"Kitayama-kun, isn't this new console much better than the old one at home! I'll play a game with you, the effect of The King of Fighters on this new console is exactly the same as in the arcade hall!" said Hiroshi Tokumori as he walked out of the store and said to Shuhei Kitayama, a guest playing games alone in front of the TV.

The TV and game consoles are specially placed outside the store for everyone to try out, to increase the popularity of their game store and attract business. In the past, it was always connected to the TV with an FC-1 game console, and the FC-1 console was also the hottest TV game console in Japan.

But this morning, Taksen Haoxian deliberately opened a newly arrived FC-2 console. In the next period of time, he will mainly promote the new product just launched by Oriental Game Company. Compared to the profit of 10,000 yen per unit of the FC-1 console, the newly launched FC-2 game console can bring him a profit of 15,000 yen.

"Kitayama-kun, look at this gamepad is also very different from the controller on the old one! The old gamepad is long, and this new controller is 'U' shaped, we will be more comfortable to hold in our hands!" "Boss Tokusen kept selling the benefits of the FC-2 to his guests.

The two quickly completed a match, and the Kitayama Shuhei is clearly a big fan of the King of Fighters series. Although he chose a new hero in The King of Fighters 2, he quickly picked it up. And the owner of the store who played against him, Tokusen Haoxian, apparently put more energy into selling game consoles, so it didn't take long for K.O to be accepted.

"Kitayama-kun. Oriental Games has also released another really great new game this time, would you like to give it a try?" said Desen Haoxian's temptation.

"Desen-san. Get the good stuff out and let me feel what kind of attraction you call a great game!" After speaking, he raised his hand and looked at the watch on his wrist.

He works in an office building not far away, and he took advantage of his lunch break to run out. There was still some time left before the afternoon work, so he was ready to see the game that Boss Desen bragged about.

In fact, Kitayama Shuhei also knows that every game in the seller's mouth is good, otherwise why would they say that players will spend money to buy it. It's just that since Boss Desen can use the word "great" to describe it, this new game must still have some level.

Tokusen walked quickly back to his store and pulled out a box of "The Legend of Zelda" game CD.

"Why does this console use a disk instead of the previous game cartridge?" said Kitayama Shuhei noticed the new console in front of him. There is no cassette slot left like the FC-1 console.

"Since October last year, the price of memory chips has been rising sharply, resulting in a high cost of manufacturing game cartridges. You may not have noticed that in recent months, all new game cartridges have generally increased in price by more than 10%. The graphics quality of the games running on the FC-2 is better, which means that the data capacity of the game as a whole is larger, and more memory chips are required.

If the previous game card belt is still used, the cost will definitely be high. In order to take care of your players' wallets, Oriental Games has changed the new console to a disc-driven one!" Tosen explained to his customers.

He said. While reaching out and pressing the disc driver button, he then removed the "King of Fighters 2" game disc from the pop-up tray and replaced it with the "Legend of Zelda" game disk.

Of course. Desen Haoxian did not forget to say all kinds of good things to Oriental Game Company. Businessmen are very realistic, and they will support whoever can bring them benefits. And the FC series of home game consoles launched by Oriental Games. The GameBoy handheld game console has always been one of the best-selling items in Boss Desen's store.

Shuhei Kitayama is a long-time game fan. With a little guidance, he quickly figured out how The Legend of Zelda works. Tokusen looked at the other party with a focused expression. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile, and he returned to the store to continue sorting out the goods.

After about half an hour, Tokumori glanced outside the store and saw that Kitayama-kun was still very engaged in playing the game, not noticing the passage of time.

Shuhei Kitayama is also a regular customer of Tokumori Hiroshi, and since he came to work in a nearby office building, he has come to his game store to spend money. Shuhei Kitayama often likes to take advantage of his lunch break to shop for new games, because there are often fewer customers in the store at this time, and Kitayama likes to take the opportunity to exchange various game ideas with Tokusen Hiroshi.

"Kitayama-kun, it looks like your lunch break is coming to an end!" Tokumori reminded by patting him on the shoulder.

