Super Tycoon

The editor-in-chief of Tokyo Electronics Weekly, a top electronic industry weekly in the island country, was having a headache because the annual special issue was about to be published.

Every year in the annual special issue, they will rank some companies and brands in the electronics industry. This ranking is highly authoritative internationally, because the electronics industry of the island country is indeed the top in the world.

But this year, something went wrong.

The annual ranking of the game console industry is very difficult to make.

The rankings sent by the following editors are different, and each one has enough reasons, how should he decide? Once a mistake is made, readers will not buy it, and it will also have a great impact on their authority.

How many publications are waiting to surpass or even replace them, there can be no mistakes at all.

"Editor-in-Chief, I think Zhiduoxing should be ranked No. 1. Whether it is in the field of home game consoles, arcade machines or handhelds, Zhiduoxing ranked first last month. Besides arcade machines, the other two ranked first in the whole year. One, the ranking is unquestionable."

"Three directions, Zhiduoxing occupies two firsts, why is it not the first in the industry? Nintendo is in the second place in the field of home game consoles and handhelds, and it is no problem to rank second. Suuni is third, Sega Bandai is fourth, Sami is fifth, and I think this ranking is the most reasonable." Said Jun Ueyama, editor-in-chief of a group.

"I object. Nintendo has always been the number one in the industry. Although their N64 sales are not the highest, and their handheld GB sales were not the highest last year, but their game cartridges have the highest profit margins, and their overall revenue is also higher than Zhiduoxing. Why isn’t the most profitable company the number one in the industry?”

"Besides, there are many chances that Zhiduoxing's sales volume will be the first this year. They will definitely decline next year. Consumers will definitely choose the more fun N64."

"If we rank Zhiduxing first, Nintendo will overtake it next month. At that time, our magazine has just launched, wouldn't it be a joke?" The editor-in-chief of the second team Ichiro Ueto glared at Jun Ueyama. You are an islander, how can you Can Huaxia's enterprises be ranked first in the world?

If the companies at the top of the ranking are American companies, they can still accept them. Even some companies in Europe, he can recognize them by pinching their noses, but Chinese companies absolutely cannot.

In Huaxia, there is a big gap in technology compared with them, and they rely on low labor costs to sell at low prices to snatch the market.

In terms of profit margin, it is not comparable to Nintendo at all. Can such a company last long? Why is it ranked above Nintendo? It is good enough to give a second place.

The editor-in-chief looked at the editor-in-chief of the three groups Hisaki Ichiro: "What about you, what is your reason, and which ranking do you support more?"

Hisao Ichiro watched his heart carefully, and he didn't intend to interfere with what happened just now, because on his ranking list, the first and second places are blank.

But the editor-in-chief asked, and he couldn't help but answer.

"Editor-in-Chief, if calculated by profit, then Sami should be ranked third, and Sunny's profit is also very low. If calculated by sales, then Sami should also be ranked fourth, and Sega Bandai ranked fifth."

"What about first and second?" The editor-in-chief would not give him a chance to play tricks.

"Two firsts, no second."

Tied for first place? The editor-in-chief immediately wanted to object, but soon fell into deep thought. It seems that this plan cannot be said to be unacceptable.

Neither side should be offended. In the end, which of the two companies will win next year, neither of their magazines can be wrong. But will readers buy it? What is the basis for the tie for first place?

Ueto Ichiro and Ueyama Jun both glared at Hisaki Ichiro,

You are muddy!

"You all come up with a plan immediately. There must be a detailed weight calculation formula. I remember that the magazine made it before. Whoever has a more convincing calculation formula will adopt whose plan."

"This time is related to the authority of our magazine. If you do well, I will give you generous rewards. I am already sixty-two years old, and I plan to retire in three years."

I haven't finished my words, but the meaning is already very clear. Whoever does a good job among you may sit in my seat in the future.

The magazine is under the editor-in-chief, and there are only these three editor-in-chiefs, so the future editor-in-chief must also be selected from these three. The selected person can also recommend a subordinate to take over the position of editor-in-chief of a certain group. Who doesn't want to fight for it?

...

On Zhang Yang's desk, there are several magazines and several newspapers, all of which are reports on the recent global game industry, and the one with the most reports is Zhi Duoxing.

Some magazines ranked Zhiduoxing as the number one in the industry, thinking that Zhiduoxing's rapid rise is rare in the world, and it is quite as powerful as Nintendo defeating Atari back then.

The implication is that Zhiduoxing will defeat Nintendo and secure its position as the industry leader.

But some magazines don't think so, because Zhiduoxing's home game consoles are still 32-bit and 2D in the final analysis. Even if the current game performance is very good, it is also lagging behind in the future trend. starter

Therefore, Nintendo, which owns the only 64-bit machine currently on the market, is the industry leader. Moreover, Nintendo announced a few months ago that their color screen GB has been successfully developed and is in the final debugging stage.

Relying on this, it has attracted the attention of a large number of players. A colorful Super Mario would definitely be more fun. starter

So in 1998, Nintendo will regain its position as the leader. Being surpassed for a short period of time does not mean anything. Besides, in terms of revenue, Zhiduxing has not surpassed Nintendo.

In many markets, Zhiduoxing even lost money.

The first and second in the industry must be chosen from Nintendo and Zhiduoxing. Other companies have no chance. Sonny currently has the largest game camp, but there are not many hits, and the background is much worse, and there is no handheld.

Last year, Sega Bandai mainly cleaned up the inventory, and sold hundreds of thousands of handheld NDs and Saturns. With such a small amount of sales, some magazines still ranked it at the third place in the industry, and it was over Sonny’s head. superior.

The most embarrassing thing here is Sami, the former overlord of the arcade industry. Originally, Sami's goal was to suppress other arcade manufacturers, but he did not expect to be robbed of the market by Zhiduoxing.

"Mr. Zhang, I heard that the magazines in the island country are about to come out. Do you think they will rank us first or second?" Secretary Xiao Wang refilled Zhang Yang with a cup of hot tea.

"What do you think?"

"I told you, don't be angry. The piss on the island country must rank us second. When did they admit our country's technology?"

Zhang Yang smiled: "It's okay, sometimes you don't admit it with your mouth, but you will admit it in your heart."

The phone on the table rang suddenly, Zhang Yang grabbed it, and the voice of Matsudajiri Satoshi came from the receiver: "Boss, the ranking of the island country is out."