Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

I really want to know how Yuxing Electronic Entertainment is doing now.

According to his investigation, employees at Yuxing Electronic Entertainment are busier than ever before.

The other party is definitely making preparations.

But the process of waiting for the opponent to make a move is agonizing.

Meanwhile, many people on the internet are also arguing fiercely.

Some of them are loyal supporters of Yuxing Electronic Entertainment.

"I think gameplay is obviously more important than graphics, and our GS1 console isn't much worse than PNF, not to mention we have so many games on the GS1."

"Please stop deceiving yourselves. According to reliable sources, Surui Electronics' latest PNF game console has the latest true 64-bit chip and an eight-core processor. Its graphics processing is also top-notch for this period. No matter how you look at it, the GS1 is definitely not as good as the PNF in terms of screen performance."

"That's right, and PNF uses the latest disc technology, which allows the game's size to reach up to 20GB. I don't need to say how amazing a game of that size would be, right? Just look at the graphics of the latest Sun Knight: Future, it's truly top-notch game graphics."

These people are basically just obsessed with the visuals.

Moreover, the excellent graphics also attracted a lot of non-gamers at this time.

Sometimes, stunning visuals can actually become a powerful tool for expanding a game's territory.

Many people became interested in the game because of its visuals.

An incredibly realistic world, a game world that can be controlled at will—its charm is unparalleled.

"By the way, Yusei Electronics Entertainment also has a new game console development plan, and it's obvious that it's been in development for a long time, it's just that it hasn't been announced yet."

"Hehe, this kind of advertising has been so common for a long time. If there is no actual product, we will treat it as fake news."

"Damn it, can't you guys have any expectations for Yusei Electronic Entertainment?"

"Sorry, but I have to say that Surui Electronics is really amazing this time. Just based on the game graphics, I want to try it out. Anyway, I'll definitely consider spending my money on the PNF game console first."

People are arguing fiercely online, seemingly forming naturally opposing camps.

Moreover, this time, people other than gamers joined in. Most of them didn't know much about the game itself, but were attracted by Surui Electronics' exquisite graphics. Coupled with their trust in the Surui Electronics brand, they naturally felt that Surui Electronics was obviously better.

That's certainly how it appears to outsiders.

Compared to the much larger influx of new players, the player base that barely exceeded ten million in the past is really nothing.

The same applies to the US market.

Many people used to enjoy the games from Yuxing Electronic Entertainment.

However, the future meet-and-greet by Surui Electronics was so successful that these players, who originally had little loyalty, quickly joined Surui Electronics' camp.

Gamers are picky; they always want everything to be perfect—good graphics, fun gameplay, and nothing can be missing.

Moreover, Surui Electronics has made a very generous investment this time.

With billions of dollars already invested in game consoles and game development, they certainly can't skimp on another hundred million or two for advertising.

The United States is the main battleground for Suri Electronics this time, because players there are more easily convinced by the game's graphics.

Chapter 412 Utter Failure

Surui Electronics' big move quickly won over a large group of players, and also attracted a lot of non-players.

The latest handheld consoles and game consoles have really great multimedia features.

It can play CDs and access the internet, so buying just one of these products gives you access to multiple functions, which is great.

Zhu Youxing also became unusually serious.

In his previous life, Sony had only won once or twice during the great battles with Nintendo, and neither victory could be considered a complete triumph. Nevertheless, Takeyusei still dared not let his guard down.

The opponent has too many cards to play.

In that case, the only thing we can do is attract attention with a strong enough game lineup.

GBA quickly became obsolete.

Takeyusei had been hoping that the GBA might hold out for another year in the United States, but now it seems unlikely that hope will be high.

The total sales of the GBA have reached around 20 million units so far, but with the promotion by Surui Electronics, the number of users willing to buy the GBA will likely decrease sharply.

I never expected to suddenly encounter a situation similar to Nintendo's in my previous life, almost being overwhelmed by higher-performance game consoles, but as long as there are enough fun games, it's not a problem.

However, it is no longer easy to completely win over the existing player base simply by relying on high-quality games.

Because the average quality of games has improved, it's no longer an era where you can completely crush all competitors by creating a single game; competitors are also constantly growing stronger.

The only thing we can do is expand our player base.

Zhuyouxing is really glad that at least the new handheld console has touch functionality.

The touch function is one of the features that is very suitable for non-gamers to get started.

Regarding the announcement of Su Rui Electronics' new game console, Zhuyouxing has remained silent, but many players can vaguely sense that Zhuyouxing Electronics Entertainment seems to be preparing a big surprise.

Since Surrey Electronics announced its new game console, Yuxing Electronics Entertainment has adjusted its first-party game release schedule.

Normally, I could play at least one first-party game from Yusei Electronics every month, but starting this month, all the release schedules for first-party games have been adjusted.

