Game Development Giant

This time Yokoi Gunpei didn't want to waste his time anymore.

Maybe it was the years of hostility with Mars Entertainment that made him not want to have too close contact with Jester.

However, when he saw Jester extending his palm in front of him, this made him, who was always modest, a little embarrassed. Therefore, Yokoi Gunpei still squeezed a smile from his face and stretched out his hand to shake Jester's hand. .

At the same time, Gunpei Yokoi also figured it out. He had already left Nintendo, and the other party was no longer his enemy.

Moreover, the other party's talent in gaming is indeed beyond his reach.

Even in Nintendo, Jester does not lack die-hard fans. For example, many people including Shigeru Miyamoto. Even he himself, when developing "Metroid", faced his subordinates more than once Speaking of Jester's talent, if we exclude Jester's relationship with Mars Entertainment and his previous relationship with Nintendo, it seems that he really doesn't have any major conflicts with him.

Everyone is just fighting.

\u0026: Wan￥book￥bar￥ 3.nsb.cmnbsp;??? Therefore, this time, Yokoi Gunpei did not listen to the other party for a long time before rejecting him like he did to Nippon Electric's previous visitor, but at the beginning , he said clearly to Jester: "If you are hiring me to develop a home game console, then needless to say, if this is the condition, why should I leave Nintendo?" Hearing from Yokoi Jun After Ping finished speaking, Jester still had a very plain smile on his face.

He picked up the cup of tea that Yokoi Gunpei had just filled for him and took a sip.

He said in a very sure tone: "Mr. Yokoi, I can tell you clearly that I am not here to visit you to ask you to come to my company to make a new game console. You can rest assured about this." .”

Hearing Jester say this, Gunpei Yokoi showed a look of disbelief on his face. His expression changed, and then he seemed to have thought of something. He shook his head and said, "I will not participate in game development. When I left Nintendo, I signed a non-compete clause and I cannot engage in game development. It’s a job, but you can do hardware development. If it’s game development, there’s no need to say anything.”

This time, Jester still shook his head. Still speaking in a very calm tone: "No, no, I'm not inviting you to make games."

This time Yokoi Junpei looked at Jester with curiosity. He really couldn't imagine that Jester was neither of these two things, so why did he come to him? He opened his mouth, wanting to ask aloud, but he suddenly didn't know what to say, so he could only close his mouth again. Hear Jester talk about this. Yokoi Gunpei seemed to have thought of something. His expression changed, he looked at Jester in disbelief, and he clenched his hands fiercely. Obviously, he was very emotional at this time.

Because he heard what Jester said, it seemed that the other party was thinking about him.

"Pocket phone?"

Yokoi Gunpei said three words in a trembling voice. Then he looked at Jace without blinking, and Jester looked directly at him and replied in the same firm tone as before...

"Yes, mobile phone."

"Uh-huh!"

This time, Yokoi Gunpei couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up suddenly and looked at Jester as if he were looking at a monster. He didn't know why the other party wanted to be with him. Moreover, he suddenly With a very bad premonition, he continued to ask with a trembling voice.

"Did you just think of it, or have you been working on this project secretly for a long time?"

Jester had no need to hide anything now. After he smiled, he said straightforwardly: "It has been almost a year. The research and development is going very smoothly. It is about halfway through. It will be almost finalized before next year." , has started production and sale.”

The bang was like a thunder exploding in Yokoi Gunpei's mind. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind instantly. At this moment, his scalp even hurt.

He really didn't expect that someone would think about it with him.

While Yokoi Gunpei was still in shock, Jester continued to speak: "Actually, Mr. Yokoi, I am very supportive of your theory when you were developing GW in the 1980s. In the future, In the competition, it is actually a competition for time, and the free time every month is what every business wants to fight for. Why don’t we fight for the time that other businesses cannot win..."

Even Yokoi Gunpei had forgotten what Jester said, but after his reminder, he somewhat recalled it.

This is actually the past when he used gw's development plan to convince Yamauchi Hiroshi.

He said a lot more at that time, but he really couldn't remember it clearly, but the main thing was to explain that in the future, the fight for fragmented time will be the most important thing for them, and it is based on this concept. Driven by this, the development of gw was carried out.

There is no need to discuss whether gw is a success or a failure.

It is true that his sales were not high, but he opened a door that had never been available to future game designers.

"I agree with what you said, Mr. Yokoi, we have to fight for fragmented time."

When he said this, Jester said it firmly.

However, after the initial shock, Yokoi Gunpei calmed down as quickly as possible. He squinted his eyes. No one knew what he was thinking, and he seemed to be considering something, while Jester just He waited quietly on the sidelines without saying a word.

After more than ten seconds, Yokoi Junhei sighed and said: "But my theory at the time seemed not very accurate."

"hehe."

Jester just smiled indifferently after hearing this. He said it very directly and simply: "Actually, there are many reasons why gw did not bring the results that should have been his. I think Mr. Yokoi also did it in these eight years. I’ve thought about it countless times, and I don’t want to try to do the same thing, but as the designer and seller of the Pokemon electronic pet machine, I feel that I should have some say in the handheld game console.”

When Jester mentioned the electronic pet machine, Junpei Yokoi's eyes lit up. He looked at Jester with a different look. He said in a somewhat admiring tone: "I came up with this thing." He is really a genius. When I first saw this thing, I knew that this thing would definitely be popular, because it has all the advantages of my original analysis of fragmented games, even the unique The disadvantage, the price, won’t be an issue after many years.”

"Mr. Yokoi..."

As he spoke, Jester's tone paused. He seemed to be hesitating what to say next, but after just a few seconds, Jester continued to speak: "Actually, I I didn't originally have the idea to invite you, because I currently have no shortage of manpower in terms of home console development and game development. Although you are the best in the world in this regard, you are from Nintendo after all. I have worked there for twenty years and have a deep affection for Nintendo. I was worried that if I came to invite people, I would be humiliated mercilessly by you.”…

Yokoi Junpei didn't say anything, just listened quietly. From his face, it was impossible to tell what he was thinking at this time.

"However, I suddenly saw that the reason why you left Nintendo was a disagreement with your ideas. This is very incredible to me, because you basically built Nintendo's hardware development department single-handedly, and your influence on Nintendo's hardware development is unique. , but such a founder actually said that he did not agree with the philosophy of the hardware development team he created, which really makes me confused. "

Jester chuckled softly as he spoke: "It wasn't until I thought about the past when you developed gw that I remembered, are you the same as me, thinking of using everyone's fragmented time? The idea and the plan to redesign a completely different gw will be put into practice again?"

At this time, Yokoi Gunpei's expression finally changed, because what Jester just said was what he was thinking at the time.

"So, I thought that you might have had a conflict with the dictator Hiroshi Yamauchi over the development of handheld mobile phones and home consoles. Although I am not a Nintendo employee, I still have a strong impression of President Yamauchi's character. Some people know that if you disagree with him, either he will compromise or you will leave. Obviously, you did not compromise but chose to leave."

As Jester spoke, he stood up, stretched out his right hand to Jester again, and spoke in the most sincere tone.

"So, Mr. Yokoi, are you interested in joining my mobile phone development team?"

Yokoi Gunpei looked at Jester in shock. He suddenly didn't know what to say, because Jester was like a roundworm in his stomach, seemingly able to understand all his thoughts. He looked at Jester's body. He didn't know whether to hold the hand in front of him or not.

To be honest, Jester's words really touched him.