Chapter 320 Yamauchi's Dictatorship
Although Liu Zhiyuan did not end up personally, he must have been paying attention to such a big matter.
"The Wolf of North America..."
That shocking figure made him feel a little trembled in his heart.
"Mr. Liu, do you want to remind Minoru Arakawa?"
Liu Zhiyuan shook his head.
"No, this is a good move."
The trick to force Nintendo to go crazy with the Han Dynasty this time is very good. He has prepared 1 billion US dollars, but if he is allowed to use this money, it will never achieve the current effect.
The purpose of promotion is to let the public know about Han Dynasty's new products. Now it is not just the advertisements that play a role in publicity. This multi-billion dollar war itself is also a huge gimmick.
Countless people who have never paid attention to games have been attracted. This is the effect of using two parts of the money. This is also one of the reasons why Yamauchi Hiroshi went crazy.
"But Minoru Arakawa is..."
"Don't trust people when you employ them, don't trust them when you doubt them. I trust them."
Before Ma Yun finished speaking, Liu Zhiyuan interrupted. He believed in Minoru Arakawa, not out of nowhere, but because he knew Minoru Arakawa's needs.
Arakawa Minoru wants a name, preferably a reputation for defeating Nintendo, but the speed of defeating Nintendo needs to be controlled. If he directly overturns the gaming empire of Nintendo, he will not dare to let it go. Nintendo has fallen, and Minoru Arakawa is the most fundamental.
The demand was immediately shattered, and at that time, Arakawa Minoru was in danger.
But it's not yet to this extent. As he said before, even if the Pokemon II occupies the home console market, it won't be able to completely capture it. Handheld consoles are handheld consoles, and this cannot be changed no matter what.
.
And Minoru Arakawa must understand this truth, that's why he did this crazy move. He wants to make Hiroshi Yamauchi regret it, and he wants all Nintendo people to see that he, Minoru Arakawa, is capable of inheriting the throne of Nintendo.
"Okay, there's no need to say more about this matter. Just leave it to Arakawa Minoru. You should also learn more."
"Understood."
"Well, is there anything else?"
After Ma Yun put the top page of the report in his hand to the bottom.
"Are you going to the Fast and Furious movie premiere? Those bosses really want you to come."
Liu Zhiyuan asked after thinking for a while.
"Has the premiere time been confirmed?"
"It's set, May 1st."
"Arrange your flight tickets and I'll go there then."
The game of the Han Dynasty is very important, but the relationship with the bosses needs to be maintained even more. He does not think that he can conquer a country with his forward vision. That is nonsense. He needs allies, countless allies.
"Any more?"
"Will you go to the premiere of the Legend of Sword and Fairy anime?"
"You can just go and do this."
“Need special promotion?”
"Need not."
"..."
If Minoru Arakawa had concerns before, then when Liu Zhiyuan's words reached his ears, he became completely unscrupulous. The name of the North American Wolf once again resounded around the world, and it was louder than before.
"This kind of special effects is simply a waste of money."
"Metal Gear Solid, the most powerful spy game in gaming history? If it were from another company, I would definitely ridicule it mercilessly, but this is a game from the Han Dynasty."
"Chrono Trigger, Han Dynasty finally released a legitimate RPG."
"Not only Chrono Trigger, but also the one called Legend of Sword and Fairy, which is also an orthodox RPG game."
"The Legend of Sword and Fairy also has an anime adaptation, and the name is so weird."
"I don't care about that, I just want a special version of Gremlins 2, no matter which version it is, just one."
"..."
Although Han Dynasty and Nintendo spent about the same amount of money on promotion, the effect was obviously better on Han Dynasty. Nintendo had no games at all except Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda.
"President Okamura, have you considered the plan I mentioned clearly?"
Okamura Hideki just wants to slam the teacup in front of him into Hiroshi Yamauchi's face. Contra and Salamander. I thought that with these two tens of millions of sales games, Hiroshi Yamauchi would change his attitude towards science.
A cheerful attitude.
But he obviously thought too well, not to mention the extremely harsh contract. Now it is obviously because Nintendo can no longer produce games that can compete with the Han Dynasty, but Yamauchi Hiroshi's attitude towards him has not only not changed for the better, but on the contrary
Even more excessive.
Each game launched on SFC costs 20 million US dollars to promote. If you don’t agree, then you won’t be able to launch it on SFC. Is this a negotiated plan? This is obviously coercion!
"President Yamauchi, 20 million US dollars is too much. Konami can't afford that much cash."
He had to agree. They spent a lot of money to develop the SFC versions of these two games. If they were refrigerated, the loss would be more than 20 million US dollars.
"Then let's borrow it. Nintendo can help Konami pay for the promotional expenses, which will be deducted from the profits in the future. If the profits from Konami's games are not enough to support the expenses, the entire copyright of a game will be worth US$20 million."
Want to buy Contra or Salamander for $20 million? Hideki Okamura's body began to tremble uncontrollably a few times in anger. He took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.
"Konami will find a way to raise the money."
Hiroshi Yamauchi nodded expressionlessly. He knew that the 20 million U.S. dollars in promotional expenses for a game was not a problem for Konami. It had earned back the 20 million U.S. dollars from Gremlins alone.
"The money will arrive within a week."
"yes..."
After Okamura Hideki finished speaking, Yamauchi Hiroshi looked at Miyamoto Masashi and Fukushima Yasuhiro.
“A game worth US$20 million will be transferred to Nintendo’s account within a week.”
"yes..."
Miyamoto Masashi and Fukushima Yasuhiro looked at each other with a wry smile and did not bargain. Obviously Yamauchi Hiroshi would not give them this opportunity. It seems that choosing Nintendo was a very wrong decision.
After they left, Hiroshi Yamauchi took out a printed document from the drawer.
"Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda, Contra, Saramane, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest..."
On this list was SFC's starting lineup for the game. He put the table aside.
"Pocket Pokemon, Under One Man, NBA LIVE, Pro Evolution Soccer and Need for Speed, Sword and Fairy, Chrono Trigger, Metal Gear Solid..."
Hiroshi Yamauchi looked at these two forms and pondered.
"Is it intentional? Or is it for other reasons?"
Except for RPG, a game type that would definitely crash, the rest of the game types were completely different between Nintendo and the Han Dynasty. He didn't believe that Liu Zhiyuan couldn't develop a game like Contra.
"Also, there seems to be no movement in games like Tetris."
In the blink of an eye, a week has passed. The publicity war between the Han Dynasty and Nintendo has entered a bayonet stage from the very beginning. It is a fierce start. Everyone thought that such a fierce battle would not last long, but unexpectedly,
Chapter completed!