"I want to play pokemon right now!!"
Within just one hour of the promotional video's release, this hot search had already climbed to the top of almost all social media hot search lists.
Regardless of whether users liked playing games or not, they were deeply shocked by the content displayed in this promotional video. Interaction, exploration, nurturing, battling, and even fishing—it almost included everything that interested everyone. Even if they weren't usually interested, having a cute Pikachu follow them around every day would be very comfortable!
Is pokemon the escort work for Anti-Entropy ar glasses?
Wrong, it's an ar glasses specifically launched for this pokemon!
Those basic services were basically ignored by everyone; everyone's interest was focused on pokemon.
At this time in North America, Yǔ had already turned off his phone early and was comfortably enjoying the warmth of three people on the sofa.
Seele was held in his arms, Bronya and Kaguya on either side, and Seele held their hands, placing them on her chest and gently kneading them.
The trailer had been played over and over again on the TV, and each time it brought new exclamations from the few of them.
"Brother, can it really achieve what's shown in the trailer just with ar glasses?"
Leaning back further, Seele asked with her head tilted up.
"Most of it is fine."
Yǔ lowered his head and kissed Seele's little head, responding, "Functions like capturing, fishing, breeding, farming… these can all be directly achieved with that pair of sensing gloves. But scenes like the appearance of those legendary beasts will require the assistance of some special equipment."
He tightened his arms, sinking both hands into that softness, feeling Seele's body suddenly go limp. He smiled and joked, "Otherwise, for example, Groudon and Kyogre, we can't really let them fill the sea or destroy the land, right? That would be too outrageous."
"Mhm."
Just as Yǔ was about to say something else, Bronya's phone rang again.
This was already the countless call since the trailer was released.
She helplessly let go of Yǔ's arm and sighed as she took out her phone.
"I told you to turn off your phone. Aren't you just looking for trouble?"
Yu looked at Bronya amusedly, and she immediately rolled her eyes, retorting, "Who do you think those calls were looking for just now? Wasn't it me who handled them for you?"
"Oh, you don't need to bother with those people. They were silent before, and now they see something good and immediately want to come and take a bite. Is that possible? We don't lack anything with Anti-Entropy backing us."
"But those people are Anti-Entropy's partners, and they might also have business cooperation with Gensokyo then."
He lifted one hand from Seele's softness and lightly flicked Bronya's head: "Bronya, you need to know that they are asking us now. If they don't want to cooperate in the future, there are plenty of companies rushing to cooperate with us. Besides, we still have Anti-Entropy behind us."
Cocolia was their biggest backer.
Moreover, with pokemon, Cocolia's say in the group deepened. Her position as the second-in-command was a bit unstable before, but now she was firmly seated there. Even Welt couldn't influence her. One could only say that when it came to internal struggles, Cocolia was truly a good hand.
"I know."
She twisted his side discontentedly. As Yǔ, holding Seele and pulling Kaguya, exaggeratedly accused Bronya of violence, she looked at the message on her phone and paused.
"It's Kiana."
"Her?"
Bronya's surprised voice attracted the attention of the three people. Yǔ also stopped messing around and asked doubtfully, "Shouldn't it be the middle of the night over there right now? Why is she calling you?"
"Who knows."
Shaking her head, Bronya answered the call and put it on speaker.
"Kiana, it's so late..."
"I want to play pokemon right now! Please, let me play! I'll do anything!"
"?"
"Pfft~"
The three onlookers immediately stifled their laughter, watching Bronya respond to her phone with a speechless expression: "No!"
"Huh? Why not? Bronya, can't you be a little flexible? Please, I'll really do anything, even warm A Yu's bed for him!"
Yǔ: "?"
Wait, how did he get dragged into this??
Feeling the sudden gazes focused on him, Yǔ quickly raised his hands and shook his head frantically.
Bronya glared at Yǔ, then turned back and said, "This really won't do. It's not that I won't let you play, but Anti-Entropy and the various regions haven't fully finalized their agreements yet, and some facilities haven't been completed. Even if you wear the ar glasses, you won't see anything."
"Ah? Is that how it is...?"
Hearing the disappointment in Kiana's voice, Bronya paused, then comforted her, "The specific release date here in North America will be a week earlier than other regions worldwide, on January 1st. How about this, I'll send you a few ar glasses with pokemon bonuses the day before the release, so you can play it on time."
