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“Cancel the Super Nintendo’s Dragon Quest development team?”

When he heard the name, Konno Hiroyuki still had the same expression on his face, but in a flash, his face once again became as ugly as before, and he stammered a little. Said: "Dragon Quest on the Super Nintendo, isn't that what we are talking about?"

Immediately, he turned to look at Yuuji Tsui who was still smoking silently on the side, and asked with fear: "Team Leader Tsui? Is this true? Why is this happening? Isn't our game the best-selling one? We Aren’t you allergic to RPGs?”

After asking several questions in a row, Yuuji Tsui didn't say anything, and the people around him were also silent.

Konno Hiroyuki turned around and looked around, seeing that no one seemed to want to talk about this matter. Just when he was about to go out and figure it out, Yuuji Tsui finally finished smoking the cigarette, and then spoke, with a hoarse voice. : "We have just received gossip - although it is rumored, the source is very reliable, and it is basically the truth. Mars Entertainment, Sega and Sony plan to establish the World Electronic Games Association. In the future, all third-party development companies will join this association. , you can freely develop games on the platforms of the three of them without any restrictions."

It only took half a second for Konno Hiroyuki to discover the key. He blurted out: "No Nintendo?"

"There is no Nintendo." Yuji Tsui's voice became a little bitter.

At this time, Konno Hiroyuki also understood why his team leader was behaving like this, because Yuji Tsui had said before that as long as he served as the developer of "Dragon Quest" for one day, he would only work on Develop games on Nintendo platforms. But now, after being abandoned by a company that accounts for 80 to 90 percent of the world's home console market, Nintendo's unreleased 16-bit platform seems to be dying before it even comes out. .

"President..." Hiroyuki Konno immediately changed the topic. It was useless to talk about it now. What was important was what their "Dragon Quest" development team should do.

Yuuji Tsui obviously felt much better after saying these words again. Although he still had an extremely bitter expression on his face, he continued: "The president asked me to disband the Super Nintendo development team and then reorganize a new development team. The game will still be "Dragon Quest". He said that he We are contacting the three Mars Entertainment companies and hope to get their consent so that we can develop games on their three platforms."

Hiroyuki Konno heard that the result was quite good. After all, the game was still being produced. It was completely different from what he had thought before. But soon, he discovered something was wrong, because Tsui Yuuji had boasted about Haikou outside before, but this time he made him break his promise. It seems very unacceptable.

To be honest, if it was a completely shameless designer, this would not matter at all, but Yuuji Tsui is not such a person. Therefore, he went to the president to submit his resignation, but was scolded.

"I see."

Konno Hiroyuki nodded with some enlightenment. In fact, he didn't pay much attention to the big words that Yuji said before. To be honest, who wouldn't say a few words without thinking when they are proud of themselves? Moreover, the conditions that Nintendo gave them at that time were indeed It was very generous. When Yuuji Tsui said that, even the president agreed.

But who could have imagined that the world would change so quickly.

Therefore, Konno Hiroyuki just wanted to say a few words to persuade his team leader, but it seemed that Yuuji Tsui had penetrated his heart and knew what he was going to say. He waved his hand, and then he took a breath: " Needless to say, I figured it out just now. I am indeed a little impulsive. There is no news from the president yet, and we will definitely not be able to play "Dragon Quest" on the Super Nintendo, but the preparations ahead It can’t be said that our efforts are in vain. Our plot text, art and many settings are all common. Let’s sort them out and wait for news from the president.”

Just as Yuji Tsui's "Dragon Quest" development team was preparing for a new job with some dejection, Jester and the others also received inquiries from President Enix, not just Enix, but There are many third-party development companies.

Among them are third parties who have had a relatively close relationship with the three Mars Entertainment companies before, and also third parties who have been diehard supporters of Nintendo before. Especially the latter one. This time they are really panicked. Because among the 10% and 90% market choices, especially the 60% and 40% of the Japanese market plus the absolute advantage of the world market, even those with the Japanese market The main game development companies were also completely panicked.

For example, Enix.

