Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

These few things have been largely finalized, so the only thing left to do is to determine the processor manufacturer.

The two finalists each have their strengths. It would be worthwhile to have further discussions with the two selected manufacturers and hold another internal bidding meeting to assess their sincerity.

As for this time, we can directly hand it over to the engineering development department to make the selection. They are on the front line of development and know best what kind of development is most suitable for them. Zhu Youxing only needs to provide the general direction.

Oh, right, lastly, there's the naming of the new game console. Zhuyouxing doesn't plan to make the decision itself this time. Instead, they're letting the employees use their imaginations to come up with a great name for the console. If a name they suggest is chosen, that employee will receive a special reward. It's a way to incentivize employees and make them feel more involved, helping them integrate better into the company.

Chapter 385 Rushing Heading in an Outrageous Direction

The total development time for this handheld console was up to two years.

Two years later, after the completion of Yusei's new building, the new handheld console will be officially released to the public as a celebration.

Therefore, Zhuyouxing requested that its engineering development department develop a game development kit for the new handheld console as soon as possible, so that its game development teams could develop new games on the new handheld console quickly.

The initial goal is to provide an initial version of the new handheld console development components within two months.

The average development time for a game has now been extended to more than a year.

Most employees also felt that a year of development time was just right, not too tiring, and enough time to unleash their creativity.

They also felt that a year was already a fairly long time for game development.

However, this is because they haven't truly experienced how complex the production process of top-tier AAA games in later generations is; otherwise, they wouldn't think that a year of game development time is already a long time.

After the meeting, Zhu Youxing went straight to the game development floor to check on the recent progress of each game development team.

The first development team continues to focus on Dragon Quest.

And at Takeyusei's suggestion, he began to create some derivative games based on the Dragon Quest IP.

They happen to be developing a Dragon Quest management simulation game right now.

The story revolves around a shop in a parallel universe that provides all kinds of services to brave adventurers from all over the world.

Any brave soul from different times and spaces can stumble upon this shop and choose their own items.

This would essentially allow heroes from all series to collaborate, which was quite interesting to players when the game was first announced.

To be honest, Zhu Youxing is quite interested too; he's also waiting to play.

The previous Dragon Quest series hadn't developed any simulation management games, so it's quite unique and can be considered an original creation of this world, which is why Bamboo Star was interested.

Moreover, as the boss, he could play it anytime in advance. However, in order to maintain the anticipation, Zhu Youxing decided to wait until the game was fully developed before experiencing it; he would pass on a half-finished product.

The second, third, and fourth development teams usually specialize in developing various independent IP works that were popular in the previous life for Zhuyouxing. These are the kind of IPs that usually only produce one or two works.

Then occasionally, Yusei would assign the three groups to develop the Mario series.

As the flagship product of Youxing Electronic Entertainment, it definitely needs a sufficient number of experienced developers involved in its development; otherwise, damaging its reputation would not be a good thing.

In his previous life, Mario had hardly ever had any issues that damaged his reputation, and Yusei didn't want to embarrass himself in this world.

The three teams are currently developing several niche sports games, including the Kunio-kun series and Super Baseball Tournament.

The fifth development team is currently working on a new Final Fantasy title, but it's not Final Fantasy VIII.

Final Fantasy VIII may not be as famous as Final Fantasy VII in the original world, but it is still a high-quality game and inherits the same excellent CG animation and storyline.

However, this eliminates the need for Zhu Youxing to personally guide the development process. He only needs to provide the general design, and the rest can be left to them to create.

The development cycle of Final Fantasy VIII will inevitably be very long, so during this process, some derivative works can also be made.

For example, Final Fantasy Tactics A, which was very popular on the GBA.

The strategy version completely overturned the turn-based combat gameplay that Final Fantasy had always been known for, and used a brand new strategy game format, making the gameplay more casual. In addition, the chibi-style characters have attracted a wave of new fans to the Final Fantasy series.

Coincidentally, the first development team was also preparing to release a Dragon Quest simulation management game on the GBA. The two teams were essentially competing from different angles internally, which would also help improve the capabilities of both development teams.

The sixth development team doesn't have any game development plans recently. They recently released a motion-sensing shooting game on the GS1. This team is very fond of game development based on various new technologies, and Zhuyouxing also encourages different styles from different teams.

The seventh and ninth groups are now almost entirely out of the company; they seem to have gone out to do preliminary research and development for various games.

For example, some people go to a kendo dojo to learn kendo, some go mountain climbing and rock climbing, and some even go to do parkour. In short, there are all sorts of things to do.

When Street Fighter was being developed, many employees from both teams were involved. Under the guidance of the philosophy of Zhuyouxing, if you want to develop an excellent game, you should first learn the relevant professional knowledge of the game.

