Chapter 305: Overwatch! The Glory Begins! (Part 2)
320,000 sets in a single week! 620,000 sets in two weeks!
"... In 19 days, the total is - 810,000 sets!"
hiss--
What rubbish pre-sale data!
That night.
Shen Miaomiao curled up on the sofa, looking at the statistics background of Huayu Electronics, calculating the current pre-sale situation in her mind.
According to the joint release of the game by Golden Wind and Yiyou Xunteng, based on a 25% commission, if they want to make a profit within the time specified in the invoice for this game with a total investment of 138 million yuan, they need to recover 184 million yuan within 7 days.
As for the unit price of the game, Shen Miaomiao still adopted the system's bottom line price - $60 per copy.
If calculated in this way, $184 million means that "Overwatch", including the pre-sale portion , needs to achieve global sales of 3.06 million copies within the first week of the game's release!
And now!
The 19-day pre-sale period is over!
The pre-sale results of "Overwatch" are only 810,000 copies!
Sales of 2.25 million units in a single week?
It's a bit of a joke.
That’s it!
Shen Miaomiao's eyes suddenly lit up!
Why--?
Wait a minute, why do I have a feeling that when I think there is no way out, there is a new village ahead?
You must know!
This time she opened it with a receipt for a 1018 times rebate!
In other words, as long as she suffers a small loss, she can reap a huge profit in this wave!
Thinking of this, Shen Miaomiao grinned and looked at Gu Sheng who was walking over:
"Mr. Gu, I think our pre-sale results are not ideal?"
"yes,"
Gu Sheng nodded, handed the potato chips to Shen Miaomiao, sat down next to her, leaned on the armrest of the sofa:
“As expected.”
"Ah?" Shen Miaomiao was stunned.
How can I fix this! Did you expect this? You are such a powerful talker!
Seeing Shen Miaomiao's expression of "Really? I don't believe it", Gu Sheng shrugged with a smile:
"Although the timing of our proactive attack this time was just right, and the release of the setting collection completely suppressed Yun Wei's previous accusation of plagiarism, the attack on them became even more fierce,"
"But it is precisely because of this that players' enthusiasm for pre-ordering will also decrease,"
"After all... the high-energy vanguard is really too bad, and it is inevitable that it will cause a certain psychological trauma to the players."
Gu Sheng is right.
Indeed!
So far, Overwatch is almost flawless in terms of character modeling, project sophistication, publicity and promotion, and the form revealed by the game, and it does look very attractive.
but!
However, it was the object of plagiarism by High Energy Pioneer.
Those dazzling krypton gold pop-up windows? The krypton gold system that is not fair at all? The ELO mechanism that makes your scalp tingle? The extremely rigid 222 setting? The extremely awkward second-generation FPS setting?
Are these... high-energy pioneers also copied verbatim from your Overwatch game?
The players have been traumatized.
Even though Golden Wind has been known for its high-quality games until now, it seems that it has never made just one weird, heavy-krypton, and terrible game.
But the shadow left by Yunwei is enough to make players remember and remind themselves not to blindly participate in pre-sales before seeing the official quality of the game.
"……so,"
At this point, Gu Sheng took a sip of iced Coke and said calmly:
"This number of pre-sale sets is normal. I just feel a little sorry for those players who didn't participate in the pre-sale. After all, the pre-sale items are quite good."
"After seeing the quality of the first release, they have to buy it anyway, so they might as well buy it in advance."
"Ah-ah-tsk-tsk-tsk-"
Seeing Gu Sheng's cool and confident look, Shen Miaomiao's lips almost curled up to the sky:
"Look at you, you seem to be as steady as a dog, but you are actually very nervous. Stop pretending to be a boss. It's been nearly 20 days since the pre-sale sales reached 800,000 units. Are you expecting the sales to explode after the release?"
"Ovcos,"
Gu Sheng nodded affirmatively:
" And I dare say that tonight, in every live broadcast room, there will be people posting the words 'I should have pre-ordered it if I had known', every single one of them."
"What's the bet?"
Shen Miaomiao curled her lips, obviously not believing it.
"You've never won, so why are you so bad at playing around?"
Gu Sheng felt helpless as he had to play chess with a terrible chess player.
"Do you want to gamble?"
Shen Miaomiao raised her leg and kicked Gu Sheng lightly.
"Bet, of course. Let me think about what kind of service you need..."
Gu Sheng thought for a moment:
"Just bet on a massage. Don't let your skills go to waste."
"Oh! How shameless!"
Hearing this, Shen Miaomiao wrinkled her nose and made a protesting face towards Gu Sheng:
"Don't worry, I'll teach you how to do it. You have to serve me comfortably!"
