Chapter 1654: The Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Allied anti-forest. For "EA", "Ubisoft", "Nintendo" proposed this alliance jihua, the rest of the 1 second shijie" is strong for all to see, especially the number of horror players online in the two open beta of "shijie wars", which makes these 13 game companies feel like a man. At present, "Shijie Wars" has not yet been in open beta, so players should play and play, and it has no impact on their game companies.
But what if "Shijie Wars" is in open beta? There are so many people in the world, aside from the people who can't play games (the elderly and young children), and then the people who are not interested in games, and the people who can't play games if they have something to do, the number of gamers in the world is more optimistically estimated to be less than 1 billion. With a gamer base of less than 1 billion, "Shijie Wars" will account for about 700 million, you can tell me, how do they still live as game companies.
In particular, online games are usually the most time-consuming games, with hundreds or thousands of hours of players abounding, and when everyone is going to play "Shijie Wars", who will play their games.
The alliance against the forest seems to be the only way out. But what good is it for them to be in an alliance? Alliance, alliance, there must be good. Although we all have a common enemy -- Lin Feng, how to fight against Lin Feng after the alliance? This is not a battlefield where the two sides agree on how many troops to send and how many will go to attack cities and plunder land, this is the business world, and it is a very special game world. This kind of alliance, for the presidents of these 10 companies, does not seem to see any beneficial gains. On the contrary, offending Lin Feng will cause big trouble. This person has always had revenge and revenge.
"Guys, I know you're wondering what the benefits of the alliance will be, but I think the real, very practical benefits aren't, just some hopes, one that can keep Lin Feng from covering the sky in the game world. - Peter Moore, president of "EA", said in a deep voice.
The presidents of the 10 game companies frowned. There is no practical benefit, but to offend such a troublesome character as Lin Feng, this is not cost-effective.
Thinking of this, the presidents of these 10 game companies are disdainful. If you don't get it right, the three companies of "EA", "Ubisoft", and "Nintendo" are ready to use them as guns, let them charge in the front, and reap the fruits of victory in the back. Moreover, after the alliance, who will call the shots? Moreover, after the alliance, if you want to deal with Lin Feng, you will definitely have to spend money. Who will pay for the money, and if so, how will it be divided? These are all questions.
"Everyone, we are very sincere, this alliance is definitely for everyone's sake, in order to be able to retain a pure land in the game industry, and not let Lin Feng monopolize the power and monopolize the game world, so such an alliance was established. In this alliance, everyone is on an equal footing, and there is no meaning of who commands whom. As for all the expenses that may be incurred in the future, I think everyone is a business elite, and this should not be a problem, according to the old rules. As for the division of benefits, it is simpler, and it is certainly impractical to divide it equally, I believe that everyone will not agree with this kind of practice, so it will be divided according to everyone's pay, and I think everyone should have no problem. - explained Eves Gulimott, president of Ubisoft.
The presidents of the 10 game companies nodded. But this is true, but when they go to directly meet Lin Feng, everyone is still a little hesitant. After all, there is no direct conflict between them and Lin Feng at present, and it is not cost-effective to take the liberty of offending Lin Feng and having a head-on conflict with Lin Feng at this time. Lin Feng's character is not a traditional Chinese character, everything is peaceful and peaceful, this guy is quite unpeaceful. If you offend him, he will definitely be with you endlessly. At that time, it will not be cost-effective to have a fish with Lin Feng and break the net.
"Ladies and gentlemen, there is an old Chinese saying -- take precautions, do everything in advance, otherwise it will be too late to go to the door to hug the Buddha's feet when the matter comes. Do you want Zuihou to watch Lin Feng monopolize the game industry? If you look at China, before Lin Feng came out, there were hundreds of domestic game companies, but now, in addition to a few companies such as 'giants' and 'NetEase', there are also a few game companies? And in these 'giants' and 'NetEase', Lin Feng also has a large share. The current domestic game environment in China is the Shijie game environment in the next ten years, or five years. Do you want that!" - Satoshi Iwata, president of "Nintendo", had a serious face.
"The Shijie game environment is different from the Chinese game environment!" said the president of EIDOS Entertainment in the United States.
Satoshi Iwata smiled coldly.
"It's true that the shijie game environment is different from the domestic game environment in China, but don't forget that the 'valve' company and the 'Blizzard' company in the United States have been acquired by Lin Feng, and it is no exaggeration to say that the second shijie is currently the most well-known company in the world. The future belongs to the Internet, and games will gradually enter the era of online games from the era of stand-alone games, and Lin Feng not only owns 'Baidu Yahoo' but also owns 21.5% of the shares of 'Google', who do you think will be able to compete with Lin Feng in the next few years?" Iwata sneered.
The faces of the 10 game companies were cold. Indeed, Lin Feng has such a huge network advantage, and in this Internet era, Lin Feng's advantage is too great. However, they didn't want to clash with Lin Feng right now. Because, Lin Feng is really a little too eager to repay. If Lin Feng can be defeated in one fell swoop, it will be good. If Lin Feng can't be defeated, then they will have to be afraid if Lin Feng retaliates.
What's more, there is also a most fundamental problem here, how can they compete with Lin Feng when they have formed an alliance? After everyone has established an alliance, everyone can contribute some money and buy some mercenaries to assassinate Lin Feng. That's the usual tactics of the battlefield, not the business world. The business world can only attack competitors through commercial means, not directly assassinate. Of course, some very despicable and incompetent people will use this method, but they will not. Because they are only the president of the company, not the owner of the company.
