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In this wave, Sega DC can play for several reasons.

The first is Pokémon's Pokémon monopoly, and the results of the two Pokémon are very good, especially the latter one is a magic crisis, and the family carnival itself is very popular with players from the East and the West, especially during the Chinese New Year, playing the sequel to the Pokémon 3D world together, not to mention how happy it is.

Not only is it fun, the quality is also leveraged, but it also has a social attribute, allowing multiple players to promote feelings and get a short happy time through a single game.

What's more, Studio Ghibli's My Neighbor Totoro series characters were added to the Magic Crisis, which suddenly filled the sense of anticipation, so that many players who like Totoro had to buy Pokémon.

If you think about it, it would be interesting if you could capture Totoro with Poké Balls in Pokémon in the future.

The two Pokémon exclusives have already contributed to the sales of more than 5 million copies, so that the basic disk of the DC game console has stabilized all of a sudden.

In addition, Qingzhiyuan has also attracted EA and some Omics game manufacturers.

The NBA1999 on EA's side is an exclusive game on DC.

At the same time, many classic games released by EA before, such as Need for Speed 3 and the baseball series of games...... You can also play on DC.

Moreover, in order to allow players to better experience the charm of the DC game console, the DC game console comes with some classic games from Sega, such as the Sonic the Hedgehog series, which integrates Sakura Wars 1 and VR Warriors...... There are also a lot of classic arcade games.

Just like what Sega did on MD back then, it was used to promote game consoles.

In other words, when players buy Sega DC, even if they don't buy other game CDs, they can play many fun games themselves, which is definitely great value for money.

It is based on these that the Sega DC console has steadily risen, hitting the 10 million copies sales mark.

The Sega Saturn has sold 10 million units so far.

And now DC has managed to surpass Saturn's total sales.

……

At this point in development, in fact, everyone can keenly feel -

Sega DC can't stop it.

The momentum has been achieved.

Overwhelming.

Everyone heard the roar that Sega had been silent for so long, but had been accumulating inside.

Deafening, rumbling.

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Square Enix's Masashi Miyamoto, who is worthy of being Lu Bu in the game industry, was the first to feel this terrifying power.

Although the current Sega DC has not fully demonstrated the follow-up power, compared with Sony's PS sales of more than 100 million, what is 10 million copies of DC?

However, the fact that DC was able to tear a hole and gain a foothold under the pressure of PS is enough to tell the story.

Masashi Miyamoto captured this change in an instant.

That's why he called Qing Zhiyuan as soon as possible, the purpose was not to anger Qing Zhiyuan because he put Final Fantasy 8 on PS as an exclusive game.

Now Qingzhiyuan is no longer a simple competitor, nor is it just a game developer, Pokeni will become his own financial father in the future.

How can the father of the gold lord be offended?

"Then please take care of me in the future." Masashi Miyamoto said with a smile on the other end of the phone.

"Mm-hmm, you're welcome. I am the one, please take care of me in the future, Mr. Miyamoto believes in me, and you believe in yourself, Sony's PS2 effect is definitely not as good as our DC game console.

As long as you put the game on the DC platform, I promise you to earn more in the future. ”

Square Enix belongs to the kind of person who has the ability and is good at dancing with long sleeves, and he is not too angry when he can make the first neon RPG, but accepts Masashi Miyamoto with a smile and welcomes him to join the future DC game platform.

After Qing Zhiyuan hung up the phone, he couldn't help but chuckle.

Miyamoto, the old fox.

It's too much to see the wind and rudder.

Although he promised to develop the game on the DC game platform, in fact, by the time he made the game, it was estimated that it would be two years later.

……

"It's horrible. pokeni just made Sega DC. ”

On Ren Heaven's side, Shigeru Miyamoto sighed heartily.

Just thinking about it, he felt that it was really not easy for Qingzhiyuan to achieve 10 million sales of DC game consoles within half a year.

Now in general, it is still the PS market, and when friends do not have enough confidence in pokeni, it is actually similar to fighting alone.

It's a miracle to be able to get EA to help out, and with the promotion of Pokémon, the sales of consoles have skyrocketed.

At last year's Tokyo Game Show, Sony preemptively used the non-existent PS2 as a strike, which was actually a very lethal move, and the picture of Final Fantasy 8 invisibly formed a tight blockade.

This blockade line is not the present of Sega DC, but the future.

It is the players' psychological expectations and confidence in it that invisibly increases the cost of leaving PS, which is equivalent to casting an invisible wall and enclosing PS's territory.

Any player in it, if they want to leave the castle of PS, they have to climb and break through this wall, which is actually a thing that requires a lot of determination and courage.

Think about it, if the future game console market is still Sony's, and the PS2 game effect is better than DC, then why bother to buy a DC game console in the coming year?

For players with enough money, there is no problem in buying an extra DC console, but for some ordinary people with limited funds, they may weigh it.

That invisible wall is a particularly powerful blockade.

Fortunately, P Company used a "Machine Age" to open the blockade at the Tokyo Game Show before, otherwise I wouldn't dare to imagine what it would be like now.