The sales volume of their "Dragon Quest" in other parts of the world has not been very high, which is completely inconsistent with the global reputation of this game. However, in Japan, this game is indeed an absolute national RPG. Before, Nintendo could With a 60% share of gaming platforms in the entire Japanese market, they will naturally choose Nintendo. There is no doubt about it.

But now, if the other three companies of Mars Entertainment join forces, then Nintendo's 6% advantage over the three companies' 40% will not be so obvious. Moreover, Nintendo's share is decreasing, and the combined share of these three companies is With continuous improvement and the temptation of the entire world market, it is no wonder that the president of Enix betrayed Nintendo immediately.

In fact, the specific discussions ended yesterday, but Kutaragi Ken and Nakayama Hayao have not left immediately. They are waiting for the arrival of their company's legal team to sign a specific cooperation agreement, and will choose a time to They made the World Video Games Association public.

Propylene, they will elect the permanent directors of the Game Association, and discuss the classification standards for video games, as well as the specific dates for the three game exhibitions.

Since game exhibitions are held once a year, it is certain to stagger the time. Generally speaking, spring and autumn are the most suitable for holding such large-scale exhibitions, but of course it is impossible to gather all three kinds of game exhibitions in these two seasons. season, but considering that GDC, that is, the Game Developers Conference is an event that mainly summarizes and reviews the games of the past year, it seems that it can be placed at the end of the year or like the Oscars. , placed at the beginning of the year.

This is all good advice.

However, at what time and place, because the venue of GDC is rotated, among the three exhibitions, only the venue of the first World Game Developers Conference has not yet been determined.

"What do you think?"

Jester casually asked Kutaragi Ken and Nakayama Hayao. Both of them also received calls from Enix. Jester could easily see the joy on their faces. , although the two of them expected that the leakage of the alliance between the three of them would make Nintendo's third parties go crazy, they never expected that Enix, which has always been regarded by Nintendo as the absolute and new, would be the first A rebel.

"Very unexpected."

When Hayao Nakayama said this, the expression on his face was a bit sighing. It seems that he still doesn't believe it at first: "I should be very familiar with Yasuhiro Fukushima. He has a very good relationship with that old guy Hiroshi Yamauchi. This This is also the reason why Enix has been clinging to Nintendo's lap before. Unexpectedly, he would actually do it in the first place..."

Yasuhiro Fukushima is the founder of Enix and the president of Enix.

Hayao Yamayama did not finish speaking in this paragraph, but there was no need to finish speaking, because everyone present knew what he was going to say.

But Kutaragi Ken added: "Even if it were me, if I were in Fukushima Yasuhiro's position, I'm afraid I would have to make the same decision as him." As he spoke, Kutaragi Ken seemed to have thought of something, and there was a hint of confusion on his face. smile.

"I heard before that the producer of "Dragon Quest" Yuji Tsui said that he would only develop "Dragon Quest" on the Nintendo platform, but I just don't know how he will deal with it this time..."

Hearing Kutaragi Ken's words, even Jester showed a faint smile on his face, but Nakayama Hayao laughed directly regardless of the image. While laughing, he also said: "What if If Yuuji Tsui wants to leave Enix, I will definitely invite him to join Sega with the highest salary..."

But before Nakayama Hayao could finish his words, Kutaragi Ken also spoke unceremoniously.

"President Nakayama, you'd better give up. If Mr. Yuuji Minui really leaves Enix, we at Sony will definitely welcome him - to say something inappropriate, do you think you can compete with us in recruiting talents? ?"

"hey-hey!"

However, Nakayama Hayao was a little dismissive after hearing Kutaragi Ken's mocking words. He sneered twice, and then said in the same unceremonious tone: "It's a pity that Yuuji Tsui is a game development talent. , are not talents in electrical appliance development, and you, Sony, have no competitiveness in this aspect."

Kutaragi Ken narrowed his eyes after hearing this. Although his expression was a bit dismissive, he did not continue to spar with Nakayama Hayao.

But Jester came to talk to the two of them today not just because of Enix's affairs. (The novel "Game Development Giant" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lucky draw gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign on the upper right "Add Friend", and search the public Sign "dd" and follow it, hurry up!) (To be continued...)