Kitayama Shuhei reacted at this time, and immediately raised his hand to look at his watch, and sure enough, it was almost time to go to work. At the moment, he is controlling the protagonist Link, and is doing a mission to deliver a letter. "The Legend of Zelda" not only has a grand game map, but also the background music, game graphics are exquisite, and more importantly, the exploratory gameplay is addictive.

"How long will it take for this game to be released on FC-1?" asked Kitayama with concern.

Boss Desen shook his head at him: "You have also seen that the quality of this game of "The Legend of Zelda" is simply incomparable to ordinary games! It is a high-end game specially developed by Oriental Game Company in order to give full play to the performance of the ERM-1 processor. The FC-1's console performance is too low to drive this game!"

"Eight Geyalu!" Kitayama couldn't help but curse in a low voice.

Tokusen laughed at this, as if he hadn't heard anything.

"Desen-kun, how much does this new game console cost?" Shuhei Kitayama quickly asked what Boss Desen had been waiting for for a long time.

"The uniform retail price for all of Japan, 100,000 yen!" said Tokusen Hiroshi, with a smile growing on his face.

Shuhei Kitayama couldn't help frowning, his current monthly income is 400,000 yen. 100,000 yen is equivalent to a week's salary, and this price is by no means cheap for him.

"Desen-kun. I'm sorry, but this price is too expensive. I still need to think about it again!It's almost time to go to work, I have to go first!" Kitayama Shuhei bowed. I quickly said goodbye and left.

Although the guests didn't buy anything, there was no trace of displeasure on the face of the owner, Tokusen Ho-hyun. He knew very well that Kitayama Shuhei was a game house, and the reluctant look in the other party's eyes before leaving just now convinced him that this Kitayama-kun would definitely come back and pay for it obediently.

The FC-2 console itself is absolutely top-notch, and the only thing that might hinder the popularity of this product will only be its expensive price. The global retail price set by Oriental Games for the FC-2 is $399, with a list price of 100,000 yen in Japan.

With such a high selling price, many dealers are worried about the affordability of consumers, so they dare not place large-scale orders, for fear that a large amount of capital turnover will be caused by unsalable game consoles.

However, Tokusen Haoxian was very bold and ordered 100 FC-2s in one go. In addition to the various new game CDs he ordered, the total value of the entire order exceeded 10 million yen, and almost all of his working capital was drained.

Dongfang's products have always been very popular, so the company has never been in the habit of selling on credit to dealers. In order to compete for the priority supply of popular products, many dealers often even pay in advance before the products leave the factory. As early as a few years ago, when the FC-1 game console was launched, Tokusen Haoxian had experienced the scene of too many monks and too little porridge and short supply, and he didn't want to experience it again this time, and watched the helpless feeling of making money opportunities slipping away.

Tokusen believes in the FC-2 console's excellent performance, as well as high-quality games such as "The King of Fighters 2" and "The Legend of Zelda". Even if the console sells for a higher price, it won't stop true gaming fans from being enthusiastic about it.

Today is Friday, and with the end of school at various schools and the end of work in the afternoon, the whole of Akihabara is popular. It's finally getting more and more prosperous. Taksen Ho Hsien's game store has also entered the best time of the day, and from time to time there are game fans from all walks of life who come in to pick their favorite games.

"Uncle Dessen. I'm sorry for being late!" said a teenager sweating profusely.

"Egawa Shinsang, hurry up and get to work! There is a new game console outside today. Hurry up and get acquainted with it first. Your main task today is to demo two new games, The King of Fighters 2 and The Legend of Zelda!" Tokusen frowned. Said with a little dissatisfaction.

This young man named Egawa Shin was specially hired by him to demonstrate various new games to passers-by outside the store. In the past, Nobu Egawa often came to Desen's store to play all kinds of new games, and he was very perceptive, no matter what the game was, he was very quick to get started.

So Tokusen Haoxian simply agreed with the other party that he would let Jiang Chuanxin go to his own store after school every day, not only could he play games for free, but he would also pay him a corresponding part-time salary. Egawa Shin's game level is indeed very good, and every time he plays a game live on the street outside, he can often attract a lot of onlookers, and it does bring a lot of business to Tokumori.

