Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Previously, many Americans were somewhat annoyed that only Japanese video game consoles were the most fun, but unexpectedly, Japan has once again taken the lead in the field of electronic products.

However, seeing that Lierda, a purely American company, is also constantly innovating, they seem to feel a sense of pride once again.

"How's it going? What's the reaction?"

A few days after the press conference, Lierda's CEO couldn't wait to ask the company's statistics department to collect feedback from the internet and society.

"We are very optimistic. Many American users have expressed their willingness to try buying one. However, to be honest, the quality of our current handheld phone is not yet fully up to standard. The yield rate is only 70%, which may affect the sales of the product."

Lierda's CEO frowned.

Is the yield rate really that low?

Everything was fine during development.

However, engineering prototypes are definitely different from the actual mass-produced models. In the actual mass-produced models, some parts will be reduced in order to save costs.

What is the current manufacturing cost of a mobile phone?

"The total cost is $270. If we include the costs of marketing, packaging, and shipping, we need to make at least $500 to make a profit."

Lierda's CEO breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"This price is acceptable, but could we improve the product quality and increase the cost a bit?"

"No, have you forgotten what the board said before? Two hundred and seventy dollars is the limit they allow. They will not allow the cost of mass-produced models to be higher, otherwise this machine may not be able to be sold."

The average price of a mobile phone in the United States has now dropped to around $300 to $500.

People are already used to this price range, and to break through it, you need better products and a better reputation.

Looking at the Lierda product now, it has only just been released, and even with Eaton's endorsement, the shareholders are still hesitant to risk challenging a higher price.

They believe that at least the reputation of this generation of products should be established first, before considering anything else.

"What a bunch of short-sighted bastards!" Lierda's CEO couldn't help but curse.

Chapter 244 Release Date

Lierda is a company with multiple large capital shareholders, and it is no longer easily under the complete control of Lierda's CEO.

He can make decisions within certain limits, but once you exceed the limits set by these shareholders, they will immediately stop you and make you calm down.

But he felt they should be more radical and not stop there.

It's perfectly fine to increase the price a little; after all, it's a product that combines a mobile phone and a handheld console, so it's normal for it to be a bit more expensive than a regular mobile phone.

However, the shareholders clearly don't think that way. They have more to consider and believe that they have more experience than the CEO, so they'll listen to them.

Be honest and don't be too radical.

Lierda's CEO also expressed some helplessness regarding this situation. If production costs are not increased, the yield rate will definitely not improve in the short term, and they will still suffer losses.

However, this product has already won the favor of some people. We can only try to promote the product first, and then ensure its quality properly after achieving certain results.

At the same time, sales of all of Lierda's products also increased.

With the investment from several large capital firms, he could directly spend the money on extensive advertising, practically exaggerating the value of his products.

This time, it's not just the major department stores exaggerating their claims; Lierda itself is doing the same thing.

Takeyusei, who was busy finishing up things at Metrorod, only learned about this a few days after the product was released in Rilda.

When he learned that Lierda had partnered with a telecommunications company to produce a handheld console that could make phone calls, he found it somewhat surreal.

I never imagined that the world would also consider researching handheld mobile devices.

However, having experienced the development of the technological era, Zhu Youxing knew that this path was a dead end.

In their past lives, both Nokia and Sony's self-developed mobile phones and handheld consoles eventually faded into obscurity, failing to make any waves and ultimately becoming playthings for collectors.

It's not that the products themselves are of poor quality, nor that the games available on these mobile phones and handheld consoles are of poor quality; rather, they were simply born at the wrong time.

Mobile games may indeed be one of the futures of the gaming industry, but that will only be after 2016. Before that, no mobile game can escape the short, fast, simple, and brutal gameplay.

Before this, most users simply used their phones as communication tools. Gamers preferred the specialization of handheld consoles, so they wouldn't be interrupted by a phone call or text message while they were engrossed in a game.

People who are used to mobile phones would never even consider such a bizarre thing as a mobile handheld console. It looks like a handheld console and a mobile phone at the same time, like a hybrid that doesn't fit either category.

Zhu Youxing was unaware that Lierda was being restricted by its shareholders from allowing costs to be too high.

If he knew, he would also think that those shareholders were quite rational.

If you really throw all your money into this without any limits, you'll lose as much as you throw at it.

Lierda treated this thing like paying tuition; he didn't think it posed much of a threat.

So he stopped worrying about it and continued to focus on the final development of Metroid 3.

As February ended and March began, more information about Metroid 3 was released, revealing everything from gameplay to the beginning of the story, which whetted players' appetites.

Finally, amidst the eager anticipation of players, the release date for Metroid 3 was officially announced: March 15th. Furthermore, mass production of the cartridges had already begun approximately two months prior.

Because the cartridges are specially manufactured, and a chip is embedded inside to help improve the performance of the SFC, the production cycle of the cartridges is much longer than before.

At the same time, Zhuyouxing also needs to consider the initial production quantity of the cartridges in advance.

Ultimately, he decided to be more open-minded and not be overly conservative.

With a considerable player base already established, sales in the millions are a certainty. So why not produce more from the start and let inventory build up? I'm not really concerned about the short-term gains or losses of this one game right now.

