Chapter 256: Sales and Negotiations
"Dare to ask Mr. Kawasaki, I don't know why you came here this time?" Li Fangcheng suppressed the excitement in his heart.
Today's SNK has not reached its true glory.
Even if there are some good results in the past two years, there are still two years before the real rise!
Three years ago, it was renamed to the current SNK, and at that time, it was not full of food and had nothing to do.
At that time, SNK risked bankruptcy and launched an arcade game "Athena" that shocked the whole of Japan at the time!
Athena is an action game in which the player controls Athena, the goddess of wisdom who wields a sword, to slay demons. At that time, SNK's top management took a great risk and added a self-developed sound chip to the game's baseboard, which was not available at the time, to play the game's theme song sung by a well-known female idol singer in Japan at the time.
Unexpectedly, this practice was a huge success!
At that time, the sound of the arcade machine was just average, not very good, and it could meet the simple sound effects.
But since the song was added, many players have learned that the original game and music can really go well together!
The popularity of this game is like Final Fantasy saved Enix, pulling SNK back from the brink of life and death.
Then, in the same year, another game that was also very well made, Fury, also brought a lot of praise to SNK.
Fury, which is also a flat and horizontal action game, tells the story of a mercenary organization to defeat the evil forces. Among them, the protagonist of 1P is Clark, the protagonist of 2P is Ralph, and the commander behind the scenes is Hadilan. These people later reunited in the "The King of Fighters" series.
There is also a work that has to be mentioned, "Cuban Warrior", this game was first released in an arcade version the year before last.
The version of FC released last year did not enter the core lineup, however, the game of Cuban Warrior was seen by many people in the machine hall when they were children.
This game tells the story of the two Cuban leaders, Che Guevara and Castro, who defeated the dictator and established a socialist state.
There is no huge subversion in the game, but the process of the game is extremely hot, and it has also done the first "multiplier" system in the industry.
Players can attack enemies in tanks, and even use the invincibility time of getting on and off tanks to save their lives!
Metal Slug, plus The King of Fighters, two super classic games, make the entire SNK the top third party!
SNK was once the representative of shooting games and fighting games, but in fact, before that, it had never been decided which one to do.
Two years later, "The Legend of the Hungry Wolf" laid the foundation of fighting games, and the popularity of metal slug also created a classic of shooting games.
Metal Slug, that's based on Contra, and beyond the game of Contra!
Today, with the arrival of SNK, you can imagine how excited Li Fangcheng is in his heart!!
"Mr. Li, I finally saw you...... First of all, congratulations to your company's star sales......" Kawasaki Hideyoshi congratulated and said: "In just two months, your company's host sales have exceeded 18 million units in the world, which is a feat that has subverted the entire industry!"
"Thank you for the compliment, it is also an accident to have this result this time. Li Fangcheng said modestly.
That's right, although the Xingchen host has been suppressed, and the sales volume is sometimes high and low, but that is limited to Japan, in Europe and the United States, the sales of Xingchen are rising in a straight line almost every day!
As a result, the overall sales exceeded 18 million units!
At this time, whether it is Nintendo's FC or Sega MD, it is constantly losing market share outside of Japan.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Sega does not have top-level games, Nintendo does not strengthen the performance of consoles, plus the combination of top-level consoles and top-level games in the Age of Wonders.
The host site will be completely reshuffled in a year or two!!
"Mr. Li, since I found you today, I'll say it bluntly, we want to ask if the Miracle Era has any ideas to enter the arcade field. Kawasaki Hideyoshi said straight to the point.
"Arcade??" Li Fangcheng was puzzled.
"That's right, Mr. Li's games are exclusive to console platforms, but after our evaluation, there are actually many games that are suitable for arcade platforms. Kawasaki Hideji opened a form in his purse and handed it to Li Fangcheng.
"At present, we evaluate that almost except for Dragon Sword and Sky Sword, Age of Discovery, other games can be released on the arcade, especially the Legend of the Great Sage and Sky Hunting!
Kawasaki Hidekishi's form is SNK's internal evaluation report.
Li Fangcheng looked at the report with a twinkle in his eyes.
"Admittedly, it's true that these games can be ported to arcades, but, if I'm not mistaken, your company is a third-party ...... owned by Nintendo" Li Fangcheng showed a sarcastic smile: "Nintendo's third-party, how can I trust you." ”
At that time, the whole world knew that Li Fangcheng was hit by a Japanese car and his life and death were unknown! Needless to say, media reporters could take the initiative to move closer to commercial competition!
Although Nintendo and Sega stood up and stated the next day that it was absolutely none of their business, this statement, no matter how you look at it, is a bit of a cover-up.
And, after Huaxia's investigation statement, the identities of these people directly pointed to the Yamaguchi-gumi and Sumiyoshikai!
And people in the industry naturally know their relationship with Nintendo and Sega.
The cause of the accident was guessed all the time.
Li Fangcheng's tone, in Kawasaki Hideyoshi's opinion, actually has no problem.
Kawasaki Hideyoshi smiled bitterly: "Mr. Li, since I will come here, I think you should know SNK's attitude better." ”
"Oh?" Li Fangcheng's eyes were shining, this was a signal! A signal no less than causing an earthquake in the entire industry!
"So......" Li Fangcheng put down the form: "I also make our attitude clear, if you want to cooperate with us, then, of course, we are welcome, but, if we really cooperate, then, we have to admit that we have something to say, what do you say, Kawasaki-kun." ”
Kawasaki Hideyoshi subconsciously flickered on the screen, and then sighed: "That's right, the reason why we want to cooperate with your company is that SNK's funds are already in danger, and the other reason is that Nintendo's dividends are drawn too much, and we ...... It's too much for us to work with you, it's better to say that we're a choice......"
Just got off the high-speed rail, and it will be updated immediately.
(End of chapter)