Continuing P Corporation's consistent, top-tier art style, it also featured a highly impactful script, character development, and world-class music...
Coupled with the reputation P Corporation had already built in the galgame industry with their two Onmyoji titles, The Mermaid's Heart achieved unprecedented success the moment it hit the shelves.
In the first week alone, sales already exceeded 70,000 copies.
At this rate, it's very likely to surpass 300,000 copies.
This is something almost impossible in the history of galgames.
Even among all-ages games, very few are capable of reaching such numbers.
"President! Pokeni's The Mermaid's Heart has achieved unprecedented success," Secretary Fujiki said happily.
Upon hearing this news, Hattori Yuji trembled slightly.
"That's... that's great."
He tried to force a smile with a stiff face.
Dongrun had directly pre-ordered over 5,000 copies of The Mermaid's Heart from Pokeni, and yet—
I actually threw The Mermaid's Heart into the trash.
Am I cursed or something?
Hattori Yuji couldn't help but think.
On second thought, if his predictions were this accurate every time, then he could just throw everything into the trash in the future.
"Should we restock, President?" Fujiki asked.
"Of course."
Meanwhile, looking at the relevant data, Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi frowned slightly.
"This game developer called Pokeni is somewhat interesting."
After the company's development strategy seminar concluded, Satoru Iwata, who had stayed behind, mentioned the latest game industry news to Yamauchi.
This made Yamauchi feel a bit uncomfortable, though he didn't pay it much mind.
"It's only 70,000 copies, isn't it?"
To be honest, if Haruhi Aoki hadn't contradicted him before, Yamauchi wouldn't even have remembered the name Pokeni.
But once he remembered it, he would certainly pay attention to it.
After all, Nintendo's masterpieces basically all sold in the millions.
Especially the Super Mario series, which, to date, had sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
In the face of such works, Pokeni's The Mermaid's Heart was practically an ant.
"It's not a question of sales—though, of course, sales are important—but many players are reporting that Pokeni has created a whole new era of gaming."
"What kind of era could that trash of a game possibly create?" Yamauchi snorted coldly.
"It is said that Pokeni's galgame builds a romantic atmosphere through its plot and other elements; one could call it a breath of fresh air..."
Satoru Iwata kept talking to himself, but when he looked up and caught the expression on the president's face, he immediately shut his mouth.
Terrifying.
The Game Tyrant's complexion didn't look very good today.
Could it have something to do with Pokeni?
"Mizutani, how long have you been with the company?"
In the president's office at Bluevins, Tatsuya Mizutani stood stiffly in front of the president's desk.
He was trembling with fear, not even daring to raise his head.
Seeing that he didn't respond for a long time, President Shigeru Kobayashi slammed his hand heavily onto the desk.
"Well? Answer me."
"One year, sir," Mizutani quickly replied. "President, please give me one more chance."
Shigeru Kobayashi raised the corner of his eyes and glanced at him. "You said the same thing last time."
From Street Flirtation to Street Flirtation 2, this guy had suffered consecutive disasters with his last two projects.
No, to call it a disaster, you'd at least need to have had a success to begin with.
Since Mizutani had come on board as lead planner, he hadn't developed a single decent product.
Aside from losses, there was absolutely no sign of promise.
"Mizutani, I am appointing you as a planner for our Philippine branch, effective next week." Shigeru Kobayashi stood up and handed the appointment letter to him.
Mizutani swallowed hard.
He felt a bitter taste in his throat.
Japan had a lifetime employment system; the president couldn't fire him, so he could only exile him, effectively banishing him.
Although the Philippines was a bit better than Africa, who would want to go to a place like that?
After a while, his superiors would likely find some excuse to reprimand him and force him to resign.
It was a standard tactic.
Mizutani took the appointment letter, feeling sick with regret.
Why was it that I left Pokeni again?
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