American and Japanese gamers were very excited when they learned of the official release date.

The game was released simultaneously in two regions to ensure that no player who wanted to experience it as soon as possible would be spoiled.

At the same time, Zhu Youxing also arranged for people to make various security preparations.

Previous launch experiences with Dragon Quest and other popular games have proven one thing.

Popular games truly possess a unique magic; they can drive countless players wild.

This also reminded him of the days he spent waiting for the game to be released.

Sometimes he would even be willing to buy a digital copy of a game just to get a taste of it a few days early, and then spend extra money to buy a physical copy for his collection.

The internet in this era has only been around for a few years and is not as developed as it will be in later years. It is still unrealistic to force the release of digital games now, and physical game cartridges are still the most important thing.

Then, March 15th arrived, the official release date of the Metrorod.

In Japan, long queues formed at every sales point where the Metrorod 3 could be purchased.

In particular, people started setting up tents and queuing up to buy games in front of directly operated stores about three or four days in advance, which has even become a sign of the release of games by Youxing Electronic Entertainment.

Any game released by Yusei Electronics will inevitably attract a large number of people who stay up all night to queue up.

Initially, this action caused some tension within the Japanese government.

Because of the previous fight incident involving Dragon Quest III, this matter also affected the Japanese government. Fortunately, Yusei Electronics handled it well and quickly calmed down the incident. However, the Japanese government is still worried that it may cause a more serious accident.

However, several more games in the series were released afterward, with each release involving a larger number of participants, but no more serious incidents occurred, which satisfied the Japanese government.

Industry insiders can self-regulate, without excessive intervention or involvement, which saves them trouble and is also more friendly to video games.

This is something that Zhu Youxing has been emphasizing before.

In its past life, video games had many negative impacts, leading to them being repeatedly used as scapegoats and vilified.

Therefore, Zhu Youxing could only try his best to avoid such a thing from happening based on his past life's experience, so that video games could at least develop more healthily in the early stages.

As for what happens later, he really can't control that anymore.

Chapter 245 Sams is my wife

Metroid is the first game developed solely by Takeyusei in over half a year, and the game itself has naturally attracted a lot of attention.

Given that it already had a fan base, sales were quite good in the first week. Moreover, the story itself was enhanced, and both the game's soundtrack and character animations far surpassed those of the first and second generations of Metroid.

In the second generation, the space bounty hunter Samus successfully brought back the Metrod cub and delivered it to Ceres, where the scientists were located.

After research, scientists believed that the Mitrod cubs could be very helpful for the future development of humanity. On the premise of ensuring that the Mitrod cubs themselves would not be harmed, Samus left the Mitrod cubs on Ceres for scientists to study.

As for Samus, he left to continue his bounty hunting business.

However, not long after, scientists received a distress signal from Ceres, indicating that it had been attacked.

Upon learning of this, Samus hurriedly headed towards Ceres.

After some investigation, all the scientists on the space station were brutally murdered, and the Mitrod cub was nowhere to be found.

After further exploration, Samus finally discovered Lidley, who was preparing to abduct the Metrod cubs.

Unable to rescue the Metrod cub during the fierce battle with Lidley, Lidley seized the opportunity to quickly leave the space station, which was on the verge of self-destruction.

In the end, Samus could only return to his own ship and follow in Lidley's footsteps to the planet Zebes, where he had fought in the first generation.

Upon arriving here, Samus was surprised to find that the space pirate base he had destroyed had been rebuilt and appeared to be larger and more powerful than before.

This also foreshadows that the game now has richer content than before, with a larger map and more gameplay options.

This time, there are four elite bosses to face at the beginning.

With its futuristic story filled with science fiction and richer gameplay, Metrorod was highly praised by 1Nan Games before its release, and was hailed as another step forward in this genre of games.

Thanks to the positive reputation of the game reviewed by YiNan Games, many players naturally chose to trust it, and the combined sales in the first week in the United States and Japan easily exceeded one million.

Many players who bought it stayed up all night playing it until they completed the game at least once.

Especially in the United States, scenes similar to those in Japan where people lined up in advance to buy games occurred.

Many players who love Metrorod, as well as some curious players who wanted to join in the fun, came together to queue up and buy the game.

This also includes several Samus players who cosplayed using some qualification materials. There were both men and women among them. They seemed to have really brought this character into their imagination, as if they were Samus themselves.

Lilda made a big show of trying to prove its strength in its own way, spending more money on advertising its video games, but it couldn't compete with the release of a series that had been waiting for more than two years.

On the day of the sale at Metrorod, it was obvious that many small and medium-sized department stores were packed with people, while the large department stores were rather deserted on the day of the sale and for the next three or four days, making people wonder who the real large department stores were.

Of course, these sales figures will continue to be sent to the major department stores via email and letters.

To accomplish this, the US branch of Youxing even set up a special team to handle it.

Television reporters with a keen sense of smell naturally wouldn't miss such eye-catching news.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am currently at a department store called Brin Department Store. As you can see, there are many people queuing up here. Now we are going to interview some people to find out what's going on and what products are so fascinating to them."