As Yin Jun expected, Nintendo definitely couldn't let go of the D-pad, and it couldn't let go of the game on its side.

Not simply "Super Mario Bros.", but also "Resident Evil" that Yamauchi never remembered, and many comics from "Kirin Weekly" that can be adapted into games.

I have to say that Yamauchi's vision is really good.

This vision is good, or all-round, from the identification of talents to the company's operation.

He not only single-handedly promoted Yokoi Junhei and Miyamoto Shigeru and gave them the greatest trust, but also has an extraordinary sensitivity to the quality of the game itself.

In the previous life, Nintendo played many classic games in the 80s, all of which were promoted by him.

A person who is not a game professional can have such a keen mind and such a magical vision, you have to admire, in this world, there are really people who are born with me, they are fundamentally different from ordinary people.

It's not just Sanyamauchi, but the shopping mall elites who emerged in that era of Japan and Ben do really have a set, such as Konosuke Matsushita, Akio Morita, Kazuo Inamori, and Toshio Tsubouchi...... And so on, all of them are the momentary choices that have created the miracle of Japan.

Yamauchi is not as good as those mentioned above, but he is also the cornerstone of the Japanese economic myth.

This is by no means Yin Jun looking too highly at Yamauchi Pu, you only need to see him take Nintendo all the way to the point of No. 1 in the world, with a market value of up to $88 billion in 2008, and in the future when mobile games are flying all over the sky, Nintendo can maintain an annual profit of more than 15%, you can know Yamauchi's super ability.

In the memory of others, Nintendo has long since declined, but in fact, people are making a lot of money silently, and they are constantly developing firmly, this is the ability of others, and it is the terrible and admirable place of Nintendo!

Time is the standard for testing a person's business level.

Pu Yamauchi opened Nintendo's 40 years of glory, then he deserves Yin Jun's attention and respect.

It is difficult for ordinary people to maintain the glory of their company for 10 years, let alone 40 years of self-respect?

But it was precisely because of Yamauchi's outstanding vision that Yin Jun concluded that he could not escape from the palm of his hand and would definitely choose to cooperate with him.

What does the boy want to cooperate with Yamauchi?

Game&atch, of course!

To be precise, it should be the ultimate format of Game&atch - Gameboy!

People born in the 80s and 90s rarely have never heard the name Gameboy.

It's just that the Gameboy, which is a little bigger than the palm of your hand, is the most popular console of all time in the world, and if you don't classify the phone as a console, then the Gameboy is the most selling console in the world, more than the XBOX and PS2 combined!

Nintendo has sold more than 230 million units of the first-generation Gameboy alone, plus the upgraded versions of GBA, NDS, and 3DS, a total of more than 500 million units, and they are still being sold in 2020.

With such a good product with strong vitality and hundreds of millions of fans, how could Yin Jun let it go?

Gameboy is together with SONY's alkman, known as the two indispensable electronic products in life in the 90s, and now that there is an opportunity, Yin Jun must make Gameboy first.

Of course, the Gameboy isn't actually the best handheld console.

From Yin Jun's 2020 point of view, it is too simple.

Even its leading designer, Yokoi Junhei, thinks so, so after he left Nintendo, the design of the S palm game console completely surpassed the Gameboy, and it was not backward until 2010 - well, in fact, in the future, the copycat manufacturers in China, the imitation palm game console, is basically what the S looks like.

Compared with the upper part of the Gameboy's LCD screen、The lower half of the cross key and other function keys,S is more bold and distinctive,It is made of horizontal and vertical structure,The middle is a large LCD screen,On the left are two rows of up and down left and right function keys,Two function keys below the middle screen,Two function keys on the right。

This design makes it more convenient for players to operate with their left and right hands apart and play more freely.

That is, Yokoi Junhei died young, otherwise Bandai can directly compete with Nintendo with this game console—— Yokoi Junhei is also a super good player in the content of the game itself, and he is definitely a person who is even more powerful than Yamauchi Pu!

Therefore, Yin Jun's first generation of Gameboy, he directly chose the styling characteristics of S, rather than the original.