If you want to create a new fighting game, then go and learn some new fighting moves.

Clearly, the employees took this to heart, and decided to go out together to collect materials.

Zhu Youxing strongly suspects that they are on paid leave to go on vacation.

But that's not a problem. As long as they develop a good game, it doesn't matter what they do.

The eighth development team is even more impressive. The engineering development department recently developed a racing steering wheel handle that is compatible with the GS1. After several iterations, this steering wheel handle can be said to be excellent enough.

These employees are currently engrossed in playing the latest Need for Speed ​​game on the GS1 using the steering wheel.

They were completely unaware that Zhu Youxing was standing behind them, as they were still engrossed in playing their racing game together.

Zhu Youxing gradually felt that these employees seemed to be heading in an absurd direction, but this was also the company's culture: easy work, but also serious and focused when developing games. Zhu Youxing generally did not impose too many restrictions.

The tenth development team, however, was much more normal.

They are currently in a critical stage of development.

The original WarioWare gave them a lot of creative inspiration, allowing them to unleash their imaginations and create more fun games.

This development team was also the one that Zhu Youxing participated in the least, because he hoped that this team could have more of his own ideas.

Their latest game is one that uses the GS1's motion-sensing function for exercise, and they spend their days working on fine-tuning the motion-sensing parameters.

Motion-sensing games are also one of the development directions of GS1, with the aim of targeting non-gamer groups. Zhuyouxing has been encouraging the teams to develop more similar games, and the tenth team is obviously very enthusiastic about it.

After giving a general tour of the ten groups, Zhu Youxing felt that his company was relatively stable. Although some groups were doing things that were a bit outrageous, the problems weren't too serious. So, since the employees were all doing well, should he also consider making a new game?

What should we do?

Zhu Youxing began to think seriously.

Chapter 386 The Lawyer's Game?

"Hey, have you been watching any shows lately?"

"Watching TV series? What series?"

"It's a drama about lawyers, and it's quite good. My favorite character in the series is Komura-san, whose performance is outstanding. His verbal battles with criminals in court are really enjoyable to watch."

Inside the company, two employees were chatting during a break about the TV series they were currently watching.

Watching TV dramas is a very popular activity in Japan.

Even now that we've entered the 21st century, the influence of an excellent TV series is still astonishing.

In particular, Japanese people rarely gossip about others in their daily social interactions, and they certainly don't casually offend others' private affairs.

Therefore, discussing TV dramas and sports competitions has become their most popular activity.

If a good drama series appears on the market, it will inevitably cause a reaction from the whole society.

Zhu Youxing didn't seem to care much.

He wasn't particularly interested in Japanese dramas; he had only watched a few very popular ones, such as Tokyo Love Story and The Solitary Gourmet.

At this moment, his mind is completely focused on the new game project.

He does have many well-developed video game blueprints in his mind.

However, he still doesn't want to make these games, or rather, he doesn't want to make them for the time being.

But if I don't do anything, I feel a bit bored.

So Zhu Youxing thought and thought but still couldn't figure out what game to make next.

"Hello, President!"

"President!"

When the two employees who were discussing the series saw Zhu Youxing walking over, they greeted him with admiration.

"Oh, hello everyone, keep up the good work, and thank you for your efforts."

Zhu Youxing casually responded, then immersed himself in the idea of ​​the new game once again.

This time, he still wants to create some games that are a little different.

How about we make a simulation management game too?

Or how about making a city-building game like Skylines?

This type of city-building game still has a large market.

In the original world, building games always had a very stable audience, much like real-time strategy games.

These kinds of games are all about patience; sometimes a single game can take dozens of hours, making it very easy to get hooked.

However, Zhu Youxing felt that the time was not yet ripe.

Developing this type of building game on a console would make it difficult to operate; instead, it is more suitable for playing on a PC.

However, this game can also be used as a bargaining chip. If there is any future technological cooperation with Morgan Group, this game can be used as a bargaining chip.

Then we can temporarily skip the building game.

What should we do next?

"Hey, have you been watching any legal dramas lately?"

"You mean that NHK drama? Of course I watched it! After so many years, NHK has finally figured it out and produced a decent modern drama. It's really rare, and my whole family loves it."

Zhu Youxing looked up and saw a group of people gathered not far away, discussing a TV series while holding coffee.

Is it a legal drama?

lawyer……

For some reason, an animated character suddenly appeared in Zhu Youxing's mind.

He was a man in a suit with a slicked-back hairstyle resembling a hedgehog, and he would occasionally make some very exaggerated expressions.

Phoenix Wright.

This is the character's name.