Konko's International Versions Hit 10,000 Downloads!
海外版が１万DL達成致しました！
"Your Waifu Foxgirl Konko" has reached 10,000 downloads on DLsite!
「コン狐との日常」がDLsiteで海外版が１万DLを突破しました！
Seeing a number as large as 10,000 really makes you think about all those Konkos out there keeping our fans company.
We feel glad knowing that little by little, more people are playing Konko every day.
We'd love it if even more people got to play Konko, so if you know anyone who might be interested, we ask you to all be our missionaries (in Japanese, this is the kind of word we use when recommending content like this)!
It gave us a keen sense of how users all the way across the ocean are enjoying our characters, and that makes us so happy.
Megami Soft has no restrictions when it comes to streaming, sharing in-game and promotional images, and creating derivative works/fan content, so please keep it coming!
We'll be happy if your efforts can reach even one more user than before.
Well then, thanks again, and we hope you keep enjoying "Your Waifu Foxgirl Konko"!
We made this decision because we wanted as many people as possible to experience Konko. We wanted to deliver this game to as many people as possible, and produce something that would make our supporters feel, "I'm glad I supported this game." As it's completely free, we hope you'll recommend it to your friends.
If the game gets popular, you take full advantage of your bragging rights in having known about it before anyone else!
By making the game free, Megami Soft is throwing away potential revenue.
Between production fees and translation fees, we have spent close to 5 million yen. And that's not to mention all the sadness, anger and despair we suffered as a result of losing Steam as a marketplace...plus our hopes of creating a future for moe games...
To overcome all of that, we decided we wanted even more users to experience Konko, so we picked ourselves back up, and reached this conclusion after extensive deliberation.
So we're throwing all plans out the window and setting Konko loose on the world!
Since there will be no patch for the All Ages version, there will be no way for people to play the Complete version without paying for it (no patch will be distributed at all for the foreign language versions).
Also, because of the challenges posed by Steam, and the content that was toned down for that version such as the touching commands and some provocative clothing options, the Complete version now has a lot of unique content.
We think this way we can deliver Konko in her cutest form to everyone who supported us.
We thank you sincerely for your support up till now!!
......To be honest, when we made the decision to localize Konko, we were really hoping to release the game on Steam and make a lot of money, like "NekoPara" did.
With this vague dream in mind, we laid out our plans for the translation project.
As we suspected, it was slow going at first, and there was a time we thought that if things kept going as they were, then translating the game would be difficult.
However, when we were looking through all of your Kickstarter messages and seeing your expectations, our passion for the project grew, and step by step we grew closer to realizing it. "There are people on the other side of the world who feel the same love for our game." We'll never forget the day-to-day excitement that made us feel.
Even after the project goal was met, we kept getting messages. There were a lot of difficult messages too, but those helped us to feel the responsibility of having undertaken the project, and gave us the strength to see it through to the end.
We suffered a lot of difficulties and setbacks. If we hadn't done this on Kickstarter, and hadn't had all your support, we might have given up before the end.
But we did it. We made it through. Now, this experience is like a precious treasure to us as Megami Soft.
We don't need profits - we just want people all over the world to experience Konko on their PCs. Even if you don't have Steam - even if you don't have money, Konko will have a reason for being.
Megami Soft's aim is to produce the best work we can, and have the world experience the wonder of moe games. Right now, the world is facing tough times, with a great deal of uncertainty, solitude and loneliness. That's all the more reason for us to want everyone to enjoy and be consoled by Your Waifu Foxgirl Konko. We truly believe that this game, made only with kindness and cuteness, can be of help to people all over the world.
That's why we want to do everything in our power to bring a beneficial game to the world.
We have one final request for our supporters. "Can you please leave a record of having played somewhere in the world?" This isn't an exciting, action-filled game, so it's hard to get its appeal across visually. Perhaps for that reason, the Japanese version has lived on in obscurity, rarely being mentioned on social media or blogs.
This time, we really want to share Konko with as many people as possible. We don't mind if it's word of mouth, social media, blogs or streaming.
We just want you to pass on a record of your time with Your Waifu Foxgirl Konko. This wonderful healing experience is only available to those who actually play the game. That's why we need the voices of you, our players.
We're relying on our players to help convey the kindness found in this game to the world. If we can just get that message across, then we at Megami Soft will be happy.
That's over half a year later than the Japanese version...
There were two reasons for the delay.
-After failing to pass Steam's screening process more than three times, we were ultimately banned from selling
-After the Steam result, we made an important decision on which we hung all our hopes
We deliberated over this for a long time after the results of the Steam screening came in.
We took some time to explain to and work with our staff and others who have assisted us.
This decision requires a great deal of understanding, and comes with a deal of pain and sacrifice.
We ask that everyone who has been keeping an eye on this project all this time hears us out.
Your Waifu Foxgirl Konko is becoming free to play!
The all-ages version that we had planned to sell on Steam will now be a free product on DLsite.
We made this decision because we wanted as many people as possible to experience Konko.
By making the game free, Megami Soft is throwing away potential revenue.
Between production fees and translation fees, we have spent close to 5 million yen.
And that's not to mention all the sadness, anger and despair we suffered as a result of losing Steam as a marketplace...plus our hopes of creating a future for moe games...
To overcome all of that, we decided we wanted even more users to experience Konko, so we picked ourselves back up, and reached this conclusion after extensive deliberation.
So we're throwing all plans out the window and setting Konko loose on the world!
The Complete version will be sold as the commercial (i.e. not free) version.
The plan is for Your Waifu Foxgirl Konko All Ages Version to be released for free,
while the Complete Version will be sold at the price of $18.
Since there will be no patch for the All Ages version, there will be no way for people to play the Complete version without paying for it (no patch will be distributed at all for the foreign language versions).
Also, because of the challenges posed by Steam, and the content that was toned down for that version
such as the touching commands and some provocative clothing options, the Complete version now has a lot of unique content.
While the All Ages version also has a lot of content to enjoy,
we think we have made a product that those who have purchased it will find worth their investment.
We don't need profits - we just want people all over the world to experience Konko on their PCs.
Even if you don't have Steam - even if you don't have money, Konko will have a reason for being.
One final thought...
Megami Soft's aim is to produce the best work we can, and have the world experience the wonder of moe games.
Right now, the world is facing tough times, with a great deal of uncertainty, solitude and loneliness.
That's all the more reason for us to want everyone to enjoy and be consoled by Your Waifu Foxgirl Konko.
We truly believe that this game, made only with kindness and cuteness, can be of help to people all over the world.
That's why we want to do everything in our power to bring a beneficial game to the world.
We have one final request for our supporters.
"Can you please leave a record of having played somewhere in the world?"
This isn't an exciting, action-filled game, so it's hard to get its appeal across visually.
Perhaps for that reason, the Japanese version has lived on in obscurity, rarely being mentioned on social media or blogs.
This time, we really want to share Konko with as many people as possible.
We don't mind if it's word of mouth, social media, blogs or streaming.
We just want you to pass on a record of your time with Your Waifu Foxgirl Konko.
This wonderful healing experience is only available to those who actually play the game.
That's why we need the voices of you, our players.
We're relying on our players to help convey the kindness found in this game to the world.
If we can just get that message across, then we at Megami Soft will be happy.