In other words, even if the company collapses, they will not be able to afford to change places to work, and at most they will be unemployed. But if you choose to assassinate Lin Feng, you will go to prison. Compared with unemployment and imprisonment, it is clear which is more important.
A group of old foxes!--The presidents of "EA", "Ubisoft", and "Nintendo" glanced at each other and cursed in their hearts.
These people naturally hope to be able to defeat Lin Feng and then encroach on the market of the "second shijie", but they don't want to offend Lin Feng in front of any practical jihua, and if they want to offend Lin Feng, yes, the three game companies must come up with a practical jihua.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the three of us have a very practical jihua. The current flagship product of 'Second Shijie' is "Shijie Wars", a $1.3 billion super game. Speaking of $1.3 billion, Satoshi Iwata's heart shuddered. This damn Lin Feng is also a little rich, and he actually spent $1.3 billion to develop a game, which is really exaggerated.
Not only was Satoshi Iwata a little helpless, but the rest of the game companies were also depressed about this number. They are also the world's most haode game company, but it is difficult for them to spend $1.3 billion to develop a game!
"So, as long as 'Shijie Wars' can't reap the expected profits, then 'Second Shijie' will be in trouble. Don't forget, there are more than 100 super game servers in Shijie Wars around the world, and their operating and maintenance costs cost more than $3 million per day. If "Shijie Wars" can't make enough profits, it will be able to deal a fatal blow to the 'second shijie'. Satoshi Iwata snorted coldly.
"Mr. Iwata, do you mean to compete with Shijie Wars? Could it be that 'EA', 'Ubisoft', and 'Nintendo' have developed a similar online game?" asked Jeff Bell, president of Microsoft's gaming division.
"No, the three of us didn't develop a similar game. - said Peter Moore, president of EA.
"So how are you going to compete with Shijie Wars? The game shijie competition relies on excellent games, not any brand, word of mouth, or what fame. Jeff Bell said coldly.
"President Bell, you don't have to worry. Although we don't have it at the moment, it doesn't mean that we won't have it in the future. "We now have a game script in our hands - "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes", which is based on an intergalactic science fiction novel, which has a huge market in Asia, Europe, and the Americas, especially in China. ”
Jeff Bell and the others looked thoughtful. They have also heard of the great name of "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes". Many people have also read it, and this interstellar science fiction novel written by *** people is indeed great. And now the interstellar TV series and movies in the United States are very popular. If "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes" is adapted into an online game, it is indeed good. Especially this science fiction novel is very flattering, in which there are two protagonists, one of the protagonists - Reinhardt von Royankram is a typical Westerner, and the other protagonist Yang Willy is a typical Asian, or Chinese, it can be said that this novel is quite likable, whether it is Eastern or Western.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the shijie described in "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes" is a very vast shijie, and adapting it into an online game is comparable to the "Shijie War" of the 'second shijie', no, it will be even better. Because "Shijie Wars" is only a war game, and "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes" has a plot and protagonist charm that is enough to attract anyone, which is incomparable to "Shijie Wars". Satoshi Iwata said proudly.
The reason why "The Legend of the Galaxy Heroes" was adapted into an online game this time was to fight against the "Shijie War" of the "second shijie". In Satoshi Iwata's view, "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes" is the most famous science fiction novel, and it is a classic masterpiece by Master Yoshiki Tanaka. In ***, there have been endless games about "Legend of the Galactic Heroes", and each game can have a good box sales rate. And "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes" is actually the most suitable for adaptation into an online game.
It's just that because the *** game industry doesn't attach too much importance to the online game market, it has not been adapted into an online game. In addition, if you want to adapt "The Legend of the Bank Heroes" into an online game, you really need an excellent game development team, otherwise it will ruin this masterpiece. And the reason why Iwata Satoshi proposed it this time is that he thinks that the strength of 13 game companies is enough to change this masterpiece into the best online game, in order to fight against "Shijie Wars", and at the same time, it is also to promote the great *** culture.
Of course, the important thing is that there are many, many fans of "The Legend of Bank Heroes" in China. Prior to this, Satoshi Iwata once conducted a survey that more than 100 million readers in China have read "The Legend of the Galaxy Heroes", and more than 30% of them have watched it at least twice, and more than 10% have watched it more than three times. To this day, there are many fanatical fans of "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes" in China, and there are endless debates every day about who is better than Reinhardt von Royenkram or Willy Yang.
Therefore, if "Legend of the Galaxy Heroes Online" is a cult hit in China, and eventually surpasses the popularity of "Shijie Wars", Iwata Satoru believes that Lin Feng's face will be very, very exciting. Wonderful unmatched. And for Satoshi Iwata, being able to defeat Lin Feng on Lin Feng's home field is definitely the coolest thing in the world. This is also the best weapon to pay tribute to Lin Feng's establishment of the "Second Game Company" in ***, wanting to invade the *** game market.
"Mr. Satoshi Iwata, this Jihua is really good. But what I want to ask is that at present, "Shijie Wars" will be open beta in 2 months, and "Legend of the Galactic Heroes" seems to be still in the planning stage. According to the development cycle of an online game, it will take at least 2 years for "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes" to be launched, and in these 2 years, I am afraid that "Shijie Wars" has long unified the market. At that time, how will "The Legend of the Galaxy Heroes" compete with Lin Feng? Perhaps, before "The Legend of the Galaxy Heroes" is launched, our game companies will be acquired by Lin Feng!" -- said the president of Edios with a frown.
The presidents of the other nine game companies nodded their heads. That's a very serious problem. Time, do they have time now!
"Haha, guys, don't worry. About this, we have long had jihua. Iwata's eyes flashed with a hint of sharpness.