But if you want to be a Gameboy, most of the current technology patents are all in the hands of Nintendo, and the technology is monopolized, which is also an important reason for Nintendo's rapid development.

Yin Jun can only do Gameboy without distraction if he obtains technology patents from Nintendo, especially a series of patents for Game&atch, and then cooperates with the patents he has negotiated with Sega, Konami and other companies to buy.

As long as Yin Jun is allowed to develop the Gameboy, then he has an advantage that no one else can have.

What game was Nintendo's first Gameboy equipped with?

Tetris!

It was "Tetris" that opened the door to Gameboy and allowed Gameboy to enter thousands of households, so as to drive the continuous hot sales of Gameboy game cartridges in the future.

Right.

You read that right, it's the cassette!

Because of the memory, Gameboy does not use built-in games like those game consoles in the future, but uses a small game cartridge to insert the game on the top of the fuselage, and if you want to change the game, you can only pull it out and change it to another cartridge to plug it in.

The current "Xiangjiang Cube", the copyright is in Yin Jun's hands.

When Yin Jun sold it to the Sega Alliance, he only sold the copyright of the arcade machine and the home game console, and did not include the palm pocket game console, which was also the idea that the teenager had this idea for a long time, so it was specifically stated in the contract.

After the Gameboy comes out, Yin Jun will also learn from Nintendo, starting directly with "Xiangjiang Cube", and at the same time adding "Super Mario Bros.", with such two classic games that are popular all over the world, Gameboy is afraid that he won't be able to make a lot of money?

With the profits and cash flow provided by Gameboy, Yin Jun's $3.7 billion loan will not be a problem at all after seven or eight years.

Not to mention that Yin Jun still has a steady stream of good video games in his hands.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is certainly not suitable, the frame rate between the graphics and the action is completely insufficient, and the stuttering situation is the culprit that kills a classic game.

"Resident Evil" is similar, that kind of bloody scene can only be shown on the larger the video game console, the bigger the arcade machine, the better.

But Yin Jun still has "Contra"!

And the best Gameboy game in history - "Pokemon"!

In the future, Nintendo's market capitalization once reached $88 billion, of which $30 billion was counted in their Gameboy series.

And the biggest hero of the Gameboy is not the aging "Tetris", but "Pokemon"!

It's not an exaggeration to say that Pokemon is worth $20 billion.

As long as you get these out, you don't have to worry about the Gameboy becoming obsolete in 30 years, as long as you keep updating the hardware and software and adding some games.

All such a bright future prospects, Yamauchi Pu does not know, Yokoi Junpei does not know, and Miyamoto Shigeru does not know.

So in the face of such unequal intelligence, they can only succumb to the immediate interests.

The truth is the same as Yin Jun thought.

It was only two days later that Yamauchi Pu, whose eyes were red because of staying up late, found Yin Jun again.

"Mr. Yin, let's cooperate!" The same opening sentence, but Yamauchi's words changed: "Nintendo can have in-depth cooperation with Kirin Games, and Kirin Games can get the technology you need from Nintendo, and we also hope to get the greatest sincerity of cooperation." ”

Hearing this, Yin Jun was a little surprised.

He thought that Yamauchi Pu would persist for a while, and he would try back and forth a few times before he began to contact and cooperate, but he didn't expect to make a decision immediately.

You must know that Yamauchi Pu and Yin Jun have a grudge, but he can adjust so quickly and take the initiative to seek reconciliation and cooperation, such a mind is really a bit like a narrow-minded Japanese businessman.

But this shows from another aspect that Yamauchi Pu asks for a lot, so he can be so forbearing, and he can beg Yin Jun he hates in a low voice.

But it doesn't matter, Yin Jun is only afraid that he is unwilling to cooperate, and he is not afraid of what he wants at all.

Although Yin Jun is destined to get more, in terms of business, it is impossible for you not to give a little benefit to your partners, so who will cooperate with you in the future?

Just like "Xiangjiang Cube", Yin Jun knew that Sega had made a lot of money, but he was not dissatisfied.

I collected $250 million in cash, and I also kept the handheld, and I received enough.

If Yin Jun is allowed to develop sales channels alone, to sell and collect payments, etc., it will obviously be much more troublesome, and it is far less easy than now.

