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Chapter 266 Video Game Rating Agency

"I think that if we want to enter Japan, we need to have a complete plan. As a premise, the localization of our games must be done well. This is the basis for us to firmly grasp the Japanese market."

Japanese culture is different from that of Europe and the United States. If you want to make a game successful, you really need to be cautious and cautious.

"Dragon Quest" is actually a very good game for Japan.

This game is actually based on a module of the "Magic War Chess" series. Catherine had launched such a module before, and she launched it with such a bad taste. But it is a pity that after investing in it

After entering the market, the sales volume of this module is only average, which can be said to be good or bad.

"What are the characteristics of this game?"

"First of all, it is a little different from current games. In many of our current RPG games, all enemies are walking around on the map. In theory, we can avoid all attacks. In this mode, we

After conducting a questionnaire survey, we found that the Japanese did not like this method at all. So we adopted another plan - in "Dragon Quest", the method of 'stepping on landmines' is used. Monsters do not appear on the big map.

, but randomly encountered when the player is walking, and then enters the battle interface."

"Will this model really be popular?" Some people are very doubtful.

"But according to our questionnaire, in this regard, the Japanese are indeed more accepting of it."

Catherine asked Elsa to hand over the survey they had done in Japan to these game developers. The questionnaire mainly asked questions about some differences between Japanese and European and American people to see what Japanese people like better.

What kind of game. Originally, these people were already psychologically prepared for the difference in aesthetics between the Japanese and their own, but when they saw this form, they discovered that the Japanese are actually more sophisticated than they thought.

complex.

"This is really troublesome..."

"Oh, if this is true, then our company's plans will all change."

These representatives became a little excited.

"Gentlemen and ladies, please calm down. You still have a lot of time, don't you?"

Yes, they still have months to go.

At this time, the person in charge of Atari came out again: "Excuse me, when will your company's Nimbus game console be released? Although it is powerful, its functions are limited after all. If there is a better device, I think

Our cooperation will definitely be more pleasant.”

"As for the Nimbus game console, we estimate that it will take one to two years to develop. As for the launch, it may take longer. But please don't worry, once our product is completed, we will notify you first.

, allowing you to have enough time to develop games for the nimbus game console."

70MB storage capacity is huge for today's people. IBM's 5MB hard drive costs 10,000 US dollars, but this 70MB capacity only costs 1 US dollar at most - is there anything more wonderful than this?

?

Not only Atari, but other companies are also looking at Catherine, seeming to be waiting for the next step.

There is no way, Catherine can only continue: "The Nimbus Game Console will use the current SFC CPU as the core, and then integrate a large-scale graphics processing device. At the same time, the Nimbus Game Console will reserve a chā software for our

The use of 'enhanced equipment'. This enhanced equipment can even allow our computers to process simple 3D images."

These words were said at the last developer conference. The game developers were obviously not satisfied, so she added: "After our new architecture is completed, we will notify you as soon as possible, and

Release specialized software development kits and provide various code authorizations for everyone to develop software."

After hearing Catherine's promise, these third-party game developers felt relieved.

Then the meeting continued.

In Catherine's previous life, there were two treasures in the Japanese RPG game industry, namely the "Dragon Quest" series and the "Final Fantasy" series. The status of these two series in Japan can be said to be almost unrivaled.

In addition to these two series, there are actually many game series that Catherine wants to develop, such as games such as "Autumn Memories". However, if a love development game like this cannot reflect the beauty of the female protagonist,

, which makes no sense at all.

This kind of game is fine on nimbus, but if it is used on current computers... this is too exaggerated, and failure is inevitable.

Among Japanese games, the RPG series is the most popular, so when Catherine conceived ideas for these third parties, she always introduced them in this direction.

The meeting ended and when I returned to the office, it was already 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

Catherine felt a little tired. Instead of continuing to deal with the company's affairs, she sat down on the sofa, turned on the TV and started watching.

Use the remote control to switch to the Angel News TV station. This time happens to be the "hourly news" time, and a briefing about the Soviet Union's October ** is being broadcast.

Because the Angel News Channel rebroadcasts it at 24:00, Catherine saw this news again.

Seeing Brezhnev's thick eyebrows again, Catherine curled her lips. For some reason, Brezhnev seemed to be very interested in the Internet. Because of this, Brezhnev can be said to be the "Great Soviet Union" of the Soviet Union.

The promoter of "Internet". The Soviet Union stole her company's information. This was very unfavorable news for Catherine. But it was precisely because of this that Skycom and Intercom were able to start construction. It has to be said that the Soviet Union

of credit.

Sipping the black tea made by Elsa, Catherine slowly closed her eyes.

"Elsa~"

Catherine's tone was strange.

Elsa on the side smiled, then walked up and started massaging Catherine.

Catherine likes to enjoy Elsa's massage, which makes her feel very happy. This is different from Lyrela's oil massage. This is a very strange feeling that comes from the heart.

At this moment, the phone rang suddenly again, and Catherine had to stand up and answer the phone.

Before answering the phone, Catherine still looked impatient, but after receiving the call, Catherine looked surprised.

——After the bill on regulating video games was passed, the federal government decided to let the video game industry establish a specialized association and review agency, just like a movie rating agency.

Perhaps due to the pressure of the demonstration, this passed motion made a "xiǎoxiǎo" modification, that is, the principle of voluntariness. In other words, game companies can have their own games reviewed, or they can be released without review.

It's direct sales.

In a sense, the rating agency seemed to have become dispensable, but Catherine knew that was not the case.

The review body of the film industry that will only appear next year is also "voluntary". If there is no rating, it is very likely that the cinema will not want to show this film at all, or the audience will naturally stay away from such a film.

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So Catherine believes that this mechanism must be very good. The only thing Catherine is worried about is 18x games. Although these games may have high sales, they will have a very bad impact on the reputation of their own game consoles. And when dealing with those

When it came to the company, I couldn't force myself to do it, otherwise it would only make the game manufacturers lose confidence in Catherine Company.

But this matter can be easily solved now. If something goes wrong, just push it to the federal government. This is their matter anyway.

People are willing to believe in the federal government - at least in some parts of it - so Catherine believes that the "three vulgarities" game will definitely be rejected by the American people.

In addition to the limitations of the game, there is another important point, and that is the quality of the game. So after getting the news, Catherine immediately started working on it...

Suddenly, the news that "Blizzard Entertainment is recruiting game testers" spread throughout the United States. Even Catherine's TV station began to bombard ads every day, hoping to find people who like to play video games in the future.

Catherine is planning to set up a video game rating organization similar to IGN, and these testers are prepared for this.

ign(imagine-games-com has divisions. Game-related channels include: computer games, 2, playstation3,, live, and mobile phone channels also include: movies, music, tools, technology, sports, TV, etc.

However, what Catherine pursues is only for video games, and does not include movies, music, etc.

Catherine is planning to develop a game magazine as a way to promote her own quality ratings for this game.

Of course, it's not just for this.

Just because you want to set up a game rating agency, you have to insure your company in advance, so those avid game enthusiasts have something to do.

In the future, the tester system will be very common. This is how "closed beta" and "internal beta" of online games will be done - but it later became a gimmick to make money.

Catherine has already thought of a name for this rating agency, which is called "Popular Games".

She even plans to set up such a rating agency for the software industry, called "Popular Software".

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