Chapter Thirty-Eight: Fame Abroad

With the hot sales of Pokemon overseas, the arcade sales of the other two products of Star Entertainment, "Great Wall Cube" and "Snake", have also entered a blowout state all of a sudden.

The North American gaming market is now flooded with violent games like Death Speed, which most people may not have heard of, but its sequel, Grand Theft Auto, is a big hit in later generations.

In the early days, almost all Internet cafes in China installed this series of games, which also caused great repercussions in China. Players control the characters in the game, who can loot vehicles, attack passers-by, and even police officers.

These violent and criminal acts, which could not be done in daily life, allowed the young people of the time to vent their impulses wantonly. So during the period when the Internet was just emerging in China, this series of games was very popular among students.

And as a prequel to this kind of game, Death Speed is not much better, in this arcade game, the player has to drive while "knocking over, running over" pedestrians on the road to earn points, and the "victim" will scream before he dies.

Although due to technical limitations, in addition to the vague electric screams, the performance of the killing content in "Death Speed" is still only at the conceptual level, it is still referred to as the first video game in history to seriously involve violent content.

It may not seem like anything to later generations who have become commonplace, but it is indeed very serious in the eyes of people in this era. People have questioned the theme of the game, believing that the game is suspected of abetting "murder".

Most of the games on the market today are not as vibrant and contentious as later generations, and most of the games of this era are full of violence, and like Death Speed, they are also criticized. Those smoky game halls can naturally be ignored, as long as there is money to be made.

But some supermarkets, restaurants, bars, cinemas and other daily public places are not good, and although these places are also eager to make more money, they still do not put them on the arcade machine.

Casual games like "Great Wall Cube" and "Snake" stand out in this violent game market.

In particular, "The Great Wall Cube", with its leisurely gameplay, became the first video game to attract many female players. Until then, video games had been a favorite among boys, but not many women played them.

With a good image, "Great Wall Cube" and "Snake" appear more in daily public places, and even some clinics have placed "Great Wall Cube" game consoles in waiting rooms to pass the time for bored waiters.

The arcade machines, which had to be stocked in the warehouse every day, suddenly became a little short of supply. The daily shipment suddenly reached more than 200 units, which lasted until the end of November, and in just ten days, more than 4,000 arcade machines had been sold.

After deducting costs and channel fees, it made a net profit of more than three million US dollars at once. And the daily sales are still rising, and I believe that in the near future, it will be able to return to the prosperity of selling as much as you produce.

With the popularity of these products in North America and RB, it is natural that North America and RB are also very curious about who the inventors of Pokemon and the two games really are. At that time, at the Pokemon product launch conference, what the Xiangjiang reporter said was also noticed.

Foreign reporters checked and checked, and they brought out Wu Ming's old bottom. I don't know if I don't check this, and I'm shocked when I check it. The inventor of these products turned out to be a single person, and he was a six-year-old child. At the same time, this kid not only has an amazing talent in games, but also can draw comics and sell well.

Those media couldn't bear it and reported on this matter one after another.

"It's incredible, can you imagine that the inventor of Pokemon was just a six-year-old child, and he also invented the Great Wall Cube and Snake, two popular games that took the world by storm. ”

"Why don't we have a genius child like Wu Ming in the United States, isn't our education as good as that small place in Xiangjiang?"

Some of RB's media even shouted slogans like "A super genius child that is rare in a thousand years, and we should have such a genius child in RB".

Game companies, which were criticized and condemned for game violence, have also voiced their opinions in order to change the world's prejudice against games. Let people not only focus on the harm of video games, but also look at their benefits, and it is not because of video games that such a rare genius has emerged.

It can be said that Wu Ming's genius has spread all over the world with the hot sales of Pokemon and the two games, and everyone in Xiangjiang regards Wu Ming as the pride of Xiangjiang.

In Nintendo's headquarters, there was talk of Xingchen Entertainment and Wu Ming at this time.

Junhei Yokoi is holding a Pokemon pet machine, and his face is full of emotion. You must know that his current job is to preside over the development of the game handheld Game Watch, and although the Pokemon pet machine cannot be regarded as an orthodox handheld, it can still be barely divided into the ranks of handhelds.

