Game Development Giant

Yes, Nintendo dare not ignore Mars Entertainment’s first-mover advantage.

However, they couldn't think of a good way for a while. They also knew that the previous sentence of Hiroshi Yamauchi, what do you think, seemed to be asking about their low market share now, but in fact, they all also knew that Yamauchi Pu is worried about how he will be able to resist when Mars Entertainment's next-generation console comes on the scene and is ten times more powerful than Sega's current console.

For Nintendo, time is the most difficult gap to cross.

"never mind."

After waving his hand, Yamauchi Hiroshi didn't think he could hear any updated answers from the people in front of him. He waved his hand and announced the end of the meeting.

After thinking for a while, he dialed Kutaragi Ken's number.

Kutaragi Ken saw that the number displayed on the LCD screen was from Hiroshi Yamauchi's office. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind in just a short moment. He knew that \u003cno\u003e \u003cwrong\u003e .s. Yamauchi The reason why Pu called him was simply to ask about the development progress of Super FC. The question was that he had told Pu Yamauchi more than once in the past few days about the development progress of Super FC.

Moreover, the chief developer was still a direct descendant of Hiroshi Yamauchi. Even if he didn't tell him, it would be enough for him to ask Masayuki Uemura. but……

Thinking of this, Kutaragi Ken laughed, and Nintendo was eaten away. What does Sony have to do with them? Isn’t Nintendo, which has been completely cannibalized, just suitable to be acquired by Sony? Of course, this is just his idea. As for the merger and acquisition of Nintendo, Kutaragi can only think about it in his heart. Now all Sony's energy is focused on that big thing, except for the things to do. Apart from this major event, it is impossible for them to acquire Nintendo. At least until the major event that is about to be completed in the United States is completely completed, Sony will not make any major moves.

However, after the merger and acquisition of that top film company is completed. President Akio Morita is about to retire completely, and his boss Norio Ohga is about to take over the position of president. I have talked about this matter with Ohga-senpai before, although it is not about acquiring Nintendo. People may think that the Shocking Clan is a matter of crazy people talking crazy words, but it’s more of the same. He knew this kind of light very well. Whenever he washed up in the morning, he would often see this kind of light in his eyes in the mirror. This kind of light is called ambition. Kutaragi Ken firmly believes that Norio Ohga cannot be without ambition, if there is no ambition. Why would he want to take over a huge electronics empire like Sony? You must know that Akio Morita has achieved the ultimate in Sony's electrical appliances industry, and Norio Ohga wants to get rid of Akio Morita and make achievements that are unique to him, so he must find another way.

Electronic games. It was the other path that Kutaragi Ken showed Norio Ohga.

At that time, Ohga Norio listened to himself silently. He was silent at first, and he was also quietly waiting for the other party's reply. Unexpectedly, Norio Ohga asked him to say what he had just said again. After he finished speaking, Norio Ohga just slapped the table hard and said two simple words.

"Do-it."

The phone had rang five or six times in succession. At this time, Kutaragi Ken temporarily suppressed his inner thoughts and picked up the phone.

"President Yamauchi, I'm really sorry, I wasn't here just now."

Hiroshi Yamauchi, who was still a little angry at first, temporarily suppressed his anger after hearing Kutaragi Ken's very respectful apology. After all, Kutaragi Ken was not his subordinate, but just a slap in the face for Sony's cooperation with them. That’s all.

"Sega's d sales momentum is very strong, and the games on the 16-bit home console, whether it is graphics, music or content, are far beyond the eight-bit game console..."

Yamauchi Hiroshi said half-truthfully, and Kutaragi Ken also said yes while listening. At the same time, he was constantly thinking in his mind about how to make Sony get the maximum profit from this incident - in fact, it was originally Sony will be able to obtain extraordinary benefits and benefits from this cooperation with Nintendo. It is just the experience of participating in the entire development of a home console and the development team that has been honed through this development.