What's more, after the reputation of "Xiangjiang Cube" went out, everyone knew the strength of Kylin Games, which is also an increase in intangible assets.

The thought was like lightning, and Yin Jun nodded: "Mr. Yamauchi, this is a very wise decision for you. If we can open our hearts and cooperate together, whether it's Nintendo or Kirin Games, everyone can take what they need and get the results we want. ”

"Yes, that's what I think too!" Yamauchi said, "So, Nintendo wants to get your D-pad patent license, and also wants to get the exclusive rights and interests of Super Mario Bros. arcade and home game consoles, and even more hope to get the cooperation rights of future game adaptations produced by Kirin Weekly, including games such as Resident Evil."

As a matter of sincerity, Nintendo will release patents for home game consoles and portable game consoles for Kylin Games. As long as you pay a certain amount of royalty, you can use it indefinitely!"

"Good!"

Yin Jun pondered for a while, and neatly chose to agree: "I agree to the patent authorization of the D-pad, and pay the fee according to the use of each machine, which is the same way we pay the patent fee as we obtained the patent of Nintendo." But the term is unlimited, and we also have the right to obtain new patent licenses from Nintendo in the future, which is a prerequisite for our cooperation. ”

Yamauchi's eyelids jumped, Yin Jun is relying on Nintendo's technology?

Fortunately, Yin Jun turned to say: "But I don't have any interest in arcade machines and home game consoles. It's this kind of portable game console, I think it's kind of interesting. So Nintendo's patent licensing is limited to our portable handhelds, and Kirin Games will not compete with Nintendo in other aspects. And in return, I also agree that this time you will monopolize the rights to the arcade and home game consoles of Super Mario Bros., and the amount will not be too much, just $500 million. However, like Sega, the three markets of Xiangjiang, Aomen and Baodao, you have to leave to me, these three markets should not be the most important in your global strategy. ”

"500 million?" Yamauchi Pu didn't care about the three markets of Hong Kong, Olympics and Taiwan, but he was very concerned about the buyout amount, and said in surprise, "How can it be doubled compared to "Xiangjiang Cube"?"

"Because "Xiangjiang Cube" was a great success. Yin Jun said very frankly.

Regarding Yin Jun's straightforward explanation of the reason for the price increase, Yamauchi Pu smiled bitterly, "This price is too expensive, and Nintendo can't take it out for a while." ”

"It doesn't matter, the down payment is $100 million, and the payment will be completed within three years. Yin Junhao said discussably, "I believe that with Nintendo's sales strength, it won't even be able to make this money, right?"

Yamauchi Pu was silent for a while, and finally nodded: "Then so be it! The last remaining point, the manga adaptation game of "Kirin Weekly", Nintendo must be exclusive!"

"I'm afraid it won't work. Yin Jun shook his head and said, "I have a good relationship with Sega. At most, I can only agree, both of you have equal rights, and finally get the right to adapt the game, not because of the amount of money you give, but about your planning and calculation of the whole game. As long as any of you can do this to my satisfaction, the adaptation license is theirs. ”

"No problem. ”

Yamauchi agreed without thinking about it this time.

Looking at his happy eyes, even if Yamauchi Pu doesn't need to say it, Yin Jun also knows, Yamauchi Pu must be thinking about how with Nintendo's strength, how can he overpower Sega and Namco, so the final winner must be Nintendo.

But Yamauchi Pu didn't think that if Yin Jun quietly went down to help the Sega Alliance, then Nintendo would have no chance of winning at all.

After all, the comic scripts are all written by Yin Jun, and Yin Jun has seen many comic books that have been adapted into games, how can Nintendo's design planners know these games better than Yin Jun?

As for whether Yin Jun will do this?

It depends.

If Nintendo develops too strongly, Yin Jun will definitely support an opponent to come out and let them balance each other.

If it weren't for the fact that Yalida was too uncompetitive, Yin Jun would still want to support them as well, so that the Americans and the Japanese themselves would pinch each other, so that he would benefit from the fishermen in the middle!

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(On the first day of the new year, two chapters of 8000 words are updated! full of sincerity!