"President, the Pokemon pet machine has proven that the handheld market is promising. Although our Game Watch is very different from Pokemon, the popularity of Pokemon shows that people have a lot of enthusiasm for games that can be taken out anytime, anywhere. If our Game Watch is launched into the market, it will definitely cause a frenzy. ”

The president Yamauchi Pu, who was sitting on the main seat, opened his eyes and showed a sharp look. Nodding his head, he said, "Yokoi-kun, you're right, our Game Watch project will definitely succeed, and then you have to speed up the development of Game Watch." ”

Everyone else in the room nodded in agreement, most of them were against the development of the Game Watch, and it was President Yamauchi who approved the development of this miniature portable game console in the first place. Now that they see Pokemon making money in the market, they naturally want to have such a product in their own house.

"President, I think we should pay more attention to the company Xingchen Entertainment in the future. Another Nintendo's hardware master, Masayuki Uemura, said, "I believe that everyone here who has not played "Great Wall Cube" and "Snake" should have heard it. These two games are very good, but their inventor is still a child, and it is not difficult to imagine that he will definitely develop many more popular games in the future and become a strong enemy of ours. ”

"I agree. Genyo Takeda, who is also a hardware master, holds the same opinion, "As far as I know, the new yo-yo and single-row roller skates of Tole Toys Company were also invented by Wu Ming's proposal, and this child has an incredible imagination, and his future development should not be underestimated." ”

In this way, Nintendo unanimously agreed to set Star Entertainment as a competitor to be reunited in the future.

……

Wu Ming didn't have so much time to guess how many people would see him as a threat, today was the ninth day of the tenth lunar month, and it was Wu Ming's birthday.

In the evening, except for Wu Ming's family and a few of Wu Ming's friends. Huo Jianning, Zhang Dexin and grandfather Wu Jianhua's family also came to Wu Ming's house to celebrate Wu Ming's birthday.

"Xiao Ming, I know what you've been doing for a while, and it's promising! God bless our Wu family with such a unicorn!"

Grandpa Wu Jianhua cried with joy as he spoke, he really regarded Wu Ming as his own grandson, now that Wu Ming has such a small fame in the world, how can he not be happy.

Uncle Wu Bingwen's family and aunt Wu Xiaoyan's family also praised again and again, only cousin Wu Bingxuan and his wife Hu Yanhong only reluctantly showed a smile, laughing more ugly than crying.

They used to be unfriendly to Wu Ming's family, and from time to time they heard how much money Wu Ming's family had made, and how many copies of Wu Ming's cartoons had been sold. Occasionally, friends are in front of them, saying that they envy them for having such powerful relatives. Hearing these words in the ears of Wu Bingxuan and his wife, their hearts were very uncomfortable.

I regret that I didn't treat Wu Ming's family well and have a good relationship with Wu Ming's family. I hate why Wu Ming's family can develop so well and set off his family so poorly.

Although Wu Bingan was very proud in his heart, everyone praised his son so much, but he still said: "Where, this kid still needs to learn more, so that he can be more productive in the future." Don't praise him too much, for it will not be easy to make him proud. ”

"Dad, you can rest assured, I know how many pounds and taels I have, and I won't lose my proportion. ”

Wu Ming was also very happy to listen to everyone's praise, but he was not a child, and he got carried away all of a sudden.

The grandfather was full of wrinkles, and his face was full of happy smiles, and he told them to his cousin.

"Bingwen, Bingxuan, Xiaoyan, the three of you will ask Bing'an for advice in the future and learn how to educate children. Don't ask them to be like Xiao Ming in the future, open a company and be the boss, at least they can keep the family business when they grow up. ”

"Dad, I know, we will let the children learn from Xiao Ming. ”

Cousin Wu Bingwen and cousin Wu Xiaoyan also smiled and said yes again and again, saying that they would do it. The relationship between the two families and the Wu Ming family is not bad, and the Wu Ming family is developed, and they are also very happy.

As for Wu Bingxuan and Hu Yanhong, the two of them were like eating flies, with disgusting expressions on their faces. But he couldn't object to the grandfather's words, so he could only force a smile and say, "Got it, Dad." ”

"Poof!"

Wu Ming couldn't help but chuckle when he saw them like that.

Mother Li Feng quietly glared at Wu Ming and asked him to restrain a little. In fact, Li Feng also wanted to laugh, but in front of his uncle, he couldn't expose the bad relationship between himself and Wu Bingxuan's family.

Wu Ming also reacted at this time, sat upright, and held back a smile. It's just that from his body that shakes from time to time, it can be seen that he has been laughing wildly in his heart.