A third party joined, Li Fangcheng had long thought that there would be.

I even fantasized about whether there would be strong second-party rookies like Konami on the field, or some well-known third parties to join.

These are all things to look forward to.

Since the Age of Wonders stood up with Sony on its back, countless players have been waiting and watching.

And various third parties, not to mention, have remained on the sidelines.

Something like standing in line is not an easy choice, and many times it is an irreversible process.

There is Nintendo, which dominates console battlefield games, and Sega, which dominates arcade machines.

Even if these two have some unfriendly requirements, even quite harsh conditions.

But those who mix well don't dare to switch camps easily, and those who mix poorly want to express their loyalty at this time, what if, they are recognized?

Besides, there is the PC-E that is struggling in the quagmire, and the third parties who used to make games for this console have almost all been abandoned by Nintendo and Sega now.

And the third party who gave everything did nothing.

Such an example is in the past, and no one will be impulsive.

Who can say whether the Miracle Era will be wiped out by the two bigwigs?

This is also the reason why Li Fangcheng waited so long for a third party to come.

But now it's different.

The addition of Namco, one of the top third parties, is like a storm that has swept through the entire news media.

"A generation of overlords bow down, the video game industry will change!"

"Strong Alliance, Three Kingdoms"

"Three Worlds, Namco Sets the Situation"

"Nintendo's Abandonment, Victory in the Age of Wonders?"

"The alliance of the old and new overlords, will Nintendo and Sega shake hands"

……

"According to the latest news, Namco has announced that it has joined the camp of the Age of Wonders, becoming the first third party of the Age of Wonders. This news means that Namco's break with Nintendo has become irreversible. ”

"Namco has been awarded the Best Choice Company for Employment for three consecutive years, which shows that its potential and strength are second to none among game manufacturers, but such an old game company has turned into the emerging console camp of the Age of Wonders, which is conceivable that this will be a huge reshuffle for the entire industry!"

"Namco has been a little silent for the past two years, and after joining the Age of Wonders, it immediately announced that it will hand over the new game "Inning Run" just released this year to the Age of Wonders for distribution, which will be another huge shock on the street airport. ”

“……”

Countless news outlets competed to cover it.

The addition of Namco seems to have changed little for the entire Age of Wonders.

But for the industry as a whole, this represents a signal - the Miracle Era is recognized by a third party and takes the initiative to join!

This is equivalent to informing the entire industry that the Age of Miracles is officially moving towards the stage of history.

It is no longer understood as self-amusement, but is truly recognized.

And it's also one of the industry bigwigs like Namco!

"Stronger than Masaya Nakamura, after experiencing the fluctuations of Namco in the past two years, he has actually recognized a cruel reality, that is, Nintendo is no longer the third-rate manufacturer in the JAMMA era, especially its market dominance, has long been all over the global market, PC-E is also in a bitter battle in Japan, and Namco has no help in the situation, I have to admit that this is no longer the era he is familiar with!" Li Fangcheng put down the newspaper and said with emotion.

"To be honest, as a newcomer to this industry, I have to admit that the rise of game manufacturers is really fast. Mu Mengxue was also surprised.

"Then for sure, look at Sega, ten years ago, how many people knew about it?" Li Fangcheng smiled: "Even Sega, a company that was not very good in the first place, was acquired by the wealthy CSK Group five years ago, with the help of huge funds to continuously upgrade technology, and at the same time, it also used the arcade to make a lot of profits, and gradually caused huge competitive pressure on Namco in the arcade business." ”

"So, in the console and arcade fields, we were attacked by Nintendo and Sega on both sides, and under all kinds of pressure, Namco chose us?"

Mu Mengxue has always been puzzled by the sudden addition of Namco, and now under Li Fangcheng's explanation, she seems to have caught something.

That's right, Masaya Nakamura is not stupid, he is clearly aware that the arcade business is the foundation of Namco, and if he and Sega deepen their cooperation in the home machine business, it is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger, and the disagreement with Nintendo only exists in the field of home machines. So Nakamura Masaya sent his deputy Ryuji Hashiguchi to Tokyo as early as the front end Sega to re-sign the contract with Nintendo, and since then Namco has lost all its most-favored-nation status, and the income of the home console business has fallen sharply, so to speak, Namco has fallen to the detective. ”

"Then isn't he already cooperating with Nintendo? Why did he choose us again? How do you look at it, Nintendo is stronger than us, right?" Mu Mengxue was even more confused.

Since Masaya Nakamura can still find Nintendo to cooperate with the arcade, why did he choose to defect?

"That's because at that time, they had to go on the market after the development of their new game, otherwise they would ......," Li Fangcheng shook his head.

It's not that simple.

At that time, Namco can be said to have spent countless experiences, in order to completely appease Nintendo's anger, Nakamura Masaya recovered all of Tengen's capital investment, the vest company that had been stirring up trouble in North America for many years finally came to an end due to business difficulties, and the once smash hit Nakajima Hideyuki became the biggest victim and has since disappeared.

That's it, but seeing the technology that has made a major breakthrough in the arcade business.

In fact, as early as 2D dot matrix image technology was still in its heyday, that is, last year, Namco had already invested 5.5 billion yen from the capital increase into the research and development of CG technology, which was very avant-garde at that time, and it was 3D technology!

He has also made significant progress in cooperation with JCGL, one of Japan's top CG production companies.

"It's like a ...... released by Namco this year What is a large somatosensory traffic jam game...... They have received a lot of positive reviews inside and outside the industry, and they are willing to hand over the right to issue to us?"

Mu Mengxue still doesn't understand why Namco has already been able to release with the help of Nintendo, why it was changed to the Age of Miracles.

In February this year, Namco launched the world's first large-scale somatosensory racing game "inning Run" using 3D polygon technology, which is also equipped with its own SYSTEM21 substrate, and the data sampling comes from the business support of Mazda, a major automobile manufacturer.

This pretty much points the way to the future of arcades, or rather, the gaming industry.

(End of chapter)