Chapter 1299: The Current State of the Game Industry
The indescribable night passed.
The December season has also passed more than halfway.
Christmas is approaching, the last year of the twentieth century, and it is about to pass.
The new century will come.
As for the Christmas carnival of Company A, all gamers and fans have set their sights on this.
Everyone is looking forward to it.
During the Christmas holidays, Company A will launch many new games in a row, including an interactive movie version of FATE, which is known as a "cinematic experience".
And for many users of the Mithril platform, the most important thing on this day is the discount.
In many places, players have begun to hoard point cards, and in some areas where online credit card payment has been opened, many players have also begun to recharge the action, and some people have not recharged, but directly prepared credit cards - because now in many areas in order to promote the means of online payment, credit cards are still 95% off, and they can be folded and added with games.
What was the most important thing at the turn of the century?
For many, it may be the summary of the twentieth century.
But for players, the most important thing in the twentieth century is to buy and buy!
In these days, the network can be used for office work and communication, but the most important thing about the network is really not to use it to play games?
Heroic tracks?
20% off legendary skins!
And we also have a super bundle where you can open a legendary skin that you don't have, and you can also have a full set of item UI.
Garden Wars?
We're more conscientious, all skins are 50% off, a whole set of skin themes, as long as you are 99 yuan 8!
For less than $100, you can get a whole new set of skins!
Brave New World?
Well...... Well, this niche game doesn't have any price reductions at Christmas, but the number of players in Brave New World is not increasing.
This game, which has only a few more than 10,000 online users, is the lowest-end online game under Senxia.
Well, as far as this era is concerned, the highest number of online people of 10,000 people is already a super good result, and it is really a bit aggrieved to say that it is a niche.
However, this kind of ultra-high degree of freedom of text online games is not sustainable in the future world, because after entering the era of graphics, the cost of content creation will increase countless times, and this kind of game that relies on text patience to play cannot be continued.
It's a game that can run for ten, or even twenty, or thirty years, but the user capacity of such a game is definitely not large - of course, because of its high degree of freedom and customizability, even if it is text-only, this mode will definitely be able to continue.
In the future, this has already been proven, and even twenty years later, there are still text-only or near-text-only game sites and games on the Internet.
Players have all kinds of habits, but among online games, there are really few that can perfectly operate 18X content, and the number of works that can poke everyone's hobbies is even rarer.
In addition to these games, online versions of the likes of Street Fighter and The King of Fighters have also started selling at discounts.
Especially Street Fighter.
Capcom didn't really focus too much on the DC-P platform at first.
When they started developing Street Fighter on the platform, it was actually similar to what they did when they started developing Resident Evil on DC - to cheer you on.
But Capcom never expected that - Street Fighter Online Edition is on fire!
Unlike a large eastern country that likes "The King of Fighters", in Europe and the United States, everyone actually likes the game "Street Fighter" more.
Capcom developed this online version, on the one hand, for support, and on the other hand, for CG.
At the time of the World E-sports Series, Capcom specially developed a DLC in order to catch up with the process - that is, to add a "World E-sports Series" venue battle scene and a "E-sports tournament uniform" for all characters to the work.
Then, Capcom discovers that the door to a new world opens before his eyes.
After the World Esports Series, Capcom never expected that this set of DLC would sell more than 100,000 copies!
You must know that although "Street Fighter" is a very famous game, even in Europe and the United States, there are very few players who have the Internet, have DC-P, and also play "Street Fighter"!
And in this case, a set of DLC can sell so much, do you think they have an idea?
Soon, on the sidelines of Halloween, they introduced the "Halloween Outfit" skin.
It was found that ...... Damn, I actually bought better!
Capcom, who tasted the sweetness twice, instantly understood how such a free online game as "Hero's Trajectory" survived - this DLC sells skins, and it is even more profitable than selling the game itself!
Then, Kapcom, the king of cold rice, became the Skin Emperor on the world line where Senxia is located.
Capcom, who is on the point of no return for selling skins, also prepared various suits for the characters at Christmas, and fans of "Street Fighter" may have to shell out a lot of money again.
It's not just skins that are sold, but also new events.
For example, the Stone Age and the Bubble Hall both have Christmas activities...... Well, well, these games are mainly sold in a large eastern country, and the so-called activities are actually stronger in the concept of popularity.
In the game version of "Magical Girl Naha", a DLC plot has been added, and this plot unfolds a DLC called "Endless Christmas", which tells the story of Naha being trapped in Christmas.
Although this plot is not long, it is a foreshadowing that leads to the second part - because in the second part, Senxia's version of "Magical Girl Naye", is ready to use the "Enemy of Time" as the opponent of the main prop "Book of Darkness", the Book of Darkness is a magic guide created to fight against the enemy of time, whose real name is the Book of Night Sky, but after being polluted by the enemy of time, it has become an ominous existence.
And the story of Christmas is a prelude and foreshadowing of the work.
That's the state of DC-P games before Christmas.
Of course, this world is not only DC-P, as the boss of home consoles, Sony's PS2 is even more popular, including games like Final Fantasy, all of which are sold on PS2, and DC-P doesn't even have the opportunity to drink a bowl of soup.
But even the Sony camp was dumbfounded when they saw the fancy marketing on DC-P - you guys can still play like this?!
"This son is so terrifying!"
Mr. Yamauchi Pu was also extremely surprised after seeing the sales of DC-P at this time.
And next to Yamauchi Pu, sat Satoshi Iwata.
These two are talking about the GBA.
