Game Development Giant

Jester's tone was firm. No matter what Yuji Naka said, he insisted that this game should be under the name of Balotelli's series.

And Naka Yuji really couldn't let go of the appeal of the game that Jester just explained to him, and making such a simple and interesting game was exactly what he wanted. After much consideration, he agreed to Jester. request to make this game under the name of the Balotelli series.

Of course, not immediately, but after helping Jester complete the small game. During this period, Jester will also perfect more settings for this party-style racing game.

Ken Kutaragi is the contact between Sony and Nintendo, and Sony is also the largest supplier of electronic components for Nintendo's game consoles. The relationship between the two is extremely harmonious, and Ken Kutaragi also has a very good relationship with Nintendo's senior management.

Within Sony, Ken Kutaragi is not the only one who is interested in the video game industry. He comes from a hardware background and came into contact with Nintendo, and - no mistake -.{}{}{}{s}. Thanks to the efforts of , after the renaissance of video games, there has been a very strong interest in this industry.

At Sony's internal meetings, he explained to the group's senior executives more than once that the game industry is a very promising and ambitious industry. After several persuasion, it was impossible for Sony's senior executives not to be moved, but here's the problem. , Sony has never been exposed to this industry. If they just make a high-performance game console, it will be almost effortless for an electrical appliance giant like Sony. However, this suggestion was rejected by Kutaragi Ken the first time it was proposed. He believed that it is not a good idea to rashly enter the extremely fierce game industry at this time, because making games does not mean being like before. When we make a small Walkman, we only need to build the machine according to the specifications of the tape. Then all you need to do is sell the machine.

Because tape is universal.

No matter which music company produces music tapes, they can be put into any tape drive for playback. However, tape drive manufacturers have no way to create a disguised monopoly by controlling the format standards of tapes.

But in the gaming industry, similar to the tapes in the music industry, they are not universal. The specifications of the cassettes used by each game console are different. The cassettes that can be used on this game console cannot be used on another company's game console. , that is to say, they cannot rely on their own research and development capabilities that far exceed those of Nintendo or Mars Entertainment. If you develop a machine that completely surpasses both companies in performance, you can sweep away the world.

A game console platform without game software running is like a Walkman without a tape. It is just a useless thing that cannot even be called a toy. Moreover, one of the reasons why Sony is interested in the electronic game industry is that it sees huge business opportunities in electronic games. The second reason is that there are many other industries with huge business opportunities. If it wants to enter the electronic game industry, it is just because Sony Discover. While entering the electronic game industry, they can further promote a new standard that they are preparing to promote.

This is optical disk storage.

Sony is not a company that makes important decisions at the first glance. They will not enter the game industry rashly without solving the most critical problem mentioned by Ken Kutaragi. And of course their purpose is to focus on the profits of the game industry, and the second is naturally for their CDs.

Therefore, when it is difficult to get out of the water directly for the time being, you can temporarily ignore the first reason. Just consider the second reason.

At this time, the famous Nippon Electric Co., Ltd. came to the market. That is to say, nec, a giant that is bigger than Sony, both in Japan and in the world, has united with Namco and Hudson, two of the largest third-party game developers under Nintendo, to prepare to release a brand new game. machine news.

The first time he heard the news, Kutaragi Ken's reaction was that their opportunity had come.

Kutaragi Ken is not tall, slightly fat, and has long squinted eyes, which gives people a kind feeling. However, everyone who has come into contact with him knows that his kindness is hidden behind shrewdness, and almost nothing can be hidden. Through his eyes, a person's demeanor, Kutaragi Ken only needs to take a brief look to understand the person's thoughts.

This time, he came to Nintendo's headquarters in person, and sitting in front of him was Hiroshi Yamauchi himself.

Hiroshi Yamauchi was anxious during this period, and it was exactly as he expected. Under his own banner, the two companies with the best treatment for him, Namco and Hudson, turned out to be just as he had expected. When he heard the news announced by Nippon Electric, Hudson and Namco, he was so angry that he smashed his favorite Ming Dynasty blue and white porcelain from China into pieces.

