Game Development Giant

Although Jester hasn't had much time lately, and the carnival is imminent.

But he still had to go to New York for this matter.

Jester did not go to the headquarters of the Commercial Credit Company, but went directly to Sandy Weir's home. After all, there were many people in the company, and there were some things that Jester didn't want people to know.

Sandy Weir's wife went on vacation with his children, so it was just Jester and Sandy Weir.

I made a cup of coffee casually.

The two began to discuss whether there would be a Gulf War.

In fact, Jester has basically convinced Sandy Weir, but there is one thing he wants to know more. This matter is even more important to him than whether the Gulf War will break out, that That's how long the Gulf War will last.

Facing Sandy Weir's question, Jester hesitated slightly.

He didn't answer directly, but asked a question.

"what do you think?"

Obviously, Sandy Weir had done some research since Jester talked to him on the phone yesterday.

"I asked Charlie, and his opinion is similar to mine. It may last for several months, or even half a year. After all, Iraq's military strength is still good. They..." Jester listened quietly to Sandy Wei. Based on Er's general analysis, the Charlie he just mentioned also knows that he is a member of Sandy Weir's think tank.

"Um."

Then, Jester just nodded. He did not comment on the analysis Sandy Weill said.

In fact, this is also a very common view now. Although the mainstream view is that Iraq will eventually compromise, after all, even the Soviet Union is on the side of the United States, but if Iraq really does not compromise, the war will really break out. I'm afraid it will also be a protracted war.

It can be seen from the importance that the United States attaches to the increase of 500,000 troops this time.

After all, as a country that has just finished the Iran-Iraq War, it has a strong military, with more than 5,500 main battle tanks, including more than 500 high-end Soviet products such as the T72 that shocked Europe and the United States, and more than 1,000 various aircraft. , millions of main battle troops are still very intimidating, in fact, even the current United States. There may not be much certainty that the opponent can be solved quickly.

Of course, the United States, including the whole world, will not doubt which side will win in the end. After all, the gap in national power between the two sides is really too big.

Once war breaks out, the embargo begins.

Iraq cannot even guarantee parts for tanks and aircraft. Once something goes wrong, it will face a situation that cannot be repaired.

This is why the Pentagon ordered a large number of mobile phones from Mars Entertainment. That must be because the Pentagon has also considered that the war will last for a long time, so that soldiers in combat can have something to relieve their boredom, and Gameboy is indeed a very good choice.

This is the current mainstream view.

"I don't think so." After a slight hesitation, Jester expressed his thoughts. Hearing what Jester said, Sandy Weir became more focused. He picked up the coffee in front of him and took a slight sip before looking at Jester seriously. It can be seen that his expression is very urgent.

"I think……"

After Jester opened his mouth, he paused slightly. Then he continued: "This war will not last too long."

These words made Sandy Weir frown fiercely.

Obviously, he was not very satisfied with Jester's answer. He took out a cigar and did not light it. Instead, he turned it around in his hand before speaking.

"Jace, let's be more specific. Is there anything that can't be said?"

"No."

Jester shook his head: "Just organizing my words...I mean, the duration of this war will not be as predicted now, it will last more than half a year. In my opinion, if Iraq is not in If we compromise before the ultimatum expires, war will break out within three days, and the war will end no later than the end of February."

"End of February?"

Hearing Jester's tone of voice so certain, Sandy Weir also exclaimed.

The issue in the Middle East is so hot right now, but so far no one has dared to predict like this. Will the war be over before the end of February? In other words, the entire war may last more than forty days?

But Iraq is not that effective.

They are the largest country in the Middle East. Both the army and the air force have considerable strength. To put it bluntly, they are much stronger than Vietnam back then.

However, Sandy Weir was no longer surprised by Jester's miraculous move. He did not question the other party, but fell silent after exclaiming. Jester did not speak either, and the two sides just talked. So silent.

In the end, it was Sandy Weir who spoke first.

"How sure are you?"

"hehe."

Jester smiled and said in a very confident tone: "Grandpa Will, do you still remember what I told you before?"

Hearing what Jester said, Sandy Weir looked slightly stunned.

"My eyes can see the future."

Just when Sandy Weir was stunned, Jester smiled and repeated what he said.

the next day.

Jester returned to Los Angeles on his own plane.

The private jet that Claudia ordered from Gulfstream has been delivered for use, so now Jester only needs to be able to fly around the United States without waiting for a flight.

Along the way, an item purchased by a flight attendant on Jester's private jet caught his eye.

It's not something precious.

It's just a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figure, produced by a toy factory owned by Mars Entertainment. It's currently selling very well. Of course, this is also due to the popularity of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoons across the United States.

However, Jester did not pay serious attention to these things during this period of time.

However, he still recalled the dramatic moment when he thought of acquiring the studio that created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics. Now Illusion Studio is his largest comic studio and is responsible for the comic work of the entire Mars Entertainment game. It's countless times bigger than before.

Moreover, Jester also recalled his decision to make a beat-'em-up game of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" at that time. However, after the release of Dreambox, he had too many games to be responsible for, so he did not make it in the end. Although I lost it and handed it over to others, I still participated in the planning and setting of the game, and the quality of the final completed work was also very high.

The sequel is also pretty good.

Jester asked the flight attendant why he bought this Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figure in New York.

The flight attendant's answer was simple, because this figure was sold out in Los Angeles, so she came to New York this time to see if she could find it. Unexpectedly, she actually found it in an inconspicuous shop.

"Is this thing selling very well?"

Jester was a little curious. He didn't expect these figures to be so popular.

"Yes, many limited editions will be sold out as soon as they come out." The flight attendant's affirmative answer also surprised Jester.

This was just an incident for Jester.

But on the plane from New York to Los Angeles, the somewhat bored Jester thought of one thing from this figure, and that was in his memory, the small money trap that allowed Nintendo to turn a profit again. Artifact, amiibo.

You know, after Nintendo's financial report came out at that time, it lost billions of yen or so, almost causing Satoru Iwata to have a disembowelment and confess.

However, since the release of this little amiibo toy the following year, it has directly turned Nintendo into a profit.

Moreover, when Nintendo launched amiibo, many people planned to see Nintendo's jokes and thought that Nintendo was doing nothing. However, what happened after the release of amiibo was like a slap in the eyes of these people. Here, amiibo not only did not fail, but became a great success. Even after a new batch of amiibo was launched, it was immediately snapped up by players.

Jester looked at his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures and thought of his own figures. Can he add amiibo-like functions to his figures?

Of course, real amiibo is now impossible.

After all, this is a wireless connection through an NFC chip, but you don’t have to connect wirelessly.

This is originally a way for Nintendo to trick players into buying its figures to unlock some specific game content. This is the essence of this thing. As for the others, how to connect and unlock them, whether it is wireless or wireless What's the point of being wired?

And, most importantly, the cost of this thing is very, very low.

You only need to place a chip in a figure that is specifically used to connect to the game for authentication, but the price it can be sold for is definitely not low.

At that time, Nintendo’s selling price for amiibo was as high as thirteen US dollars, which was almost the same as how much money was made by selling it.

According to Jester's memory in his mind, it seems that Nintendo sold more than five million copies in more than half a year. Counting the money made his hands cramp, and other manufacturers were jealous when they saw it.

The more I thought about Jester, the more excited I felt.

Moreover, the current gamboy really needs to develop a new version.

After all, now that Sony has acquired Nintendo's handheld console division, and Sega's color handheld console is nearing completion, they are all drooling over the huge market for handheld consoles.

If you can't come up with something that others can't come up with, how can you occupy an absolute share of this market? (To be continued...)