“…… On its first day of release, NGC sold 48,925 ......"

“…… On the second day of listing, NGC sold a total of 42,733 ......"

“…… On the third day of launch, NGC sold a total of 30,968 units...... DreamBox128 console sales data starts to rise......"

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“…… On its seventh day of release, NGC sold 19,882 units...... The DreamBox128 console sold 132,000 units a day......"

Messages from across the ocean converged on Yamauchi's desk in Kyoto, and NGC's deteriorating sales figures made his face worse and worse, barely surpassing 210,000 in a week, which was far from what he had expected. If NGC can maintain the performance of the first day of release, then it will be able to achieve millions of sales in about three weeks, as long as it persists for a while, and when the follow-up games are released one after another, Yamauchi Pu feels that it is not impossible for the sales data to reach a new high, but who knows that from the third day onwards, NGC seems to be in a collapse, the sales data is not as good as day by day, and even worse, the performance of competitors is getting better and better. One can imagine what kind of expressions those shareholders would have been, what kind of bad mood those shareholders would have if NGC had continued this performance, and they might even have done something that Yamauchi really didn't want to see.

"We can't go on like this!" Yamauchi Pu secretly decided in his heart: "Now we must come up with some way to save the situation, but first find out the reason for the occurrence!"

Thinking of this, Yamauchi Pu reached out and picked up the phone, and then he remembered that the time was not suitable now, after all, it was a place that spanned several time zones, he sighed and put the phone back, and at this moment a trace of regret swelled in his heart, maybe he would not have been so passive if he had put the first time in Japan.

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"Hey, have you heard of GTA3, a great game!"

"Man, I flew a helicopter yesterday, and that feels ...... That's cool!"

"Help!!!Who knows what that difficult cop is going to do?"

"That Leopard sports car is flying so fast, I ran more than a dozen times and didn't win, who has a good idea!"

Gilbert found that in the recent period, he could click on one of the forums he frequented and see news related to GTA3, either players showing off or asking for help, or all kinds of gossip about the game, or spoilers for some hidden plots in the game, and even similar news was often circulating on ICQ and Hotmail, which made him wonder what GTA3 was all about.

After searching through search engines and many websites, Gilbert slowly got a simple understanding of GTA3, which is a new game on DreamBox 128, which has only been on the market for a week, but has become the hottest game and topic of the moment.

"Real world, real experience, it's all in GTA3!" is a headline placed on the cover of a game professional press to introduce readers to the hottest game of the moment, GTA3.

“…… Recently, a parishioner mentioned that his relative's children were playing GTA3, which is a game full of violence...... Do you feel guilty when you shoot innocent passers-by?......" A church newspaper commented on the most popular game of the moment, GTA 3.

"......GTA3 is a complex game, and there's a lot to think about...... The difficult choice of human nature is whether to stick to one's bottom line in the face of difficulties, or to completely degenerate into a criminal...... "A national newspaper took a different approach and chose a unique perspective to analyze "GTA3".

"GTA3" exceeded the million mark on the first day of release, and Satoru Iwata of Nintendo North America said with a smile that it had no impact on NGC.......

The most interesting thing is a blog included above, the blogger looks like a fanatic of the DreamBox128 game console, and actually posted a blog post called "My Days in Liberty City", which not only has the experience of the game, but even has a photo of the game screen, making it look like a real travelogue.

"12 March 2001......

It was my first day in Liberty City, and I was put in a prison van by the damn old Pete, saying that this was the best way to go undercover. Well, for the sake of him being many levels higher than me, I put up with it. I don't know if it was deliberately arranged by Old Pete, but it didn't affect my mission, although the time was shorter, but I still succeeded in catching up with the target this time, a guy nicknamed 'Ball Eight'......"

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The escape was relatively smooth, and after dodging a few police cars that arrived for reinforcements, 'Ball Eight' pried the car on the side of the road, and then the two got into the car together. 'Ball Eight' thought I was good and said he would take me to meet his boss Ruyiki, but it was my first time in Liberty City, and the streets were not all recognized, and who knew where I would run if I was driving, but fortunately, Ball Eight was still responsible, and I didn't know where to turn out a map of Liberty City for me, and pointed out the direction of travel, so I had to carefully follow the guidance of the map and drive towards the destination......"

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Under the introduction of 'Ball Eight', I became Ruyiji's temporary subordinate, or employee, the kind of guy who did one thing for Ruyiji and collected the money once. After a cameo as a driver and bringing Lu Yiji's chick back from the hospital, I easily earned $1,500, which is simply violent compared to the taxi that is running a taxi, no wonder Pete Sr. said that there are more and more gangsters now.