And Kitayama Shuhei has been itching all afternoon since he left the game spot, and he was completely attracted by the previous game called "The Legend of Zelda". So just after the end of work, he couldn't wait to go straight to Tokusen Haoxian's game store.

Before arriving at the door of the store, Kitayama Shuhei saw a circle of people gathered there, and bursts of cheers were heard from time to time. He struggled to squeeze into the crowd and found that the TV was not the "Legend of Zelda" game he longed for, but the "King of Fighters 2" battle screen.

Nobu Egawa is engaged in a duel with a passerby. The main setting of "The King of Fighters 2" basically follows the previous "The King of Fighters 1", so Egawa Shin got started with this new game very quickly. The FC-2 console displayed a variety of dazzling fighting moves of the "King of Fighters 2" game, which made the onlookers cheer from time to time.

Taking advantage of Egawa Shin's defeat of a passerby, Kitayama Shuhei immediately stepped forward and asked for another game. Only then did Egawa Shin remember that Boss Desen did let him take turns trying out two new games, so he didn't object.

So Kitayama Shuhei quickly replaced the game disc of "The Legend of Zelda", and then took advantage of the time when the game was loaded to explain the basic gameplay of the new game to Egawa Shin. Shuhei Kitayama chose the two-player team mode this time, in fact, "The Legend of Zelda" can support up to three people to play at the same time, but then players need to buy an additional matching gamepad.

With the experience of the afternoon game, Shuhei Kitayama has become familiar with the road now. From time to time, he will speak out to guide Shin Egawa, who is in contact with "The Legend of Zelda" for the first time. The character of Shuhei Kitayama is the first protagonist of the game, Link, and the character of Nobu Egawa is Link's friend in the same village.

The two of them completed a few simple missions on the initial map, the small village where Link was born, to quickly familiarize players with the game's basic gameplay. After completing all the missions in the village, the two protagonists can finally embark on their adventure.

Shuhei Kitayama and Nobu Egawa were very fascinated by the crowd around them. Many people whispered the name of the game. At this time, the owner of the shop, Desen Haoxian, appeared in the crowd of onlookers at a very timely time, and began to solicit business with a very eye-catching eye.

"Shin-chan, let this Asada-san try it out!" Tokusen quickly said to a customer. So he patted Egawa Shin's shoulder and motioned for the other party to give up his place to the customer. Nobu Egawa had no choice but to reluctantly hand over the game controller to Mr. Asada.

Mr. Asada played for about ten minutes before deciding to buy a newly launched FC-2 console. This made Tokusen Haoxian, who was standing on the sidelines, immediately praise him loudly, and the other party made the right choice and invited him to pick up the goods in the store.

As soon as Mr. Asada put down the gamepad, a man next to him, who was already ready to move, immediately took the lead and got the gamepad before several other competitors. The man only played for ten minutes, and then gave up the gamepad to the others at the urging of others.

This made Shuhei Kitayama, who had occupied another gamepad from the beginning, very embarrassed, but he really liked The Legend of Zelda as a game. So he finally gritted his teeth, gave the gamepad to the others, and turned around and walked towards the game store, ready to take an FC-2 home.

On the first day the FC-2 hit the shelves, Hiroshi Toksen's game store sold eight new consoles. This makes Tokusen very confident that all 100 FC-2 game consoles in his hands will be sold out by the end of the month. So he decisively made a phone call to the sales department of Oriental Trading, ordered 100 FC-2 game consoles again, and paid 10% of the purchase price in advance as a deposit.

There are four to five hundred stores like Tokusen that sell FC-2 game consoles all over Japan. In conjunction with the large-scale advertising campaign of Oriental Games, the newly launched FC-2 game console quickly became well-known among all Japanese gamers.

In fact, not only in Japan, but also in North America and Europe, the FC-2 console was also available to consumers at the same time. The $399 price tag is by no means cheap, but it's still not a disincentive for gamers who really love the console......!