And opportunities to contact and cooperate with third-party game development companies.

"President Yamauchi, are you worried about the console that Mars Entertainment will release at the end of the year?" Kutaragi Ken waited for Hiroshi Yamauchi to finish this long paragraph before replying with a smile. This was a question, but neither the speaker nor the listener felt that there was any doubt in this sentence.

Yamauchi Pu nodded without hiding it and said, "Not bad."

"Mr. Yamauchi, I have told you many times before that our current development speed has reached the limit. All developers work overtime until late at night every day. It can be said that our development team is like a string now. It has been tightened to the limit, and it is impossible to put any more pressure on them, otherwise, the tightened string will break, and this is a price that we at Sony do not want to bear, and it is also a price that you cannot afford."

Kutaragi Ken spoke very patiently, and Yamauchi Hiroshi felt a little relieved after hearing Kutaragi Ken's words, but the huge shadow of Mars Entertainment still shrouded his head. This was an existence that he could not ignore no matter what.

After Kutaragi Ken finished the above paragraph, his tone changed and he said with a smile: "But President Yamauchi, we at Sony also attach great importance to this cooperation, so we don't want our cooperation this time either." Before the cooperation was completed, it became a useless effort. Therefore, I had asked President Norio Ohga for instructions before, and he simply said to me that if possible, Sony could increase its investment and try its best to It is possible to shorten the development time, but..."

When he heard Ken Kutaragi saying that Sony could continue to increase its development efforts, Hiroshi Yamauchi's face showed a hint of joy, but then when he heard the other person say only two words, a feeling suddenly surged in his heart. It was a bad feeling, and sure enough, before he could ask, Kutaragi Ken spoke directly without any concealment.

"President Ohga said it very simply and directly. If we at Sony want to continue to increase development capabilities, we need to renegotiate the conditions we have negotiated before. This time, you, Nintendo, must make certain concessions. "

Hearing Kutaragi Ken say this, Yamauchi Hiroshi closed his eyes, grasped the phone receiver with five fingers, and could clearly hear the crisp sounds. Then, he took a deep breath, and then He spat out this breath. The previous cooperative development agreement with Sony was negotiated personally with Norio Ohga, that shrewd old fox. To be honest, although he would make certain sacrifices in this contract, This sacrifice is inconsequential and is completely acceptable to him and his Nintendo. However, this time when the cooperation agreement is renegotiated, his own regression is inevitable.

But how much of a setback will there be?

Yamauchi Hiroshi also calmed down at this time, but he also knew that he must make a decision immediately because time waits for no one. It is already October. If he cannot make a decision within a week, then it will be Sony promised to send more forces, so it would be of no use. After all, time is of the essence in order to gather forces for the final public relations assault.

Moreover, he also knew that whether he agreed or disagreed, he could not just answer it on the phone.

So after hearing Kutaragi Ken's words, Yamauchi Hiroshi exhaled a breath, and his tone became calmer. He no longer had the same urgent feeling as before. He said lightly: "Kutaragi, this is I have no way to answer you now. I need to think about it. Do I need to discuss it with other people in the company? This is not something I can make a decision on my own. I hope you can forgive me."

The two chatted for a while and then hung up the phone.

The moment he hung up the phone, Kutaragi Ken's face showed a look of excitement, he clenched his hands hard, and then hit the table hard with a loud bang.

It's not out of anger, it's out of excitement.

Suyan Yamauchi Hidden his emotions very well just now, but Kutaragi Ken can still hear the implicit compromise in his weak answer from his last reply - because Kutaragi Ken is too familiar with Hiroshi Yamauchi, who is a very famous tyrant in the industry. If he disagrees with something, it means that he will not say anything that needs to be considered.

He would immediately refuse verbally.

As for what needs to be discussed with other people in the company, haha, if he can be influenced by the words of other people in the company, how can he be called a unique tyrant by Nintendo people?