Over the weekend, Ichin spent two continuous days at ho optimizing his ga. Finally, by Sunday night, he uploaded it to Steam, setting the release date for Wednesday, perfectly marking the last two days of April.
Stretching his body, Ichin felt a sense of relief.
"Finally made it this far. I wonder what the sales numbers will look like in the first week and the first month. Once the ga is released, I'll still need to reach out to so content creators for promotion. I might as well start contacting them now."
Ichin didn't know many foreign content creators, so he decided to focus on those within the dostic scene first. With so many creators on Bilibili and strears on various platforms that specialized in single-player gas, he had plenty of potential contacts.
He started reaching out, prioritizing those with larger followings. If the creators had a business inquiry email listed, he sent a direct email; if not, he opted for private ssaging. Naturally, there weren't going to be any imdiate responses that night, but by the next day—Monday—Ichin received his first reply.
It was from a prominent figure in the industry, an up-and-coming ga developer and chairman of Future Tech Corporation. Ichin was thrilled to get a response from Lao Ju.
He quickly added him to his contacts, and the two began chatting, starting with Ichin sending a ga activation code. They then transitioned to talking about ga developnt.
Lao Ju's ga developnt seed to be progressing slower than what Ichin knew from his past life. The company had just been founded, and the ga was still in its early developnt phase, but Lao Ju appeared to have plenty of creative ideas awaiting his team's experintation.
During their lunchti conversation, Lao Ju took so ti to try out Ichin's ga.
anwhile, Ichin continued to sift through the other replies he received in his email.
Over the next two days, many dostic content creators and strears privately tested Ichin's ga. They found it quite intriguing and agreed to promote it through videos or streams. As for the international scene, Ichin had made so headway and was negotiating with a couple of content creators abroad.
Finally, it was Wednesday, the day of the ga's official release.
At noon, Ichin arrived at his clubroom and opened the laptop he had brought with him. Utaha and Eriri joined him after lunch, both curious about how the ga was performing on its first day.
Looking at the Steam store page, Eriri spoke up, "Ichin-kun, I didn't ask you for a ga activation code. I bought my own copy to support you!" She proudly showed her purchase record on her phone to Ichin.
Seeing this, Ichin smiled and said, "Thanks for the support! When I develop a new ga, I'll be sure to co to you first for playtesting."
"Hehe, it's a promise!" Eriri cheerfully pumped her small fists, then quickly asked, "Your next ga won't be a turn-based card ga, will it?"
"Nope, the next one will definitely be a different genre."
"Good, good," she sighed in relief.
Watching the two interact, Utaha sat to the side, arms crossed, her eyes narrowing slightly. She couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed. Don't ask why; she just felt that way.
Seeing the atmosphere between the two becoming more pleasant, Utaha couldn't hold it in any longer and interjected, "Ichin-kun, how are the sales numbers looking so far?"
Upon hearing Utaha's question, Ichin nodded and opened the backend of his account to check the ga's sales figures.
For the release, Ichin had chosen a global launch, but at the mont, he only supported three languages: English, Chinese, and Japanese. This was enough to cover most regions, but he planned to hire translators to expand to more languages once he had sufficient funds.
The sales numbers in the backend showed a total of 562 copies sold worldwide. This wasn't an enormous figure, but considering this was a ga developed by a single person, it was surprisingly solid for a start.
Utaha, not being very knowledgeable about sales numbers, asked, "Is this considered good?"
"It's better than I expected," Ichin replied with a nod. "Since it's still early in the release and there's a language limitation, many people who are interested in the ga might hold off on purchasing it. But it's fine. I anticipated a slow start in sales for my first ga. Plus, I haven't even started the promotional campaigns yet."
Saying this, Ichin opened his computer's browser and logged into Bilibili.
Seeing the website, Eriri exclaid in surprise, "Ah, I know this site! There are tons of fun videos here, and they even have lots of ani content. But there's no Japanese version, so I have to use a VPN to access it. Still, it's not much of a problem for . Ichin-kun, have you been promoting your ga here?"
"Yes, I reached out to so content creators and strears," Ichin replied as he opened his notifications and saw that Lao Ju had already posted a video—at five in the morning, no less.
"Wow, that's fast. It's only been a day, and he didn't even let know," Ichin thought, amused.
The title of the video read: "A Hundred Minutes Full of Details". It sounded impressive, but Ichin knew that the content would likely cause viewers' blood pressure to rise in so way.
He clicked on the video and heard the familiar opening line:
"Alright, dear viewers, hello everyone…"
Seeing Ichin open a video about his ga, Utaha seed to catch on. "Ichin-kun, is this one of your promotional partners?"
"Yeah, this is one of them," Ichin confird.
Eriri, being more familiar with Bilibili, was startled, "Huh? This creator has over two million followers, and the video is already close to a million views! And it's only been half a day, right?"
Hearing the surprise in Eriri's voice, Ichin chuckled. "Of course! Did you think I'd randomly pick soone? I wouldn't reach out to anyone without so real influence."
After closing the video, Ichin planned to watch it in detail later that afternoon. For now, he refreshed the Steam backend. As he did, he noticed a noticeable increase in the sales numbers.
He refreshed again, and the numbers climbed even higher.
Soon, it had surpassed one thousand copies, and after one more refresh, it was already at one thousand five hundred.
Looking at the detailed sales report, it was clear that most of these sales were coming from the Chinese region.
Checking his Bilibili notifications again, he saw that many of the content creators he had arranged collaborations with had already posted their videos. Their efficiency was impressive, with so even streaming live.
Although he wasn't sure about other regions yet, in the Chinese market, the montum seed promising for now.
And just as Ichin had anticipated, the results weren't far off. As the content creators and strears continued to promote the ga, the sales numbers kept climbing during his afternoon classes.
The ga's reviews also increased, and they were maintaining an overall rating of "Overwhelmingly Positive."
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