I want to make a game

Gremlins 2 has an online function. Although it can only connect two devices, it is still a big selling point. Many people actually come here for the online function.

The game that best embodies the online effect is Tetris. Others, whether it is Need for Speed ​​or Pokemon, are far behind in this regard.

"Players of the Han Dynasty, take out your Elf II and insert the Tetris game cartridge. In the last hour, the Tetris battle begins now!"

The rules of the event were displayed on the big screen, and countless players looked up.

"Play online with any player who owns Pokémon 2 and Tetris. The base score for each game is 50 points. After the game, 3-6 points will be deducted for each block left."

"The winner can take away all the remaining points of the loser, and the loser's score for restarting will be 0."

"500 points bonus $339."

"1000 points bonus $699."

"2000 points bonus $2999."

"The competition lasts for one hour, and the top three players with the final score will win the championship, runner-up, and third-place special version of Elf II. The first place will receive a bonus of US$50,000, the second place will receive US$30,000, and the third place will receive US$10,000."

As soon as this event started, the sales of Tetris skyrocketed at a terrifying speed, and Gremlins II also increased at a speed visible to the naked eye.

For a launch ceremony like this where a product is being robbed, you don't have to worry about no one selling it. What you worry about is how to get the other player's players to your side. The number of players on site is limited. If you win one more person, the other party will sell less.

One serving.

Hiroshi Yamauchi's thinking is still the old-fashioned way before. Their activities are all to increase the purchasing desire of players in their own lineup, but they are not attractive to players in the opponent's lineup.

Mario figures? Zelda dolls? Special SFC? Nintendo games? Sorry, we're not interested.

And all of Liu Zhiyuan's activities have never been just to increase the purchasing desire of Han Dynasty players, whether it is sports cars, NBA stars or this Tetris battle.

The most fundamental purpose of these activities is to rob Nintendo players. You may not like the Han Dynasty, but do you like sports cars? Do you want to compete with the stars?

If you score 500 points, you can get 339 US dollars. The price of Elf II is 299 US dollars and Tetris is 40 US dollars. This is equivalent to getting it for free. If the score can be higher, you can still make money.

Liu Zhiyuan's idea has never been to promote the game as good as it is useless. Nintendo players don't accept this at all. Even if they are tempted, they will not buy Han Dynasty products at the launch ceremony.

He directly promotes things other than games. These things can attract some players. It doesn't need to be too many, just a few thousand people is enough.

If the Han Dynasty increases sales by several thousand copies, then Nintendo may lose several thousand copies. Most of today's players cannot afford to buy two consoles. Even many players in Akihabara come to feel the atmosphere. They are the same

Neither can afford it.

"President, many of our players have gone to the Han Dynasty."

Hiroshi Yamauchi had already foreseen this situation, and he had already thought of it from the very beginning of the Need for Speed ​​event.

"Don't worry, just follow our plan."

Yamauchi Pu snorted in his heart. He could not beat Liu Zhiyuan with his money, but he did not believe that Liu Zhiyuan could keep doing it. The Han Dynasty was now very profitable and the money would not show up.

When the profits of the Han Dynasty drop in the future, when players have long been accustomed to the Han Dynasty's large-scale activities, if the specifications drop at that time, haha...

"I'm waiting to see how you end up, Liu Jun."

Hiroshi Yamauchi obviously did not discover the trap of Tetris Battle. Is 500 points so easy to get? Liu Zhiyuan has already calculated that the number of people in Akihabara who can get 500 points will not exceed 5,000, or even lower.

As for 1000 points and 2000 points, it is estimated that the total will not exceed 50 people. This is a small trap for future generations to play poorly, especially in online games.

Build upgraded equipment, and if you fail at the end, you will have nothing. Tetris Brawl uses this routine. Even if the winner can get 50 points plus the opponent's points in a game, it will still take about 8 games.

Who dares to guarantee that he will not lose even once in 8 games? If you lose once, all your efforts will be wasted. It seems that 500 points is very low. It only takes 10 games, but you will know it when you play. This is something that can be seen but not touched.

Fraction.

Ma Yun anxiously waited for the assistant's report. It was the last hour. He was betting everything on this last hour.

"Mr. Ma, the situation is very good. The sales of the Pokémon II have increased compared to before. Although I did not get the data of all sales points, I can analyze the data from several sales points and it is higher than the previous NBA activities."

"Huh...that's good."

Ma Yun breathed a sigh of relief, but then he gave serious instructions to his assistant.

"Keep an eye on Nintendo, and be optimistic about Hiroshi Yamauchi. I always feel that it is impossible for him to end this launch ceremony like this."

Time passed slowly, and Ma Yun looked at the watch on his wrist nervously from time to time. There were still 20 minutes left, and he would win in 20 minutes. Hiroshi Yamauchi made no move at all. According to the previous sales, he would definitely win.

But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, his assistant hurried over.

"Minister Ma, something is wrong. Someone just told me that there are many people selling SFC and Nintendo games on the street. There are a lot of them."

When Ma Yun heard this, his whole body turned cold, and his face suddenly turned ferocious.

"Hirashi Yamauchi!!! You're actually playing dirty tricks!"

He didn't say this, because Yamauchi Hiroshi did nothing wrong or violated the rules. He was naive. He was so naive that he thought Yamauchi Hiroshi would compete with him at dozens of sales points.

"Why did you find out now?"

The assistant was also panicked. Victory was about to be won, but something like this happened at the last moment.

"What Hiroshi Yamauchi did was too covert. At first, our people thought those people were players who had repeatedly purchased SFC, but later we found out that they were not..."

Jack Ma interrupted his assistant, saying now is not the time to hold people accountable and find reasons. The starting ceremony will be over in 20 minutes, so there is no time for such things.

"Send all our people out, you go too, I go too, everyone puts down their work and goes to sell the Elf II!"

I hope there is still a chance. God knows how many people Hiroshi Yamauchi secretly sent out. This is Japan and it is Nintendo’s territory. Fortunately, Hiroshi Yamauchi did this at the last hour. If it had been like this from the beginning, no matter how many tricks he used, he would not have been able to win.

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Yamauchi turned his head and looked at Ma Yun who hurriedly ran off the stage and raised the corner of his mouth slightly. It was too late. He sent out 5,000 people from the 11th hour. 5,000 people. 40 minutes. SFC, which is completely popular, how much can it sell?

He doesn't even know, but it's definitely no less.