The announced games will still be released on time, but there were no new first-party game announcements from Yusei Electronic Entertainment that month.

At this moment, the employees of Youxing Electronics Entertainment were all in a state of full-fledged effort. They really regarded Su Rui Electronics as a powerful enemy this time, and the atmosphere of the entire company was very different from before.

The company's overall atmosphere is now more serious, and every employee is doing their best to come up with better game development plans.

During this period, the TV series "Ace Attorney" just finished airing.

The story is quite complete, making it a very high-quality legal drama.

However, judging from the current level of attention, it is somewhat excessive, yet this level of attention is also quite reasonable.

With government support and recommendations from elites in the legal profession, both the TV series and the game achieved phenomenal success.

When the series finished airing, the final viewership rating reached 31%.

This is a relatively good result, but of course it's impossible to get the number one spot in viewership ratings, as the show's inherent quality is still somewhat lacking.

Moreover, the show's ratings in the original world were barely passing; its popularity only increased after it was spread overseas and the videotape rental and sales became popular.

However, the fact that the winner is justice in this parallel world has a significant advantage, which has enabled this series to achieve far greater success than its predecessor.

Thirty-one percent is a remarkable achievement for TV Tokyo, and Director Kubo has once again earned an excellent resume.

This allows him to maintain a more stable position as station director.

The show also achieved another success in terms of viewership: by the time it ended, its ratings had surpassed those of another drama series about people with depression.

The screenwriters of that TV series were also the guys who made a bet with Zhu Youxing.

They had previously boasted and made a bet with Zhu Youxing that if they lost, they would immediately leave the film and television industry and never set foot in it again.

Originally, the gaming industry and the film and television industry had no connection, so this kind of bet between the two sides would basically come to nothing in the end.

These screenwriters, on the other hand, can increase their own fame by taking advantage of the popularity of this topic, which is equivalent to taking advantage of Zhu Youxing's influence.

Their plan was very well-thought-out, but they never expected that Zhu Youxing would turn around and find someone to film a TV series on his own.

And surprisingly, this TV series is not bad.

Every story in the drama directly addresses the current social pain points in Japan, and they happen quite frequently.

From plagiarism cases to custody issues, marriage problems, and environmental issues, any one of these hot topics could be the subject of a Japanese drama.

Takeyusei directly submitted all of this content to TV Tokyo in the form of an outline, aiming for a fast-paced and efficient production.

This makes it so captivating for viewers that they can't stop watching.

At the same time, because they were so engrossed in watching it, they would become curious whenever they saw scenes in the show that were related to the Ace Attorney game, and then they would go and buy game consoles and games to play the Ace Attorney game.

After playing Ace Attorney, they will be amazed at how fun games can be.

They genuinely viewed video games as entertainment for children, without ever considering the depth or complexity of video games.

The reverse referee became a powerful tool to change their attitude.

The number of players also increased rapidly by nearly a million during this process, and the first Ace Attorney game also surprisingly achieved sales of more than two million copies. This was an achievement that the Ace Attorney game in the previous life could not even imagine. However, in this world, it was brought to greater heights by Takeyusei.

The game sold like hotcakes, and the viewership ratings were also very high. More importantly, there were a lot of people discussing the Ace Attorney game and the TV series online and in newspapers.

In comparison, the TV dramas about depression produced by these screenwriters fall short.

The viewership ratings are not as high, and the topic's popularity is not as great.

Game sales?

They looked down on games altogether and never even considered game sales.

When these screenwriters heard firsthand that Ace Attorney had sold over two million copies, with an average price of four thousand yen per copy, they were utterly shocked.

A simple arithmetic calculation shows that this amounts to a full eight billion yen.

Not to mention the sales figures for various merchandise following the film-game collaboration, as well as the social impact of the series.

These screenwriters were utterly powerless to refute this time; they lost completely.

Chapter 413 Just a Greeting Gift

"We are very...sorry, we...will be withdrawing from the film and television industry from now on!"

At a public press conference held by NHK, these screenwriters bowed deeply at a 90-degree angle, their expressions extremely distorted.

They lost completely, but some of them had connections. They could have made excuses and gotten away with it so they could continue in this line of work.

However, they never expected that they would be betrayed by their own backer.

Their backers didn't take the bet seriously at first, nor did they think that Youxing Electronic Entertainment would have much influence.

But as the influence of Ace Attorney grew, and they witnessed firsthand how a single game from Yusei Electronics Entertainment could generate over eight billion yen in revenue, they became envious.

NHK can disregard revenue issues; they can remain the top dog even while lying low—that's the style of this television station.

However, these screenwriters are backed by real tycoons.

They have an almost obsessive passion for making money.

Seeing that Youxing Electronic Entertainment was making a fortune from this trend, they suddenly realized that games could be so profitable.