Chapter 243: Nintendo
Nintendo is arguably the longest-lived video game platform company in history and the most influential and well-known game platform manufacturer, and is a leader in portable game console platforms. In the future, there will be Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda and Pokemon. Nintendo primarily manufactures and sells home consoles and gaming software, including the nintendo gamecube and the gameBoy series, the world's best-selling handheld consoles.
Of course, the current Nintendo is not as good as it will be in the future, but it is also the manufacturer of the "four major home game consoles" along with Sony, Sega and Microsoft, and the achievements can be said to be quite gratifying, and it can generate a lot of profits every year.
However, the profit is also relatively speaking, the current game market is still in the initial stage, and many families do not have game consoles. In addition, Nintendo's red and white machine and Gameboy, the two game consoles that will sell well in the future, have not yet been opened, and the profit can be imagined.
Judging from the scale of today's society, Nintendo is still one level lower in terms of total sales and profits, and the gap is obvious, but Nintendo's future is bright, especially when it will open a red and white machine in a few months.
This time, in order to show its sincerity, Nintendo sent the person who is the current director of the Intelligence Development Department, Shigeru Miyamoto, who will become the 'father of Mario' and the 'father of modern video games'!
Shigeru Miyamoto graduated from Kanazawa City University of Arts and Crafts in 1975 and then joined Nintendo, where his debut film, Donkey Kong, made a profit of $120 million in North America. In the future, Shigeru Miyamoto will create one myth after another for Nintendo and the Japanese game industry. Even foreign political and economic magazines have selected him as one of the most influential people, and he has been ranked among the ten best game designers in the world by authoritative magazines. It can be said that Nintendo will be able to show that Cheng dù in the future, and Miyamoto Shigeru will make great contributions.
The current Shigeru Miyamoto is only thirty years old and is about 1.7 meters tall. The appearance looks a little funny. It's just that people can't just look at their looks, although the current Miyamoto Shigeru is not as famous as later generations, but he is also a famous game designer.
It is said that since the establishment of Tianxia Society, there have been several popular comics suitable for making games, and there are many game companies that want to buy the copyright of these comics. was only rejected by Zhao Chen, including Nintendo and Sega, two major game companies.
"Teacher Zhao Chen, I'm glad to see you, I'm sorry!"
Shigeru Miyamoto's face was full of smiles, and when he laughed, his small eyes narrowed into a thin slit, and he looked like a comedy actor.
"Me too. I didn't expect Mr. Miyamoto to come in person! ”
The two shook hands and sat down on the sand in the reception room, with their own staff serving tea.
"Teacher Zhao Chen, I don't talk nonsense, I'm afraid of wasting your time. You must also know the reason for our company, and this time I still want to buy the right to adapt the comics! ”
Treat Zhao Chen. Shigeru Miyamoto can be described as respectful, although he is the editor-in-chief of Nintendo, but not only is Nintendo not as large as the world, but also has a huge difference in personal reputation.
Although Shigeru Miyamoto is well-known in the game industry, to put it bluntly, the only one who can take the shot is his Virgo "Donkey Kong"; But Zhao Chen is different, not only a world-renowned cartoonist, pianist and film screenwriter, but also the president of Tianxia Society. It has many companies, both of which are more than a notch behind each other in terms of financial resources and reputation. No way, the current game is only in the initial stage, and it is far from being as popular as it will be in the future.
Zhao Chen said with interest: "Oh, is your company still for Dragon Ball the same as last time?" ”
"No, Dragon Ball is secondary, this time it's mainly for Pokémon! Mr. Zhao Chen, as long as you are willing to sell, the price is not a problem! ”
"Pokémon!" Hearing this, Zhao Chen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. The corners of his mouth showed a slight cold smile. Coming from later generations, he knows very well that "Pokémon" is the first game "Pokemon", and the rest such as comics, animations, toys, puppets, etc. are considered peripheral products.
These peripheral products are actually selling quite well, among which the sales of comics are close to 100 million copies, and the animation scenes occupy the top ten in the island country's animation ratings. The theatrical version of the anime has swept the box office of the island country for billions of yen every time, and as for toys and other goods, there are only a few manga that can be compared.