In the past two years, Nintendo has not made any achievements, the so-called Nintendo N64 console, not to mention Sony's PS, even the Saturn game console of Sega over there can't be compared.
It is true that the N64 sells well, but such a machine and such sales, which are actually owned by Nintendo, are failures.
So Nintendo has been able to renew it recently, entirely because they still have a handheld relationship.
At this time, they developed a new generation of handheld computers.
This is the GBA.
A few months ago, Yamauchi Pu and Iwata Satoshi had a false alarm.
Because of the XBOX handheld, sales suddenly increased dramatically, and in a short period of time, the number of holdings almost tripled!
This change directly shocked Nintendo.
What's even worse is that they found that this game console was in a big eastern country, and it was all going for millions and tens of millions of copies, and they were even more stunned.
But fortunately, after they investigated, they found out that things were not like that.
The big increase in sales of this game console in the mud bomb is because of a game that is not a game - the so-called "brain game" "Brain Platinum". Many middle-aged and elderly people play this game, in fact, for the so-called "brain strength".
And in a certain eastern country, the so-called XBOX does not exist at all.
There's the XBOX twin, the X-Reader and its enhanced version...... Well, the latter is actually closer to things like Wenquxing.
No matter what the market looks at, this machine was not created for gaming, the former is a "health supplement", while the latter is a "reader" and a "school product".
The reason why Yamauchi Pu was surprised was not because of this handheld.
It's because of DC-P.
Because in a large eastern country, because of a paper order, there is no wind and waves on the game console over there.
But — but — after Nintendo's investigation, they realized that something was wrong.
Because the Order of the Phoenix is over there, it has launched a Kirin computer.
And after Nintendo's investigation, it was surprised to find that this thing turned out to be DC-P with a vest!
So, right on such a forbidden border...... Sorry...... In such a world where game consoles have been banned, such a game console has appeared in a grand manner.
What, you said this machine will only go on sale next year?
Don't you know that a certain eastern power has already announced cooperation?!
With the government's foundation, the sales of these millions of sets are guaranteed.
In a large eastern country, a company that sells lion pets to send anti-virus software even survives by relying on government procurement!
And what's even more terrifying is that they monopolized the market of a large eastern country!
And that means they might even sell tens of millions of copies!
This is what Pu Yamauchi finds the most terrifying.
"But as far as I know, their profit margins are very low, and their main means of making money are relying on mud bombardment and subsidies from both sides of a large eastern country. The subsidy on the mud bomb side, if someone lobbied, can find a way to take it off. Satoshi Iwata said.
Yamauchi Pu listened to Iwata's words, put down the information questionnaire about the Order of the Phoenix in his hand, and then looked at the heir he had chosen.
"Does that make sense?"
“......”
Satoshi Iwata didn't speak.
Because it really doesn't make sense.
- When the Order of the Phoenix was doing this kind of thing, it didn't even think about making money.
What they want is popularity, they want the market.
The subsidy is just the icing on the cake.
Even if there were no subsidies, the Order of the Phoenix would definitely do this kind of thing.
So lobbying for the abolition of subsidies can be done, but why do you need to consume your own favor and do such a thankless thing?
No need!
"But they have a good idea. Nintendo wants to enter the market of a large eastern country, and this method may be good. ”
Although Mori Xia is a Nintendo who is always black on one side, in fact, Nintendo was indeed one of the pioneers who landed in a certain eastern country, and the GBA game consoles of the "iQue Console" series released by Nintendo in a certain eastern country are many people's childhood memories.
Yamauchi's gaze is much stronger than the "Ren Hell" that will not die in the Chinese version in the future.
After seeing Senxia's train of thought, he also had an idea here.
Satoshi Iwata also knew what Pu Yamauchi meant.
"Can our new host also log in to a large eastern country as a 'home computer'?"
In fact, Nintendo's "red and white machine" is actually the so-called "home computer", not a "game console".
At least that's what they officially say.
The so-called FC is the name of "Family_Computer".
However, Old Man Yamauchi shook his head: "The first is a genius, the second is a mediocre talent, and the third is a fool." The Order of the Phoenix can enter a large country in the East, taking the official route, but can we do it?"
“......”
Satoshi Iwata thought about it, but shook his head.
Can't do it.
First of all, they do not have the courage to come up with high-end products to exchange interests, and secondly, they ...... It does not matter.
For Senxia, it is unlikely that Sega will continue to develop the technology inherited by Sega alone. And at this time, being able to exchange some benefits for a large eastern country is actually one of the best ways to reuse waste that Senxia can find.
But can Nintendo do it?
Can't do it!
And, more critically...... There's someone on top of Senxia!
The affairs of the Tianhai family, the old man Yamauchi Pu is not very clear, but after all, he was born in the twenties, and he still knows some things about the Tianhai family.
The Tianhai family has always been the leading party.
And they are also small experts who lead the way in many aspects, after World War II, they were not only not liquidated, but were supported by the lighthouse country, which is a very telling point. It is not for nothing that people can confirm the status of the emperor of the soil in Hokkaido.
And in a certain eastern country...... Well, it is said that the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries will lead the needle in it, do you think it can be done?
Tianhai Senxia is the successor of the Tianhai family, although the other party's company is not the industry of the Tianhai family, but the relationship and influence can still be borrowed.
"Let's focus on preparing for the GBA. For the news of the Order of the Phoenix, I guess Sony is more anxious than we are......"
The old man finally summed it up......
"Hi. ”
Satoshi Iwata nodded.
No matter what happens to others, Nintendo still prioritizes its own consoles and games......
......
The company that sells lion pets is Rui Mouxing......
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