…
"It's online, it's online! Damn it, I'm going to be a grudge for the last time today!"
Eight o'clock in the evening.
The XTT live broadcast room is crowded!
With the hilarious live broadcast effect of "Overwatch" which is considered to be top-notch, the audience has always been looking forward to the launch of "Overwatch" more than XTT.
'Today's main focus is on fun'
'Indeed, no matter what the quality of Xiao Huang's watch is, it can find the show effect here with the talented boy'
'It's fine, just serve it up!'
"To be honest, I'm a little worried that they'll serve me a plate of top-notch shit."
"It shouldn't be like this..."
"But the problem is that High Energy is an almost complete copy of Overwatch. I think no matter how unlucky a person is, it is impossible to perfectly avoid all the correct answers and step on the biggest landmine."
"I just hope that Xiao Huang's Overwatch doesn't have ELO and krypton gold that destroys the balance."
'Indeed, as long as these two items are removed, the strength points are guaranteed, and the APEX unboxing mode is continued , I can tolerate pop-ups, LGBT, and 222.'
"It's enough to show how big a psychological shadow Gao Neng has left on everyone..."
"Please, OW, please, Xiao Huang..."
“Here it comes…”
As the final promotional cutscene ends!
The Overwatch logo flashed.
Immediately following.
Then a strange cry was heard in the live broadcast room: "Oh my god! Don't mess with me!"
Bang! A pop-up window appears!
XTT almost died.
broken!
Could it be that those heart attack settings were really all created by Golden Wind, and then completely borrowed by High Energy?
However.
Just when the audience was about to burst into laughter and mock XTT for being fooled every day and doing the same thing every time!
Then XTT was stunned:
"Why?"
Stopped.
Just a pop-up window.
It says [Get Pre-order Bonus] on it.
I carefully tried to move the virtual cursor, and there was nothing unusual.
XTT finally breathed a sigh of relief:
"Oh - I was so scared, I thought it was coming again, but it turned out to be just a pre-order bonus... Oh! Shit!"
Not finished yet!
XTT casually clicked on the pre-order bonus.
This thing is not uncommon.
For example, in other pre-order games, rewards like these are basically tokens, pendants, decorations, avatars, etc.
There are only three or five items like this, not many, and the main purpose is to add some color.
However!
OW, as soon as this pre-order bonus is opened!
The dazzling array of rewards gave XTT a complete shock!
many!!!
And take a closer look!
XTT felt his scalp tingling, and couldn't help but scream:
“Fuck! Who among you didn’t buy the pre-order? Hahahaha, tell me now so I can be happy! You say I’m a grudge? Damn, look at what this is!!!”
[Pre-order out-of-print-Leo & Vincent Pendant (all heroes)]
[Pre-order out-of-print - 'Anya' pendant (all heroes)]
[Pre-order out-of-print - 'Groom' Pendant (all heroes)]
[Pre-order out-of-print - Undying Slash (Genji)]
[Pre-order out-of-print-BT7274 (DVA)]
[Pre-order out-of-print-Parallel Rifle (Soldier 76)]
[Pre-order out-of-print-Gargantel Street Light (Reinhardt)]
[Pre-order out of print...]
boom--!!!
The barrage exploded instantly!
'ah???'
"I'll fuck you!!!"
"Genji's sword, DVA's mecha, 76's rifle, Reinhardt's hammer... oh my god!!!"
"Hey! Why do you bring something like this?"
"Are they all linked together?"
'No! Is there any pre-order now?'
'It's gone! Buying now doesn't count as pre-order! I'm RNM, you old thief!'
'Hey! Hey! Why didn't you write these things in the pre-order package in advance?'
"Hahahahahaha! Do you understand what a loyal player reward is? "
'Wuhu! I bought the pre-order version! Loyalty! Sincerity!'
"Gai——A——I should have bought the pre-order version earlier!!!"
"……"
"Hey, hi——"
at the same time!
On the sofa, Gu Sheng raised his glass to Little Nezha and drank a mouthful of water leisurely:
"One."
Shen Miaomiao:?
Are you a dog?!
No wonder this bastard is so confident!
After all this fuss, this bastard actually put all the games released before Golden Wind into OW and carried out a linkage!
even--
[The excavation of Liujinnuo is fierce——! ! ! ]
brake!
As Eggplant drew his sword in the training ground, a black and red mad dragon, like a translucent ink jade, suddenly flashed along with the blade!
bite!
bite!
bite!
With each swing of the sword, the robots fell one after another, and the black and red immortal slashing air blade special effects cut the space into a distorted shape.
Eggplant's roar resounded throughout the live broadcast room:
"DNM, I really am! So handsome! So damn handsome, I am really attracted to him!!!"
