The two-week challenge brought about significant profits for Gamestar Electronic Entertainment.
Among them, the sales of game consoles doubled during the first week of the challenge.
Over half a million units of the Famicom were sold in just one week, aided of course by pricing strategies, and the total sales of game consoles are about to surpass seven million.
The sales of the Super Famicom also reached three million, while the Game Boy reached two million four hundred thousand.
The Game Boy's growth rate was the fastest, and its portability was indeed a huge advantage.
Even daily commuters who were not interested in electronic games would want to buy one to play Tetris on the go.
Just the built-in Tetris alone could bring joy to these commuters.
And as time passed, they would inevitably want more than just one game.
As the current number one IP of Gamestar Electronic Entertainment, the first Dragon Quest maintained sales at about four million copies, while Dragon Quest III sold around two million one hundred thousand.
It seems that the sales of the first installment have almost reached their limit, with the growth rate rapidly slowing down, but the third installment still has potential to be tapped.
Naturally, the movements on Gamestar Electronic Entertainment's side would not be ignored by their competitors.
They didn't need to investigate how many game consoles Gamestar Electronic Entertainment sold in a week; they only needed to look at the bustling scenes in those stores to get a rough idea.
Even though most of these people were just here for the excitement.
The various sales methods from past lives opened their eyes.
But without high-quality games as the foundation, no matter how hard you try to promote, you can only deceive the first batch of ignorant people who come, and by the second time, hardly anyone would believe you.
Many companies understood this and dared not follow Gamestar Electronic Entertainment in learning their marketing strategies.
Except for Surui Electronic, which followed closely behind and organized a racing competition.
Now their game console could be considered competitive, and the only game with relatively good quality was this racing game.
And this was developed in-house.
So far, no third-party game developers have been willing to log in good games on their consoles.
They still flocked to Gamestar Electronic Entertainment's embrace, after all, that's where they could make more money.
And in the Extreme Challenge Grand Prix, there have been no changes in the rankings except for Metroid in the past week.
Taiga Oono is really strong, at least from the perspective of this era, he has pushed his gaming limits to the fullest through various feedback and statistics.
And since Taiga Oono's challenge, he hasn't appeared again in the following week.
This wasn't intentional disappearance; he was just preparing to break through himself again in this week.
At the same time, he also accepted an invitation from Gamestar Electronic Entertainment to participate in a small interview event.
The interview was arranged inside the Gamestar Electronic Entertainment company building.
In the morning, Taiga Oono stood in front of the Gamestar Electronic Entertainment office building, feeling a bit dreamy.
At first, he was just a player who wanted to participate in the challenge to win prizes.
But now he seemed to have become a star, invited to participate in an interview event.
And it was at the place he had always dreamed of coming to, the Gamestar Electronic Entertainment office building.
Now many players already regarded this place as a sacred place in their hearts.
When they moved before, it left many people regretful for a long time.
Because the new office building does not allow casual visitors.
But now, he could enter directly without any obstacles.
"Hello, my name is Taiga Oono, and I'm here to visit Gamestar Electronic Entertainment."
In the lobby of the building, he walked up to the front desk responsible for reception and stated his purpose.
The front desk was for the property service of this building, unrelated to Gamestar Electronic Entertainment, so they also needed to register in advance.
After glancing at Taiga Oono, the receptionist, noticing his youthfulness and casual attire, nodded and pointed to the elevator, saying, "Twenty-third floor, that's where Gamestar Electronic Entertainment's reception is."
"Okay, thank you."
Taiga Oono politely thanked her and headed towards the elevator.
Inside the elevator, he still seemed a bit nervous, after all, he had never been to such a place before, and he was truly just an ordinary person in the past.
Ascending to the twenty-third floor, he tentatively stepped out of the elevator, and before him was the place he had always dreamed of coming to.
Gamestar Electronic Entertainment Corporation.
A leading company in the industry.
"Hello, you must be Mr. Taiga Oono. Please follow me."
As soon as Taiga Oono stepped out of the elevator, a sweet-looking receptionist walked out from inside the company's doors.
She greeted Taiga Oono with a friendly smile, who felt a bit awkward.
"Hello... Do you know my name?"
"Of course, you're now the star player of the challenge, please come with me. The president is a bit busy now, so you may need to wait for about ten minutes before meeting him. Would you like some tea in the meantime?"
"What? I'm going to meet President Takayuki?"
Taiga Oono was a bit surprised, his eyes widened. He never thought he would actually meet the president of the company.
Before, when he received the call at home, it was just about a simple interview.
At that time, he was still thinking about whether he would have a chance to meet Takayuki, his idol.
But now, suddenly being told that he could meet his idol directly, this made him feel both shocked and excited.
"Yes, our president initially intended to meet with you first, then followed by the interview to ease in. But you can relax, our president is as young as you are, so there shouldn't be any barriers between you two."
How could there be no barriers!
He's the god of games, and I'm just a player.
Taiga Oono immediately felt a bit dizzy, already overwhelmed by the unexpected surprise.