In the tumultuous month of December, the handheld infringement cases that the video game industry has been concerned about have finally come to an end.

As AutoNavi lost the lawsuit, it was reversely acquired by Shirakawa Electric.

The so-called anti-monopoly alliance formed by those copycat manufacturers with their own intentions collapsed directly.

First, he was scared away because of a huge claim, and Gao De changed his surname and ran away again.

Eventually, with the private reconciliation between Masudaya and Nintendo, the few remaining handheld manufacturers finally disappeared.

Yes, Masudaya bowed to Nintendo.

The lawsuit between these two companies is the second battlefield of the handheld infringement case.

Although Masudaya's handheld is extremely similar to Rentian's product.

But because Nintendo doesn't have any patents on the handheld, the lawsuit has been in a stalemate.

However, with the victory and defeat of Shirakawa Electric already divided, Masudaya, who was under great pressure, also opened his mouth to sue Nintendo for peace under some shady means.

Although I don't know how much compensation was paid, Masudaya's compromise directly caused the remaining copycat manufacturers to lose confidence.

As a result, the grand scene of more than a dozen copycat handhelds on the market a few months ago no longer exists.

Some continue to do their old jobs, make toys or build coin machines, and some simply disappear.

At present, the only remaining handheld brands on the market are Shirakawa Electric and Nintendo.

Oh no, there's also Casio, who is harmless to humans and animals.

This was the current state of the handheld market in Japan, which was just born in 1980.

Will there be any changes in the handheld market in the future?

Of course!

The burgeoning world of video games will only attract one gamer after another.

The future handheld war may no longer be limited to neon itself.

On the other side of the ocean, international players are also brewing their own unique secret weapons.

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1980 was a year of vigorous growth for Shirakawa Electric.

At the beginning of the year, the Walkman was launched in China and went overseas in the middle of the year.

At the beginning of the second half of the year, he set foot in the handheld market, and since then, the SIC building has been completed, the new plant in Kanagawa has been put into operation, and the headquarters plan has been finalized.

In these things, the belly goes round and round, and the year passes quietly.

In addition, in the last month of the year, I unexpectedly accepted the unplanned results of AutoNavi.

Speaking of Gaode, Shirakawa Kaede doesn't have any special plans for the time being.

At present, it is incorporated into Shirakawa Holdings, and its business scope remains unchanged for the time being, and it is still in the field of toy models.

Shirakawa Kaede doesn't have high requirements for it, so let's survive first.

So he casually wrote down a few anime names that will shine in the next two years.

And handed it over to the person in charge of Shirakawa Electric here to take over Gaode, and asked him to pay attention to the situation of these anime.

It's best to get the copyright of the toy in advance, not to mention self-sufficiency in the rest, and there is no problem with the moisturization of life.

And you don't have to wait for the start of the broadcast to find a TV station, you can directly contact the comic book publisher.

Shueisha and Kodansha, they all hold a large number of anime copyrights in their hands.

Film and television copyrights aside, toy copyrights can always be discussed.

You see, business in the next few decades, isn't this coming?

Of course, this is only a preliminary plan, and in the future, AutoNavi can also be responsible for the production of the figure of the game character under Shirakawa Electric's own name.

Look, it's a complete industry chain in the game industry.

Game content production, game console production, game peripheral industry production, perfect~

However, these things are still relatively far away, and there are more important things waiting for Shirakawa Kaede to do.

"Torotaro, hurry up. Don't bring any red wine or anything. ”

Shirakawa Kaede knew that this guy's old mistake had been made again, and when he saw something fresh and good, he couldn't help but go to Akita's hometown to loot.

"Eh, Kaede." Torotaro, who was stuffing something into his suitcase, looked up in confusion.

"They say that red wine can warm up the body, and it happens to be snowing heavily in my hometown, so I guess my uncles and uncles can also warm up a little with it."

Hearing his words, Shirakawa Kaede directly supported his forehead with his hand.

"Torotaro, do you know where we're from?"

"Akita," Torataro looked at Shirakawa Kaede with the eyes of a fool.

"That's right, it's Akita, so do you know what Akita's most famous is besides rice?"

Without waiting for Torotaro to answer, Shirakawa Kaede directly told him the answer.

"It's sake, Torotaro. Uncles and uncles don't need it to warm up, and they can't finish drinking sake in the cellar at home. ”

"Uh" Torotaro, who realized it later, scratched his head a little embarrassed, "It seems like this."

"Forget it, I've bought it all, take it with you. It's okay to let your uncles try it. ”

Shirakawa Kaede waved his hand and motioned for Torotaro to continue.

"Xiao Feng, you still understand me. That's what I thought, too. The happy Torotaro continued to keep his head down and get busy.

They were packing up their salutes and preparing to rush back to their hometown in Akita.

Although December is not yet over, there is still more than a week before the New Year.

But this year's situation is special, Shirakawa Kaede can't wait that late, and plans to fly back to Akita today.

The reason why I am in such a hurry is because I was busy with the affairs of Shirakawa Electric and I haven't been back for almost two years.

After being away from home for so long, things are back on track at the club, and I should go back anyway.

