ”

“Oooh!!! ”

At the last man's words, those around him shout at the same time, without having to do anything for you.

That's right. Scream all you want. Of course... if you have enough supplies to build... I asked Misato, who was expressing a tremendous reaction to the surrounding area.

“Is this live? ”

“No, I'm going to edit it, and then I'll be on the evening news. ”

“Can I just say one thing, then? ”

“Oh, yes. Go ahead."

With Misato's permission, I found a golden ticket in my arms.

I did not feel flashing because of the slightly cloudy weather, but it was enough to attract the attention of those around me.

“This is a random Golden Ticket in the package of the Psychic Battle. Quantity totals 500. Those of you who have this are automatically eligible to participate in the Psychic Battles event hosted in Mintendo this summer. ”

Then a man in the back shouted to me.

“What's the occasion!? You can't attend an event without it!? ”

“No, you don't need a ticket. To participate, simply import a cartridge containing all clear save data from the Psychic Battle. At the Psychic Battles event, you can buy a variety of Goods, or you can host a competition to win a prize. For more information, see Fame Communications coming out at the end of this month. ”

“All clear. The whole cartridge itself... what a surprise. ”

“I tried that game at the fair the other day, and it's hard to play it. I told you I'd give you a trial cartridge if you cleared stage two, so I tried three times, but I didn't get the first one.”

“Is that really it? Should I buy a psychic battle instead of a Dragon Warrior? I don't have much money.”

Starting with the gamers checking out the Golden Tickets I pulled out, rumors about the psychic battle began spreading rapidly. Misato looked around for a moment and was furious and took a few steps away from me.

“You. What are you doing? ”

“I'm promoting a game that I created through the news media. ”

Soon after she realized she was being used by me, her face turned red. The look on his face made him very angry.

“If you don't like it, just edit it. ”

“Of course!! I can't believe you're promoting your own game on the news. ”

“Haha! Sorry. So I'm going to get back to work. ”

I turn my back on the grinding masses, and I call out to Shigei who is still mixed in with the crowd.

“Fuck you!! Come quickly.”

“Huh? Yeah. Yes!”

Shigere ran to me, staring at Misato.

“Hey, aren't you nervous? ”

“What's shaking? It's not even live.”

“With a big camera like that in front of your eyes, the beauty reporter asks you right next to her, and you're not nervous at all!? ”

“I'm hungrier than that, but I still have time. Do you want to go for breakfast? ”

“Are you out of your mind? I didn't even have a sip of water the day I first launched SuperMaridge.”

“Ten minutes after we open the psychic battle, we'll run out. Let's just eat and go see the Dragon Warrior. ”

“We're out of power in 10 minutes? What's that supposed to mean? And what's with the golden ticket!? ”

“I'll let you know in the restaurant. ”

&

Shigere and I moved to Yoshinoya near the station.

Yoshinoya is a chain that specializes in beef jerky, a must-have restaurant near every station in the country. Instead of being cheap, it just tastes...

To be honest, we have fast-food dynamics, like McDonald's.

I told Shigeru, while Kim was thrashing through the raging tides.

“200.”

“What?”

“The amount of Psychic Battle Candles we went to Akihabara today. ”

“Phew!! ”

Seed, who drank from the cup along with the water, spat out the water that had been swallowed by my horse again.

“Oh, I'm eating. It's gross.”

“Hey!? Does it make sense? If it does, don't sell it at all...”

“That's why we have a surprise launch every single day. ”

“Still, 200 will really open and sell in 10 minutes. So you're gonna solve 200 of them every day? ”

“No, I'm going to solve 100 in three days. ”

“Cough, cough, cough.”

Shigere coughed constantly with a glass of water to make sure that the saree was even there. I patted Mr. Segae in the back several times and focused on eating again.

“Then what's the golden ticket? ”

“It's literally a golden ticket. Do you know any novels about Charlie and the chocolate factory? ”

“I know. Children's fairy tales, right? ”

“Fairy tales. Great marketing books. ”

“Marketing books? ”

“There are only five golden tickets to see the factory while delivering millions of chocolates worldwide. Compared to Willie Wonka, I am totally tolerant of 500 people in Japan. ”

In my words, she looked at me with a ridiculous look as if she had lost her words.

Of course, every game developer wants a lot of people to enjoy the game he created. But I don't even sell to anyone who wants to live, so I was amazed at his position.

After a while, Shigere opened his mouth, crushing the dynamics.

“In fact, I was a little jealous of people's reactions at the new conference. So he offered Super Maridge 3 a sales bet, which is kind of lame, by the way. ”

Shigere looked at me for a moment and asked again.

“Did you try the same thing when Super Maridge 3 came out this time? ”

“Yes.”

“Scary one...”

“The Psychic Battle was slower to produce than a regular cartridge because of special chips anyway, so I would have lost even if I had sold against Shigere. ”

“The sales will go forward, but the only thing the users want is a psychic battle. I can't save her if I want to.”

Correct. Seegee's interpretation was exactly the pin point I was aiming for. If you can't make a lot, you can solve it at all and continue to make it popular.

Game titles that are finished in a single day when they are shipped... How attractive is the formula?

Unexpectedly, I quickly swallowed food while covering my face with a silver beak.

&

After a meal, I came back to Akiba and screams were erupting from the nearby game shops.

“I'm the fourth in line, why don't you have a psychic battle!? ”

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