Sitting on the main seat, Yamauchi's face was full of red light, and the last two years can be said to be the most comfortable two years since he accepted Nintendo. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

After trying the print, love hotel, taxi, and even instant noodle business, Nintendo can be said to be embattled with countless arrears, but fortunately, the video game line persevered, became stronger and bigger, and paid off the debts, so that this century-old Huazha store, which had been in turmoil since he took over, was rejuvenated.

"Hello everyone in the game industry, I'm Pu Yamauchi, the president of Nintendo. Today, I would like to invite you to Kyoto and Nintendo, mainly to discuss with you what to do with the games on the red and white consoles in the future.

All of you here are industry leaders, and you naturally know the current status of red and white machines, with a total sales of 8 million units, although it is not as unprecedented as before, but there are indeed no competitors in this time period.

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Everyone makes money, and the red and white machine has developed to the present. It's not enough for Nintendo to make the game. Previously, we invited Namco and Hudson to make games for the Red and White Machine. The sales are very gratifying.

Even, there are many game manufacturers who want to make games for red and white machines, and they have to find Hudson's agent. ”

Yamauchi Pu looked at Kudo Yuji, the industry says that big is not big or small, Hudson is called nine thousand years old, how can Yamauchi Pu not know.

This not only makes it difficult for manufacturers to do it, but also adds trouble to Hudson. Therefore, after careful consideration, we plan to invite the companies here to make games for the red and white machine. I wonder what everyone thinks?"

Yamauchi glanced at the audience after speaking.

Yuji Kudo, who was named, was the first to speak, "I support Nintendo's policy, the red and white machine does need more game providers, and I believe that with competition, everyone can make better games." ”

Yuji Kudo said something duplicitous. Hades is a good little ghost, you must know that Hudson didn't know how much meat he had eaten from those proxy games before. At that time, the food was really good, but it was also hated. It's not just those who are hated by the manufacturers who eat meat, but also by Nintendo, who is robbed of meat and eats.

Now Hudson has given up the sale of computer software, and the arcade business is no longer the focus, almost all the power is concentrated on the side of the red and white machine, in this case, if he is kicked away by Nintendo, Hudson really doesn't know where the road ahead is.

Therefore, Yuji Kudo chose to support Nintendo's policy as soon as possible. Even if this policy infringes on its own interests. But it's better to eat less than to kick it out and not eat at all.

The representative of Namco's side, although there was a slight resentment on his face. When it comes to making arcade machines, you Nintendo is just my little brother and junior of Namco, and you can't even lift shoes for me. But now you've got a home console, and you're selling a little more. I just want to ride on our heads. If it hadn't been for the president's instructions, the Namco representative might have slapped the table.

The rest of the manufacturers also expressed their positions one by one.

Takahashi also agreed.

There is no harm in joining Nintendo's lineup now, on the contrary, Wanhu, as a company that has been established for less than a year, joins Nintendo's third-party lineup, which in itself is a recognition of Wanhu.

Seeing that everyone had agreed, Yamauchi cleared his throat and said, "Then I'll announce the review method for Nintendo's third-party games."

First of all, all third-party games are published by Nintendo, and any third-party company has no choice but to produce, manufacture, and sell red and white cassettes under any name.

Secondly, all third-party games are reviewed by Mario Club. Only games that have passed the review can be produced.

Finally, each company's game sales will be related to the number of games that can be released on the red and white console in the following year. The game cartridge will be OEM produced by Nintendo's factory, and the production quantity will be determined by itself, and the payment will be prepaid, and the excess will be refunded and the deficiency will be compensated.

Now, representatives of manufacturers who do not agree with these commercial laws are invited to leave the conference room. ”

Yamauchi said domineeringly.

The discussion in the room grew louder, but no one left the room.

Today, the sales volume of red and white machines in the local area is 8 million, and it is expected that the local sales will eventually exceed 10 million. The broader European market and the American market have just begun to develop.

All the people who came to the meeting had calculated in advance the final sales of the red and white machine, and the number of not called approvals was 30 million units.

In this way, this is a large platform with 30 million units!

The companies here, even if it is Taidong and Dream Palace, the best-selling arcade machines, have sold less than one million units!

The most popular "Space Invaders" has only sold more than 900,000 units worldwide.

And when the number of red and white machines was less than 5 million units, there were cassettes such as "Super Mario Bros. and "Gold Diger", which sold more than one million.

If the number of red and white consoles reaches 30 million units, wouldn't it be that the sales of a single game are expected to reach 5 million?

Even if such a hit is not something that anyone can make, even if it is a game that only one percent of players buy, wouldn't the sales reach hundreds of thousands.

Under the temptation of such a huge sales carrot, even if Nintendo's conditions are more harsh, no manufacturer will choose to quit.

In the face of interests, arcade predecessors such as Namco and Taidong chose to swallow their anger, and in the face of interests, Hudson chose to back down.

Compared with them, latecomers like Takahashi have less psychological pressure and are easier to integrate into Nintendo's established system.

"It's good that you all have chosen to continue to support Nintendo. The next thing that needs to be discussed is the royalty. If you want to make a game for the red and white machine, please pay a premium of 100 million yen in advance. This part of the royalty will be used for the production and manufacture of cassette, and Nintendo will not use it without permission, so please rest assured. ”

Although Yamauchi's words are high-sounding, except for a few old manufacturers, other manufacturers have not received royalty-related information.

Anyone who has ever done business knows the importance of liquidity. Nintendo asked for 100 million in cash when it opened its mouth, and to be honest, there were very few companies present who could bring it out directly without loans.

This is especially true on Takahashi's side, he spent a lot of money on real estate, and his liquidity was extremely tight. Under such circumstances, paying 100 million yen in cash is absolutely nerve-wracking for him.

However, after thinking about the benefits that the red and white machine can bring to himself, and thinking about his confidence in making games, he was the first to raise his hand and say, "I am willing to pay 100 million yen in royalty!"