It didn't take long before the initial numbers for Thousand Hells and Minecraft were released.
In terms of initial marketing, these two games could be said to be on par. Thousand Hells was heavily promoted by Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, and even got the best recommendation spot on Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform.
On the other hand, Minecraft gained a lot of popularity from the Forbidden City and Old Summer Palace videos. At the same time, the Game Committee gave Minecraft a recommendation spot on the official app store.
The sales of the two games in the first 24 hours were: Thousand Hells 8739, and Minecraft 740,000.
In terms of sales, Minecraft was double that of Thousand Hells, but it was a far cry in terms of profit as Thousand Hells was sold for 1288 RMB, ten times more than Minecraft.
Thousand Hells made eleven million in revenue on the first day. At this rate, it was pretty much guaranteed that it would make over two hundred million in revenue, or even three hundred million.
On the other hand, Minecraft made 3.47 million in revenue on the first day. Two million of that came from the sales of the game itself, and the rest came from the value-added services (building blueprints) that players bought.
Many tycoons had spent many times in the game, and the accumulated amount had reached several thousand. They had bought all the beautiful buildings one by one.
At this rate, Minecraft should make around one hundred million in revenue in the first month, still a long way from Thousand Hells' three hundred million.
Yan Zhenyuan let out a long sigh of relief after seeing the numbers.
He didn't know why, but he had a bad feeling ever since Chen Mo's game release conference. His eyelids kept twitching.
Maybe it had something to do with Chen Mo healing him at the release conference?
Yan Zhenyuan didn't dare to underestimate Chen Mo, as he knew that the video game industry was very prone to miracles. No one could tell what would happen.
It was not uncommon for some small games to suddenly become popular all over the world.
Moreover, Chen Mo seemed to have created many of these miracles.
Therefore, the more successful a video game designer was, the more cautious they were.
But from the looks of it, Minecraft wouldn't be able to shake Thousand Hells' position.
Thousand Hells should be able to make it to the top of the best-selling VR games, at least for a week or two. That would be pretty good.
Although the two games weren't in the same genre and didn't have any direct competition, they were both released at the same time, and they were both VR games. It would be fine if the sales were lower, but if Minecraft eclipsed Yan Zhenyuan's and Emperor Dynasty Entertainment's reputation would be tarnished.
Emperor Dynasty Entertainment was also in a celebratory mood. They had finally beaten Chen Mo!
Although it was a bit like using a sledgehammer to kill a chicken, and the two works were not the same theme, it was still a win!
Considering the history between Chen Mo and Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, it was normal for the designers of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment to be as happy as the new year.
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Chen Mo, on the other hand, was calm.
After the data came out, everyone's emotions were still relatively stable.
Even though it was a huge hit, the game's price was too cheap. It was ten times cheaper than Thousand Hells, so there was nothing they could do about it.
If he were to raise the price, he might not be able to reach this level of sales. It could only be said that smaller games weren't that popular on VR platforms.
In the office, Lin Xiao and Su Jinyu were discussing.
"Goldfish sis, let me ask you something. Do you think there should be a celebration party now that the sales for Minecraft are out? I don't know if the manager is satisfied with the sales of the game, but according to the process, it should be arranged, "Lin Xiao said.
Su Jinyu gave it some thought, "You should ask the manager about that, I don't know what he's thinking."
Lin Xiao was a bit conflicted, "It's because I don't know what he's thinking that I can't ask."
Su Jinyu said, "It's fine, the manager has a good attitude. You don't have to worry too much, just ask him."
"Okay," Lin Xiao nodded, deciding to ask Chen Mo about the celebration party.
Lin Xue came to the second floor of the experience store and found Chen Mo still studying Minecraft's data while building.
Lin Xiao knocked on the door, "Manager?"
Chen Mo looked up at her, "Come in, what's up?"
Lin Xiao asked hesitantly after taking two steps in, "Manager, the sales for Minecraft's first day are out, are we still going to have a celebration party?"
"Celebration party?" Chen Mo gave it some thought, "Yes!"
Lin Xiao nodded, "Alright, I'll go arrange it now."
Chen Mo waved his hands, "No no no, wait, there's no rush. Wouldn't it be better to wait until Minecraft's revenue exceeds Thousand Hells? "
"Huh?" Lin Xiao was confused. Wait until Minecraft's revenue exceeds Thousand Hells?
From the first day's revenue, Minecraft's revenue was three times that of Thousand Hells. How was he supposed to surpass it?
Of course, Lin Xiao didn't dare to ask as she already reminded her boss. As for when he wanted to have a celebration party or not, it was none of her business.
"Alright, let me know when you're planning on having a celebration party, I'll arrange it beforehand," said Lin Xiao as she turned to leave.
Chen Mo on the other hand continued to build calmly.
For some games, the sales figures on the first day were very important. After a long period of promotion, the players who bought the game on the first day were basically the target players of the game. The feedback of this group of people was crucial to the designers.
Usually, for a game that had a lot of promotion, even if the first day's sales weren't the highest, it would at least be one of the highest. Especially after taking into account the pre-orders, one could roughly estimate the total sales of the game in the general range.
But that wasn't the case for sandbox games.
When sandbox games were first released, the players were still in the testing phase, and the fun of the game would be greatly discounted. The true charm of Minecraft could only be shown when the players were fully involved and able to use their talents. By then, there would be a second wave of growth.
Although Chen Mo used a lot of methods to show the fun of building in Minecraft to the players, there was still a barrier between them.
Because Chen Mo was a game developer, most players would think that the finished products he showed were shiny and shiny, wondering if there were special effects added to them.
When the players built the magnificent buildings with their own hands, they would truly realize the charm of the game.
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