Looking back now, Shigeru Miyamoto felt a little scared for Qing Zhiyuan.

On the contrary, Yamauchi Pu, who was sitting opposite him, behaved more calmly.

"If you can't even do this, then Qingzhiyuan is not worthy of being Sony's opponent."

"They made the game console, which is equivalent to tearing a hole, which is actually a good thing for us."

"Well, that's true, President." Shigeru Miyamoto nodded.

In fact, he can understand Yamauchi's logic very well.

In any industry, as long as a monopoly has not yet been formed, there are opportunities for latecomers.

Fortunately, this time the DC console fought its way out and stood firm, so that it could buy enough time for other console developers.

Otherwise, once Sony has formed a monopoly, it will become extremely difficult for you to shake it.

In fact, Ren Tian did not form a de facto monopoly in the past, and he has been fighting a console war with Sega, before Sega, there were other game manufacturers, otherwise, how could Sony pry into the corner of Ren Tian.

Beautiful, Qing Zhiyuan has done it so beautifully.

Even Yamauchi Pu, who was so jealous of him, couldn't help but applaud Qing Zhiyuan.

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"It's time to turn." On Konami's side, President Keimasa last month let out a heavy sigh after seeing the news report.

At the same time, the eyes were wide open.

Everyone is a fox for thousands of years, and they are all sensitive to the market.

So when I saw that the market size of Sega DC had exceeded 10 million, the president of the company realized last month-

The gaming industry is about to change dramatically.

Although it seems that Sony is still dominant on the surface, it is still a harmonious atmosphere on the surface, but in fact, there is already an undercurrent surging underneath.

The rest is a matter of time, and the DC console may actually be able to stir up a bloody storm.

Konami can't hang himself from a tree either.

Not only did the president last month think so, Capcom, Namco...... Many third-party game parties think so, if you don't know what will change in the future, then you only deserve to be a second-rate president.

But what the second-rate president needs to do is to put his eggs in different baskets, so as to ensure that he can survive the cracks and stormy waves.

Those who fail to do this will basically disappear into the long river of history.

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The wind has changed, and that's the most obvious feeling.

DC may still be a small seedling, but everyone feels its strong vitality.

So Konami's president, Keimasa Kamitsuki, called Seongjiwon.

"President Qing, can I invite you to have a light meal tomorrow?"

Qing Zhiyuan smiled dumbly.

"I'm sorry, I've already made an appointment with Mr. Masashi Miyamoto tomorrow, how about we make an appointment next week?"

"Huh? Is it like this? Last month, the president was a little surprised in his tone, and he didn't seem to expect Miyamoto, the old fox, to start so quickly and run to the front.

Isn't your Square Enix so deeply bound to Sony, and Final Fantasy 8 is still exclusive to PS?

Is it really good to ask the president of Pokeni to dinner so soon?

However, last month paused, but still held back this breath, "In that case, then it's going to be a good week next week, thanks to President Qing's care, Konami will have to ask President Youth a lot in the future." ”

"Where, where," Qing Zhiyuan laughed, "I can only say that everyone makes money together and makes progress together." ”

The two of them made an appointment, and Qing Zhiyuan recorded it in his notebook.

Then hung up.

Following Jingzheng's phone call last month, many game manufacturers have called Qing Zhiyuan to say that they want to invite him to have a private meal or something.

Qing Zhiyuan also smiled, and those who came did not refuse.

Make an appointment one by one.

The schedule has been densely recorded for the next month's dinners, and just looking at it makes people want to laugh.

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On Sony's side, Ken Kutaragi was shocked when he saw the news that the sales of Sega DC game consoles had exceeded the 10 million mark.

I didn't expect it to come to this point.

Then he closed his eyes helplessly.

Damn, damn it.

In the end, he still couldn't hold down Qing Zhiyuan.

At this time, DC game consoles are really going to rise, don't look at the number of game consoles that are only 10 million, but this pool is enough to feed Sega.

Any living thing, as long as it can survive first, has hope and can continue to grow.

The current DC game console has taken root in the land of PS, and will continue to blossom and multiply in the future, and then continue to erode the territory of PS.

These were almost all foreseen by Ken Kutaragi.

Can't be sealed!

It's no longer sealable!!

The promos for last year's PS2 and Final Fantasy 8 were already the biggest killer features he could come up with.

If you continue to blow it, it will be difficult to convince the audience and players, and now the parameters of the PS2 that Ken Kutaragi can give are the result of careful calculations, and they can be achieved within two years.

But if you increase the size again, the construction period cannot be guaranteed, and even whether you can achieve the effect of blowing it yourself is still the same thing.

So when you run out of hole cards in your hand, you can only resign yourself to fate, pinning on whether your opponent will make mistakes.

It's a pity that Qing Zhiyuan has always been Qing Zhiyuan, and he was never given any chance at all.

In other words, as long as Qing Zhiyuan is given a chance, this terrible guy will hold it firmly in his hands.