Afterwards, when he saw the remains of precious Ming Dynasty porcelain that had been broken into pieces, his heart bled and the pain became even worse.

In fact, this time nec has attracted more than just these two game companies. There are also some small game companies, whether they are under the Nintendo platform or the Mars Entertainment platform, but they are just Namco and Hudson. is the most famous, and the departure of these two companies will also cause the greatest damage to Nintendo's strength.

As for the return of Mars Entertainment, it is just leaving a few dispensable companies.

Capcom was invited by Nec at the first opportunity. No one knew what Kenzo Kenzo was thinking at the time. However, Kenzo Kenzo told Jester about the matter immediately and promised that they He would never join Nec's new camp, and Jester thanked him kindly, but in fact he didn't take Capcom's words to heart.

Jester, who comes from a later generation, knows that one of Capcom's most famous nicknames is "Ka Bitch". This nickname is not unique to the country, but is recognized around the world. There are simply endless things to say about Capcom's fickleness. It goes on and on. To be honest, Capcom is a very pure commercial company, which is the biggest difference between them and other top game companies.

This is not to say that other game companies are not commercial, but that people will always miss old friendships, but Capcom’s principle is to put profits first and never miss old friendships. For example, Capcom, It was a very long experience for them to develop into one of the top gaming giants in Japan in later generations.

Their rise is inseparable from the support and help of Nintendo. Many of their unique technologies were actively supported by Nintendo when Capcom was still in its infancy. The most famous one is that in the mid-1990s, Capcom When producing the n64 version of "Resident Evil" that later became popular around the world, I received a lot of help from Nintendo.

However, companies like Capcom, when you can bring them the greatest benefit, they are docile than cats, but when the benefits brought by others far exceed yours, they will be like snakes Cold-blooded and ruthless, Capcom never dared to say no when Nintendo was strong, but when Nintendo declined, they immediately threw themselves into the arms of Sony without hesitation, and when Nintendo's handheld consoles rose again, Capcom Once again, they used their ever-changing tricks and once again fell into the arms of Nintendo.

Do people like this kind of company?

The answer varies from person to person. Maybe the vast majority of people will not like a company like Capcom that is impersonal. Jester was also like this before, but as he has been working in the game industry over the years, he has gradually come to understand. One thing is that companies like Capcom are actually the best to deal with.

As long as you are strong enough, they are the most loyal dogs. If you become weak, don't blame others for being unfaithful to you.

In fact, in Capcom's view, when he followed you, he has already done everything that a third-party game developer should do, can do, and must do. In other words, Capcom thinks that he is following you. Money and goods are fully settled, and no one owes anyone anything.

But now when Kenzo Kenzo is being won over by others, he takes the initiative to turn his heart towards himself, which is nothing more than this.

But obviously, Namco and Hudson don't think so. They think they should get greater profits. The games they produce are no less good than Nintendo. However, because the platform is not itself, there is no difference between their own games and Nintendo's games. During conflicts, they will generally be suppressed, and although their royalties are only symbolic collections, and they also have the independent right to produce burnable cassettes, they still need to share profits with Nintendo.

Although it is not as terrible as other franchisees' half commission, but with the money, these two extremely arrogant companies, as time goes by and their own strength, they exploit Nintendo like a blood-sucking leech. Behavior that creates dissatisfaction is, of course, natural.

When one's strength is not enough, one can only tolerate it, but when one feels that one's strength is enough, it is natural to resist. The reason why there is resistance is because there is unwillingness.

Especially Namco. Back then, they built dozens of floors of Teppanyaki buildings based on "Teppanyaki". However, after relying on Nintendo, although they made more money overall, they never made more money. You can build a building with dozens of floors with just one game.

For a company with such a glorious experience, it is natural that they cannot endure this kind of oppression for a long time.

So there was this betrayal.

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