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Chapter 121 Tsukino Aya's Coincidence

Actually, if it had been made according to the original game's production standards, Dragon Quest III should have been the first game in this world where the main character was a woman.

In Dragon Quest III, the hero Lot's gender was selectable in the previous game.

However, the option to change gender was removed in the revised version of Zhuyouxing.

In fact, he just wanted to hand over the crown of the first female main character in a video game back to Metrod.

Moreover, it is clear that Metrod's character traits are more pronounced than those of Dragon Quest, making Samus a more suitable candidate to be the first playable female main character in the video game.

On the day of Metroid's official release, perhaps due to the final star rating changes made by YiNan Games, the number of people queuing to buy the game was greater than expected.

Five days before its release, the trial period for the game was extended, finally allowing players to fully experience the fun of Metroid in advance.

The people queuing up to buy it now are almost all people who are extremely interested in the game itself.

To avoid a repeat of the previous fight, some major sales locations have even hired temporary security guards to maintain order.

This time, the people in line were much more well-behaved, and the chaos of the previous incident did not occur again.

Customers bought the games in an orderly fashion, and those who bought them happily took the games home to start playing them.

Based on normal circumstances, it should take at least another day for these people to actually reach the ending of Midrod.

That should trigger another small wave of enthusiasm.

And tomorrow happens to be the day the first episode of the video game show airs.

Therefore, Takeyusei also revealed the secret of Metrodde to the TV station staff in advance, so that they could make program plans ahead of time.

This, on the contrary, made the TV station employees quite frustrated.

This means they were passively exposed to spoilers.

But there's nothing we can do about it; it's their job.

At the same time, all sorts of promotional materials were also arranged.

One day after the official release of the Metrodora, the Metrodora that had been advertised on billboards, subways, and television removed her helmet, revealing her true face.

She was a blonde woman with sharp eyes and a heroic bearing.

Samus's female image also occupied the entire page of the video game business section of the Nikkei newspaper that day.

The world's first female video game hero, a female warrior you can control!

Independent, powerful, and stunningly beautiful female hero!

Tian Chong, who was in the newspaper office, looked at the layout he had edited with satisfaction.

At the same time, he sighed inwardly.

Samus looks really beautiful.

That imposing and heroic feeling, combined with her identity as a woman, fully demonstrates the strength of women.

Although women have a low social status in Japan, this does not prevent people from admiring the image of such a strong woman.

What is this? This is blatant political correctness.

Those who saw the advertisement also stared wide-eyed.

Almost every advertisement emphasizes that she is the world's first female video game heroine, which has a very special symbolic significance.

The universe's strongest bounty hunter is a woman, which shows that women also have their own powerful side, doesn't it?

People who were not initially interested in Metrorod immediately decided to buy it.

Putting aside whether you play it or not, the unique significance of this game alone makes it worth buying a copy.

This resulted in more players making purchases on the second and third days than on the first day.

The publicity was incredibly effective, and some people even started praising Bamboo Star.

He is considered to be a person who dares to innovate and break through, and also a person who dares to confront tradition.

The first episode of TV Tokyo's video game program was also very successful.

The host and an employee from the promotional team of the entertainment company toured Metrorod together in front of the television.

This will showcase the most charming side of Midrod to the audience.

At the same time, the employee cleared the checkpoint as quickly as possible, allowing people to see Sams wearing a bikini.

Then, an employee from the publicity team explained in front of the camera how the game's ending was triggered.

Only now have people realized that different completion times will affect the ending.

If you're a skilled player, you can actually see a bikini-clad Samus in person.

Oh dear, my LSP spirit is about to kick in; I absolutely have to beat the game quickly.

Even though the pixelated graphics aren't exactly visually appealing, the sheer curiosity they evoke still draws many non-target audiences to the game.

This has allowed the charm of Metroidvania games to flourish.

Faced with the numerous new promotional tactics employed by Youxing Company, companies like Surui Electronics seem to have long since become indifferent.

You can't help but stay calm; since they can't surpass it anyway, all you can do is look up to them.

But that doesn't mean they'll give up the pursuit.