At this moment, the audience in Eggplant’s live broadcast room was even more exaggerated!
Comments like "I regret not buying it" almost filled the entire screen!
Crazy.
The players went crazy.
Players who pre-ordered the game are testing out the out-of-print pre-order rewards in the training ground.
Players who didn't pre-order the game were cursing.
While I was jealous to the point of having my eyes turn red, I secretly made up my mind that no matter what pre-order Xiao Huang puts out, I must buy it as soon as possible!
Even if you find it’s not fun anymore and then quit, it’s still better than drooling over others’ greed!
A great start!
Refreshing interface, pleasing characters, and generous rewards!
Click on the store page, and you’ll find skins without attributes, classic self-selected boxes, and even an upgraded battle pass with unlimited refills!
I’m back, I’m back!
All the feelings that players want are back!
When you click on the battle list, even bigger surprises will follow!
Push the cart! Take the point!
What all players were worried about before, that the game theme would clash with APEX, did not happen at all!
This time, the battle mode of Golden Wind actually continues the BO3 mode of pushing carts and occupying points that has been well received by players in "Garden Warfare"!
and!
It also actively absorbed the opinions of players, and taking into account situations like Winston's electric gun not requiring aiming at all, it resolutely abandoned the second-generation FPS setting that it had always been proud of!
Instead, the virtual crosshairs that have now been almost abandoned by the market have been used!
The retro style is played, which mainly reflects the idea that "there is no high or low design mode, matching the game is the most important"!
but!
This is not over yet!
When Eggplant pulled together several other brothers who had pre-ordered the products, they couldn't wait to have a match!
A more comfortable point is coming!
There is no lineup lock, and no 222 constraints!
Golden Wind lives up to their promise - never teach players how to play games!
Everything requires players to explore on their own.
After all, due to the effects of hero restraint and numerical balance, even if you think your lineup is invincible, other players will eventually find your flaws.
"Bullshit! There's no way our lineup can have any flaws!"
Hollywood Boulevard!
Push cart!
Fortress Eggplant, which has transformed into a machine gun pea shooter, is now squatting on the vehicle that is slowly moving forward.
Bastion: An intelligent robot that was once abandoned in the mountains. It later awakened to the peace mode after meeting the bird Nini. Its usual form is a robot holding a machine gun. After activating its main skills, it will transform on the spot into a miniature machine gun fortress. It has a very fast attack speed and high burst, but it cannot move. Its ultimate move is to turn into a small tank to bombard people.
To be honest, this hero is pretty stupid.
Although the burst damage is extremely high after sitting underground, you will also become a target. However, for novices, it is a powerful weapon.
And now!
There are two more such killer weapons for beginners.
Eggplant, winter melon, Liu Di.
Three people, three fortresses.
Just sit in the car!
And one in front of them and one behind them!
It is Xiaobo and Xiaohei's shield hammer!
And among the crowd, there is a soldier named 76 who specializes in inserting nipple sticks.
Maybe many years later, when they look back at their own video, they will think that this lineup was extremely fucking stupid.
But now——
Da da da da da…!
Da da da...!
Da da da da da da…!
The terrifying sounds of miniguns rang out one after another. The Genji on the opposite side was killed in an instant, the lonely Angel was killed in an instant, and even DVA who had just resurrected and rushed over was almost killed in an instant!
The evil laughter of a few bad guys in the live broadcast room resounded throughout the venue.
The barrage was even more hilarious——
'Line up and shoot'
'Infantry-Tank Coordination'
'This isn't a car, it's a self-propelled artillery hahahahahahaha'
'Fuck, I'm dying of laughter'
"You are really inhumane."
"The Ultimate Iron Turtle!"
"No? Is this thing so powerful? How can we fight against it?"
"That's right. The opponent's tank couldn't even last two seconds, and the damage was immediate."
"This group of idiots has won three games with this lineup, and it looks like they will win the fourth game as well."
"No? Isn't there anyone who can bring justice to them?"
"You are the real boss!"
"Hurry up and think of a solution for the other side!"
"It's over! It's over! The train is about to arrive! I'm really angry to see you guys winning at the gate!"
'Why--'
There is laughter and joy in the live broadcast room!
However!
Just when everyone thought that these six gatekeepers were going to use this invincible Iron King Formation to take down another city!
Suddenly!
A crazy scream sounded above their heads not far away—
【Fire in the hole——! ! ! 】
All six of them looked up!
Buzz!
Exploded with the sound of the motor bursting!
A huge wheel fell from the sky and landed right in the middle of the six people!
"WDNM..."
Eggplant was stunned:
"This is--?"