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The Black Onyx

3 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jul 31, 2023 by Henk Rogers · said 3 times in 1 episodes since 2023 · across every show →

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Jul 31, 2023
Assertion Contradicted
The Black Onyx was the first role-playing video game in Japan
“The Black Onyx was the first role-playing game in Japan”
Henk Rogers Jul 31, 2023 ▶ 8:33 The Tetris Company: Henk Rogers
Jul 31, 2023
Assertion Not checkable as stated
The Black Onyx became Japan's top-selling video game in 1984
“And then SoftBank came back, and we had, for April, we had 10,000 units. And in May, 10,000 units. So we were, like, killing it. We were number one game in, in Japan in 1984.”
Henk Rogers Jul 31, 2023 ▶ 10:33 The Tetris Company: Henk Rogers
Jul 31, 2023
Assertion Not checkable as stated
SoftBank cut its initial order for The Black Onyx from 3,000 to 600
“SoftBank had, had said they would buy 3000 copies for Christmas, and when it came close to Christmas, they realized that nobody understood what a role-playing game was, and so, and the little advertising that I did was just completely ineffective. So they roll…”
Henk Rogers Jul 31, 2023 ▶ 9:35 The Tetris Company: Henk Rogers
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