Shortly afterward, several game companies announced that they would be developing a female superhero game to fully showcase the beauty of strong women.

If women can't truly achieve equality in real society, then let's showcase it in games.

The hype surrounding the female hero Samus lasted for about half a month before gradually subsiding, and the first-week sales figures for Metrodox were also released.

Sales reached 230,000 in the first week.

It is considered a high-quality game in the current market.

Currently, a game on the Famicom that is above average can sell around 100,000 to 150,000 copies in its first week.

High-quality games can hover around 150,000 to 200,000.

A 230,000+ viewer count in the first two weeks already places it in the category of high-quality games.

However, this success is likely partly due to the added benefit of being the first female hero, which attracted many non-target players.

Zhu Youxing is quite satisfied with this result.

In its previous life, Metrorode sold millions of copies, averaging just over a million copies per film.

This is probably the potential of Metroidvania games; unless there are some lucky coincidences, they might be able to achieve sales of three or four million, but that would require a certain amount of luck.

Aya Tsukino, who was one of the participants, seemed to really like Midrod.

Because she felt that the female protagonist Samus was very similar to herself.

They would wear thick clothes or armor to cover themselves completely, and then take off their heavy clothes and armor when no one was around, so that they could have a chance to relax.

She even wondered if this was a character deliberately created by President Takeyusei, based on her.

No, it shouldn't be. After all, the president couldn't possibly know what he's like at home, nor could he know that he would take off most of his clothes and relax as soon as he got home.

It's probably just a coincidence.

Hmm, coincidence.

Chapter 122 What a Club President Should Be Like

Metroro has gradually lost attention as the company has released new promotional materials.

Half a month after the release of the Metroid, Takeyusei finally decided to announce the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).

Of course, this game console needs some warm-up before it's even released; otherwise, it won't be as exciting.

The first is the publicity channel from TV Tokyo.

This is a special episode of the Video Game Challenge program, featuring a live TV interview from GameStar Entertainment, which will also be streamed online.

This time, Yusei will be revealing its big surprise: a brand new game console. However, details such as its appearance, performance, and price will be announced during the Direct presentation.

The steady pace of releasing one first-party game every month has been temporarily paused for a month to make way for this new game console.

When Su Rui Electronics learned of this, Hayakawa Ueto knew that Yusei Corporation's big move was finally about to be unveiled.

He had previously learned about Yusei's new game console through his connections.

Its performance should be that of a full 16-bit machine, slightly better than their current PN-type game consoles, but still limited.

Previously, due to limitations in the performance of game consoles, the Famicom (NES) was at a disadvantage when competing with the PN.

However, once the new game console is released, this disadvantage will be completely eliminated, leaving the PN game console with no advantage whatsoever.

Without any hesitation, Hayakawa Ueto decided to take immediate action.

First, we'll release screenshots of our game, Sun Knight 2, which we've been developing for a long time.

Then, two more games that have been in development for a long time will be announced.

One of them is a racing game, and the other is a baseball game with better graphics and higher quality gameplay, and it is also an officially licensed baseball game from the Koshien Baseball League.

Sun Knights 2 will be officially released in half a month, just one day before the official announcement of the Super Famicom, which is obviously aimed at the Super Famicom release.

To create this game, they specially hired the best composer to create a theme song, along with the strong support of a well-known illustrator and the help of the original author in creating the storyline.

With the connections and financial resources of Surui Electronics, handling this kind of matter is a piece of cake.

As for the other two games, they will be released ten days and twenty days after the release of Sun Knight, respectively.

It's clear that Hayakawa Ueto had his own ambitions in creating these two games.

Baseball games have proven to be the most popular sports games, followed by racing games.

Racing games are ranked second because similar works have recently appeared in movies, TV dramas, and anime, and have been very well received, making racing, which was not very popular before, a sport that has gained attention from the Japanese public.

In addition, Japan has a very strong car culture, and several world-renowned car manufacturers are Japanese, so it seems only natural that they are popular.

In addition, Surui Electronics also announced a steering wheel controller specifically designed for racing games, which is equally appealing.

As soon as the three games were announced, they attracted a lot of attention and stole some of the publicity from GameStar.