The second reason is the heavy snow in my hometown.

If it were normal, it would be normal for Akita to have heavy snowfall.

But a month in advance, that's not normal.

Shirakawa Kaede has also contacted the family before, crops or something, needless to say.

Whoever did not have time to reap was all suffered.

The only thing that comforted him was that both their family and Torataro's family were now completely free from farming.

In the past two years, they have sent back money one after another, which is enough for them to live a worry-free life all year round.

But the rest of the village was not so lucky, and half of the year's harvest was covered in snow.

For farmers who depend on farming for their livelihoods, the economic situation in the coming year is worrying.

Fortunately, there is still surplus food from previous years at home, and it is not a problem to eat and drink for the time being.

So I knew that this year's heavy snow was a little abnormal, and Shirakawa Kaede was not too anxious.

At least everyone can have no worries about food and clothing at the end of the year, and as for the coming year, Bai Chuanfeng already has some plans in his heart.

But the snow kept going on, and it wasn't the same.

In Akita, the snow season lasts from December to January and February, usually around three months.

But this year, due to heavy snowfall, it has been raining for three months now.

At this time, it is the harsh winter season, and the heavy snow will not stop for a short time, and even continue for a long time.

Then whether it is the climate or the heavy snow itself, it will be a severe test for the hometown.

Can the elderly survive the cold, and whether the roof of the cedar bark can withstand the constant snow cover.

These things are too far away for the metropolis, but for the farmers in the remote areas, it is a matter of survival.

So worried, Shirakawa Kaede and Torotaro returned to Akita early.

Shirakawa Electric is here to produce as usual.

At the end of the year, the conference offices also began to gradually take holidays, and the busyness of business was significantly reduced.

So it's not much of a problem to get away for a while.

The two of them packed their bags and went straight to Haneda Airport in Ota Ward. From here, flights to Akita take just over an hour.

At around ten o'clock in the morning, when Shirakawa Kaede and Torotaro reappeared in front of the plane door, the place where they got off the plane had been changed to Akita Airport.

Before Shirakawa Kaede, who had just gotten off the plane, could speak, he was shivered by the cold north wind.

"Xiao Feng, it's so cold in my hometown." Rao is a strong Torotaro, who was also shocked by the low temperature of Akita.

Shirakawa Kaede raised his head and looked at the gray sky, and the clumps of snowflakes were scattered, swirling and falling to the earth, silent.

"The snowflakes are also much bigger than before" Shirakawa Kaede stretched out his hand, and a snowflake sinked into his palm and disappeared.

The cool touch made him unconsciously withdraw his exposed palm.

"Eh," Torotaro raised his head and spun around, "Even the snowflakes have grown up." ”

"Let's go, hurry back to the fawn."

Growing up snowflakes are not necessarily a good thing, Shirakawa Kaede sighed and dragged his luggage towards the airport exit.

There is still more than 100 kilometers to go from Akita City to Antler City, where the deer is located.

Three hours later, after a long and arduous trek, Kaede Shirakawa and Torotaro finally stepped on the railroad tracks at the foot of the mountain, outside Ogura Village.

Because the deer station has ceased operation, you can still see the shadow of the railroad tracks except for a patch of snow.

Looking at the village again, everything is silent, except for snow and snow.

After careful distinction, you can vaguely see the outline of the house.

Torotaro gasped and put down his luggage, and with his hands on his hips, he looked up and wanted to shout like he had come home the year before.

As a result, as soon as his mouth opened, before he could shout, he was covered by Shirakawa Kaede beside him.

"You guy, it's all snow on the mountain, don't you know if something bad will happen when you shout?"

"Hmm~hmm~" Torotaro, who was covering his mouth, stared at his eyes and nodded vigorously to show that he understood.

In this way, Shirakawa let go of his hand and allowed him to regain his freedom.

In fact, things are not so exaggerated, not to mention that Xiaolu Village is still a little far from the hillside.

Just the forests and seas that spread all over the mountains were enough to block all the impacts.

But there is no harm in being careful, the old wooden houses in the village are hundreds of years old and cannot withstand any toss.

Because there is no tram, they all come here from the station next door.

After resting for a while on the platform of Oga, which was becoming more and more dilapidated, Shirakawa Kaede and Torotaro picked up their luggage and continued to set off for Oga Village.

The long-awaited countryside is just around the corner.

Although he didn't essentially grow up here, the memories of his predecessor have been preserved.

At this moment, Shirakawa Kaede looked at the village in the distance, and even felt more timid about homesickness.

However, when I return to my hometown, I may be more looking forward to and excited.

Just look at the Torotaro next to him, his face is full of red light, and there is excitement in his eyes that can't be hidden.

The two walked for more than ten minutes with a hum, and finally arrived outside the village.

However, the scene of Ogura Village in front of them made Shirakawa Kaede and Torotaro's hearts directly cool by half.

The original ancient village wooden house has a large skylight on a small half of the roof at the moment.

Some of them are serious, and half of the wall is directly crooked to the side, and the household in the house can be seen clearly.

Shirakawa Kaede and Torotaro glanced at each other, threw down their luggage in unison, and ran to their respective homes.

(End of chapter)