"Really? Thank you, Bronya!"
Besides Kiana's happy voice, there was also Mei's faint voice.
"Speaking of which, we haven't seen each other for over half a year. When are you guys coming back? I miss you all~"
Kiana's undisguised sincerity warmed everyone's hearts. Bronya thought for a moment, then finally looked at Yǔ, holding the phone up to him.
"Go back? We should be going back early next year. After pokemon is released with the ar glasses, I'll still need to stay at the company to handle some follow-up trivia. We're expected to be back in the Far East by the end of January."
After thinking for a moment, Yǔ said.
"Oh, it's A Yu! A Yu, you're there too!"
"Of course! The game's trailer was released, so of course we'd gather to watch it! By the way, was what you said about warming the bed true?"
"!!!! Cough, cough, what was that, you heard it?"
"Bronya had it on speaker."
"...Of course I was just kidding, just kidding, hehe, A Yu, don't be so serious."
"That's truly a shame."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yǔ felt three small hands simultaneously twist him, making him grimace in pain.
Kiana on the other end quickly changed the subject.
"By the way, is everyone gathered together now?"
"Yes."
Hearing this, Seele and Kaguya also greeted her.
"Since that's the case, why don't we video chat together? It's been so long since we've seen each other. Mei is right next to me now. Sirin is still live streaming at home, so I won't call her."
Soon, Kiana's video invitation appeared on the phone.
Projecting the phone screen onto the living room's large television, Kiana and Mei, dressed in their pajamas, quickly appeared in the center of the screen.
One was grinning foolishly, the other was gentle, both smiling and waving at them.
As for a certain Miss Pufferfish, who was excitedly chatting with her live stream audience, she unfortunately missed this opportunity to chat face-to-face with a certain someone.
...
Pushing aside all social engagements, after the weekend, Yǔ buried himself in the company again, beginning to refine and optimize the bugs that appeared during the closed beta, ensuring perfection before the official launch.
"By the way, how will our game itself be charged?"
In the office, after fixing a bug, Bronya stood up and stretched, her ample chest straining the buttons of her shirt. She walked behind Yǔ, bent down, and rested that weight on his head.
"Charge? Why would it be charged? Of course it'll be free."
"Free?"
A big question mark appeared above Bronya's head.
However, hearing the words "free game," Bronya felt like something wasn't quite right.
"That's right. Not only will the main game be completely free, but users who link their Anti-Entropy ar glasses will also receive a free pokemon as their initial partner. For example, in the Far East, you'll have three choices: Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur. These are all quite good pokemon. How about it, pretty generous, right?"
Isn't this a bit too generous?
Bending down, Bronya pinched his face.
"Then how will you make a profit? You can't not make any money at all, can you? Will Anti-Entropy agree?"
"How could that be? There are in-game purchases."
"How will it be charged?"
"That's simple. Pokeballs will be charged."
"Huh???"
Bronya froze, looking at Yǔ's smiling face, feeling speechless.
She thought he had a change of heart, but she didn't expect him to be the true profiteer. Charging for Pokeballs? Listen to that, is that even human speech?
It should be known that the capture rate of the most common red and white Pokeballs is very low, even less than 5% for some higher-level pokemon. Even if you deplete some of the pokemon's HP, the probability is at most 50%. This will undoubtedly be the biggest consumable in the entire game.
"Don't look at me like that~"
Turning his chair around, Yǔ casually pulled Bronya, who had lost her balance, into his arms, pinching the soft flesh behind her as he said, "Users can claim ten free red and white Pokeballs every day. Anything beyond that will be charged. Of course, advanced balls with higher capture rates can only be claimed once a week for free. If you buy them, the price will be higher. These will need to be calculated by Anti-Entropy's specialized personnel to determine appropriate pricing. We don't need to worry about it."
"What about Master Balls?"
"Those are rewards for the eight masters in tournaments. They won't be sold, and they're ineffective against legendary pokemon."
Looking at Kaguya, who was still working diligently, Bronya's body relaxed a little, and she subtly pulled back, her face slightly flushed.
"Are you ready?"
Yǔ suddenly said with a smile.
"Ready for what?" Bronya mumbled in confusion, her eyes half-closed.
"To become a little rich woman who will never lack research and development funds, of course~"