But that's the case, the combined profits of these peripherals are not as good as the achievements in games, and in the future, "Pokemon" will be worth tens of billions of dollars, how can Zhao Chen sell this golden rooster that lays eggs.
"Oh, I wonder how much your company can offer?"
Zhao Chen's meaning is Nintendo's reserve price, he is just curious to ask, no matter what, he will not sell the game copyright of "Pokémon".
""Pokémon" is now famous, and it is the work of Mr. Zhao Chen, since our company came with sincerity this time, we plan to buy the game adaptation rights of "Pokémon" at a high price of 10 million yen!"
When Shigeru Miyamoto said the end, his voice couldn't help but raise a little, maybe 10 million yen is indeed a lot for him. In terms of conversion, it is almost 100,000 US dollars, which is definitely a high price, at least Zhao Chen has not heard that there are comics adaptation rights that can be sold at this price in recent years.
What made Miyamoto Shigeru proud was that Zhao Chen was obviously stunned for a moment, with eyes full of disbelief. In Miyamoto Shigeru's opinion, Zhao Chen was probably shocked by this high price.
Shigeru Miyamoto's idea is indeed not wrong, Zhao Chen was indeed stunned by this price, but in his opinion, it was not a high price, but a low price that could not be lower. Just think about the difference between $100,000 and $10 billion, and that's a tenfold difference!
It is also considered that Miyamoto Shigeru is relatively shallow, this product has been specializing in games all day long, where will there be time to check Zhao Chen's details. On the other hand, he looks at this price with his own perception, mainly because he himself may not be able to make so much money in a year.
"Mr. Miyamoto, all copyrights to Pokémon are not for sale!" Just when Miyamoto Shigeru still had a trace of pride in his heart, Zhao Chen's words were like pouring cold water on him.
"What, Mr. Zhao Chen, is it a problem with the price! Rest assured, our president is very interested in the game adaptation rights of Pokémon, and he will increase the price! ”
It is clear that Shigeru Miyamoto was taken aback, and he really wanted to make this deal, mainly because the top management of Nintendo is very optimistic about the huge potential of "Pokémon" to be adapted into a game. If it fails this time, although there will be no punishment, it will inevitably be snubbed by the top.
"Mr. Miyamoto, no matter how much money your company spends, I will not sell any adaptation rights to Pokémon!"
"However, Mr. Zhao Chen ......"
Miyamoto Shigeru's face changed greatly, and he wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Zhao Chen without hesitation: "Mr. Miyamoto Shigeru, I have just said that the copyright of "Pokémon" is not to be discussed!" I still have a lot of things to deal with, so I won't accompany Mr. Miyamoto, and if you have something, you can discuss it with my secretary! ”
Zhao Chen waved his hand and stood up, ignoring Shigeru Miyamoto and walking towards his office instead.
"Teacher Zhao Chen!"
"Mr. Miyamoto, please be considerate of our president! The president is busy every day and has no spare time, so if you have anything else, you can tell me and I will convey your words to the president! ”
Zhao Chen's exclusive secretary had a professional smile on his face, he had seen a lot of this situation, and he had to face it almost every few days, there were too many people who wanted to meet Zhao Chen. If he really accompanies these people, Zhao Chen is afraid that he won't even be able to spare time for work.
Shigeru Miyamoto took a deep breath, didn't say anything more, and left the world society instead.
When the middle-aged secretary saw this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, he was afraid that Shigeru Miyamoto would be angry with him.
No way, that's the job of a secretary! The profession of secretary is very good, the benefits are good, the treatment is good, but the work is also more complicated, and you will also see a lot of big people, especially female secretaries!
The middle-aged secretary returned to the president's office after seeing Shigeru Miyamoto leave.
"President!"
"Oh, he's gone?"
"Yes, little dare to ask, Nintendo's price is quite high, why the president?"
"Do you think you make more money selling raw materials or finished products?"
"Finished product, of course!"
"That's it, why should we push the money to others, and there is no need to rely on others!"
"What does the president mean?"
"You'll find out soon!"
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