Now,1999 year,It's basically a vacuum period for new consoles,PS2 definitely can't come out,I don't know if the new game console in terms of Ren Heaven can beat DC,Even if the new console in Ren Heaven has high performance,It's not necessarily good news for Sony,The last thing that will be hit will not be the DC market,But the old game console market。

The reason is simple, your performance is not as good as others.

The only thing that Kutaragi Ken can count on is actually the lack of market confidence, and the barriers built by PS2 and Final Fantasy 8 can pile up the cost of player churn and transfer to a certain extent, and at the same time can restrain third-party game manufacturers.

Except for EA and Koei, which have a good relationship with Sega and POKENI itself, other big-name game manufacturers are actually somewhat jealous.

This is the trap set by Ken Kutaragi.

Time trap, as long as Pokeni can't carry it, it's Sony's victory.

And then to fight against Ren Heaven's new host in the way of a de facto monopoly, this series is the perfect backhand, and it is a strategy that Ken Kutaragi has worked out with Shinyuki Idei before.

It's a pity that Qing Zhiyuan didn't make a mistake, he beat Pokémon as the king of the backing, and the timing was also just right, covering the entire New Year's period and continuing until April.

The topicality and popularity have all been achieved by Qingzhiyuan to the extreme......

In such a situation, it is a matter of time before the blockade is broken.

It's just that Kutaragi Ken didn't think it would be so fast, and if he really wanted to say something, he could only say-

Pokémon deserves to be the world's No. 1 IP.

Qing Zhiyuan lost without this card.

Although all this was expected by him, the moment he actually saw it become a reality, it was still a little uncomfortable.

Heartache.

After a long time, Ken Kutaragi opened his eyes slightly.

Although it was very uncomfortable, there was nothing to regret, and no matter how Ken Kutaragi looked back, he felt that he and President Nobuyuki Idei had done the best they could.

In the end, the result is like this, then I can only admire Qing Zhiyuan, because he did better.

Since it was a victory based on strength, you can't reverse this result at all, so what is there to regret?

During the whole process, the only mistake of Ken Kutaragi was that he failed to realize this before Pokeni acquired Sega, and it was worth it to let the company acquire early, even if it cost $3 billion.

However, this is only the beginning, and there is still a lot of room for maneuver after the console war starts in the future.

However, next time it will be time for the PS2 to come out.

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"Hooray!! 10 million mark!! Banzai! ”

"Long live Pokeni!"

"Long live Sega!"

"Long live DC!"

At SEGA Corporation, the members of the club were frantically celebrating this great and historic moment.

Seriously, none of them were so excited when MD sales exceeded 40 million units before.

The most important reason for the excitement was that MD had become the mainstream game console in the North Mi market, which had a different meaning.

And this time it's the aftermath of the catastrophe.

The happiness of finally killing the bloody road after the last battle.

The corners of Qing Zhiyuan's mouth rose slightly, thinking to himself that we just acquired Marvel, is it really okay for you to shout DC Long Live here?

Hahaha, but it's just a joke, Qing Zhiyuan smiled and walked over to the members of Sega.

Sega's administrative assistant, Ms. Kyoko Morita, pushed out a large cake with a circle of candles on it.

In the middle is a large celebratory plaque made of chocolate that reads:

[DC game consoles break the 10 million mark!] Banzai! 】

President Hayao Nakayama stood at the front, clapping and casting a grateful and expectant look at Seoh Chi Won.

"President Qing, let's cut the cake."

The other members of the club basically had the same expressions, standing on both sides and welcoming each other.

At this moment, Qing Zhiyuan is the hero in their hearts.

No matter how much you didn't like this pretentious and somewhat unruly new president before this, no matter how much pressure and loss Pokeni caused to Sega before......

But, at this moment, they are in a boat, a big family.

And the captain is Qing Zhiyuan.

It was Qing Zhiyuan who led them out of the encirclement, so that Sega, an old ship of more than 50 years, has now radiated new vigorous vitality and braved the wind and waves with a new look.

It was Qing Zhiyuan who lit the lighthouse in the dark night at a time of crisis, guiding the direction for everyone and leading everyone to overcome obstacles together.

It was Qing Zhiyuan who was in a difficult situation at Sega, holding high the banner and shouting to lead everyone to move forward together.

It was Qing Zhiyuan who turned the tide and saved Sega from fire and water.

Qingzhiyuan is like a bright star, shining on everyone's way forward.

He is the role model and soul of the people of Sega, leading everyone to a better future.

The existence of Qing Zhiyuan is a kind of strength, a kind of belief, and a kind of hope.

At this moment, everyone sincerely admired this young leader.

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Qing Zhiyuan didn't refuse, took the knife that cut the cake from the hand of President Hayao Nakayama, and then blew out the candle and made the first cut on it.

"I hope that the DC game console can go better, and with the current momentum, it will break through the 50 million mark all the way!!"

"Oh!!"

Everyone raised their right hands high, and the crowd was excited, and a cries like a landslide and tsunami erupted.

At this moment, Nakayama Hayabusa was in tears, and his vision was blurred.

It's not easy for Sega to get to where it is today.

Fortunately, I was able to meet Qing Zhiyuan.

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There's one more chapter tonight

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