The second task given to me by Ruyiki was to repair a disobedient guy, and I was a little hesitant at first, but then I heard that the guy was a drug dealer, so I immediately picked up a baseball bat and drove a car straight to the port area, where the drug dealer was hiding.

According to the information provided by 'Ball Eight', I successfully found the drug dealer in the compound in the port area, and then I first used the car to tell the guy what energy conversion is, then got out of the car and used a baseball bat to teach the drug dealer a good lesson, and finally drove away this unlucky man's high-end sports car according to Ruyiji's request......"

Looking at the updated blog posts and the game pictures on them, Gilbert was moved, he felt that "GTA3" was the game he had been waiting for, and he didn't need to think about what main line and branches, no need to think about what faction, the decision was in his own hands, and he could play as he wanted.

Thinking of this, Gilbert habitually opened the EBay website, typed the word "GTA3" into the search box, and then pressed the search button. Soon a series of product information about "GTA3" appeared on the page, and Gilbert leaned closer to the monitor to take a closer look at it, holding his chin in his hand.

GTA3 Special Edition, 3 Free Game Posters...... $52 upright price"

"The price is a bit high, PASS ......" Gilbert shook his head and looked down.

"Full giveaway, get 20 free over 100, GTA3 free shipping $55......"

"Seems to be a little more expensive......" Gilbert shook his head again, his gaze continuing to move downward.

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"Officially authorized monopoly, GTA3 free shipping at a fixed price, $50 delivered to your home"

Gilbert's eyes lit up, and he clicked on the link with the mouse to take a closer look, and the product introduction inside was very detailed, it was really the "GTA3" he needed, and there were no trap clauses.

"That's him!" Gilbert clicked on the seller's name, intending to use ICQ to talk to the other party again, although $50 was not much, but he still didn't want to be unhappy like some careless guys.

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“…… According to market research and analysis, there are two main reasons for the decline in NGC's sales, the first is that the first game of NGC is not very competitive, whether it is the main game "Louie's Haunted House" or several other games, it is not very popular with North American players, and the second is DreamBox128's new exclusive game "GTA3", which has a unique design and successful marketing, which has attracted the attention of many players, including even many original Nintendo players......

According to statistics, "GTA3" sold more than 1.1 million copies on the first day of listing, not including some pre-booked, "GTA3" began to decline slightly on the second day after its launch, but it still remained between 80~900,000, and even the sales of the DreamBox128 game console have risen......"

"Smack", Yamauchi Pu closed the market research report on the desk with a blue face, which had just been sent from the United States, although he had a hunch, but when he saw the content of the report with his own eyes, Yamauchi Pu was still a little reluctant to accept it, if according to the figures described in the article, this time Nintendo's NGC is likely to face another defeat, if there is no way to fight back in a short time.

If it was seven or eight years ago, Yamauchi Pu never had to worry about the problem of too few games, which games needed to be considered at that time, even in the N64 era five or six years ago, there were still a few third parties with strong technical strength to support, but today, the only thing Yamauchi Pu can rely on seems to be the only thing left Miyamoto Shigeru's intelligence development headquarters. Yokoi Junhei and the powerful faction of the SI Society he brought were driven away by Yamauchi Pu himself, Capcom and Square Enix were forced away by Nintendo's arrogant policies, and a small number of supporters of the N64 era such as RARE and Tiannoen also changed their doors with the emergence of DreamBox128.

Suddenly looking back, Yamauchi suddenly found that he seemed to have let go of a lot of things that should not have left, so that under the cover of the past glory and the last return of the N64, Nintendo has unknowingly become very weak, and even looked extremely stretched when preparing for the first game of NGC, which was unimaginable before. Recalling the suggestion made by Okawa Gong at the beginning, Yamauchi couldn't help but regret it a little, if he had agreed to it, with the strong support of Sega, he would not have fallen to the current situation.

"Jingle bell~" The internal phone on the desk rang, Yamauchi Pu picked up the phone easily, and the haze on his face dissipated a lot without listening to a few words. The call was made by Shigeru Miyamoto, and now he is the only one who can call directly to Pu Yamauchi's desk, and Shigeru Miyamoto brings good news that the development of the NGC version of "Mario" has made a major breakthrough, and if it goes well, it will have the opportunity to be released in early April.

Putting down the phone, Yamauchi Pu breathed a sigh of relief and muttered to himself, "There is still hope...... I won't fail ......"

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