Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

After playing the games for a while, the investigator finally decided to buy the most popular ones.

The shop assistants served the investigator very enthusiastically, seemingly unaware of his true identity.

Or rather, even if they knew, it wouldn't matter; Yuxing Electronics Entertainment doesn't care if others investigate these matters.

The investigator, having bought the game he wanted, went home in a good mood after get off work.

This kind of work is so much better than working in an office.

……

One day, the latest issue of Time magazine featured a large headline that seemed to proclaim this.

The era of gamers.

The cover below the title shows a scene of more than a dozen people of different ages, genders, and professions playing a game.

Some of them looked like soldiers, while others looked like scientists.

Video games appear to be expanding in all aspects from what was once a niche industry.

No matter what your profession or hobby is, video games can always bring you joy.

This marks the first time Time magazine has featured a video game, representing a significant milestone.

Previously, the video game culture had a very small reach, with only a small number of people interested in it.

However, video games now have a large group of supporters from all walks of life, which makes people from any industry take this new industry seriously.

Whether they want to suppress others because their interests are threatened, or whether they want to actively cooperate, depends on whether leaders in other industries have the foresight.

However, while the cover features a group photo of players across the industry, the content inside Time magazine is a solo interview with Takeyusei.

This seems to be an official acknowledgment that Zhuyouxing is the leader and representative of the industry.

Throughout the article, Zhu Youxing emphasized serving the players well, because he himself is a player, and serving the players well is also serving himself well. He always kept a very humble attitude, which was highly appreciated by the editors of Time magazine, who shared their own views.

This article will naturally have an impact, but this impact will not spread to ordinary users. Instead, it will make investment giants such as those on Wall Street see more business opportunities.

After reading this article, they all started to consider whether to increase their investment in video games.

However, they have recently invested a lot of money in the internet, so it's not enough to put more money into games.

After careful consideration, they decided to invest some money first.

But they clearly care more about the internet industry, because they believe that video games only have a market for people who like to play games.

However, the internet is something that almost everyone will need to access and understand in the future, so the user base of the two sides is definitely not on the same level.

Inside the headquarters of Yuxing Electronic Entertainment, after two days of initial excitement, Zhu Yuxing felt somewhat lonely having his own private floor.

Therefore, he hardly ever spent time in his own office, instead focusing most of his time on the game development department to keep an eye on the game's development.

With the release of the GSL handheld console and all launch games completed, the work is not over yet.

Each game development team was subsequently assigned new tasks.

Takeyusei has many game development plans coming up. He should consider updating Street Fighter and making a Street Fighter 3. Also, he thinks he probably doesn't have the energy to start a new King of Fighters game, so he might as well move all the King of Fighters characters into Street Fighter.

Street Fighter itself doesn't have that many characters, so the total number of characters in the two games combined is probably beyond imagination.

However, the department in the company that specializes in studying game stats will probably be completely blind.

Releasing such a massive amount of character action values ​​all at once might overload their brains.

Chapter 451 Relay Battles

"President, this is the recent sales data for game consoles from Surui Electronics."

Two weeks later, Zhu Youxing's assistant delivered the latest sales data for game consoles from Su Rui Electronics to Zhu Youxing on time.

This is the thing that Zhuyouxing is most concerned about recently, besides game development.

He put down his work, picked up the data table, glanced at it briefly, and then his expression became more serious.

"Sales momentum looks very good. In the second week, the sales of the console and handheld reached 500,000 and 300,000 respectively. It seems that their home console sales in the first month are very likely to exceed two million."

The assistant nodded: "That's right. Their game consoles are very likely to impact us in the future. Shouldn't we take some countermeasures?"

"We definitely need to take action, but it depends on how we do it," Zhu Youxing replied while pondering.

The simplest and most direct method is undoubtedly to create a more refined work.

However, they can't compare in terms of graphics; there's still a significant performance gap between the two on gaming consoles.

Is another Mario game coming to home consoles?

But that only translates to stable sales; it's very difficult to go any further.

To create a new genre of game?

But making games isn't so easy either.

The first thing to consider when creating a completely new type of product is the human resource issue.

Getting employees to understand the general concept of creating a new genre before getting them involved in game development is already quite difficult.

Unless he's prepared to settle for a lot of manpower to develop a new type of game of relatively poor quality.

But that doesn't fit Zhu Youxing's style.

If you're going to do something, do it to the best of your ability; that's what Zhu Youxing hopes for.

So, let's maintain the current situation for now.

I happen to be preparing several new game series, such as the latest Dragon Quest series, as well as Final Fantasy, Metroid, and Need for Speed.

These have all gradually entered the final stages of development during this period.

We'll use these to counter Surui Electronics first.

So let's get started now and release our recent games one after another, at a rate of one first-party game per month, and a continuous output of multiple third-party games from our partners.

Zhu Youxing remembered that in his previous life, in order to compete for the leading position in the new handheld era, Sony released more than ten first-party and third-party games that could be considered major titles in a short period of time, including the PS Vita. Unfortunately, Nintendo's firepower was obviously stronger at that time, or rather, their games were more powerful.

Monster Hunter alone almost cemented the 3DS handheld's unshakeable position.

At that time, Monster Hunter...

Hey?

Yeah, maybe we should consider Monster Hunter.

Zhu Youxing slapped his forehead.

It was only at this moment that he suddenly remembered this absolute masterpiece by Capcom, the master of action sequences.

Back then, which handheld console Monster Hunter chose almost determined the outcome of the era, which is quite unimaginable.

For a game to have such an impact, it's hard to imagine another similar example appearing in that era.

If Capcom had chosen to release their Monster Hunter title on the PS Vita immediately, it would have been hard to say who would have won or lost at that time.

However, neither of them probably expected that they would have their prize stolen by another outsider: the advent of mobile smartphones, which almost instantly siphoned away most of their handheld gamers, severely damaging their business.

Later on, neither Nintendo nor Sony made handheld consoles again.

Even the later Switch was considered a home console by Nintendo, not a handheld, and Switch games were priced according to those of home consoles.

Regardless of how others define the Switch, Nintendo itself has always maintained that it is a home console, clearly having been thoroughly outmaneuvered by mobile smartphones.

At that time, mobile smartphones were truly an unstoppable torrent.

However... it would probably take a long time to develop Monster Hunter, at least a year, but it's definitely worth starting now, as this game could play a decisive role.

If a game like this isn't released in this era of handheld console dominance, even Takeyus would be disappointed.

He hopes that people around the world can also experience the ultimate enjoyment of Monster Hunter.

……

If last December was a major promotional battle among several top companies...

March will be the month of epic battles between Surrey Electronics and Youxing Electronic Entertainment, the two top two video game companies.

This battle was incredibly exciting.

As one company finishes its performance, another takes its place. Surui Electronics rapidly expands its product range by leveraging its formidable sales and advertising capabilities.

Especially with YOO's relentless promotion of online shopping, YOO has gradually established a basic online shopping model in Japan and the United States.

Online shopping is a major advantage, which has made the sales speed of Surui Electronics' products much faster than before.

Of course, one reason for this is that Longtail Rain engaged in a crazy price war, burning through $60 to $70 million every three or four days.

This would have collapsed long ago if it were a normal company.

However, although the machines were sold and a lot of games were also sold, the quality of the games still couldn't compare with that of Youxing Electronic Entertainment. They only gained an advantage through advertising and sales channels.

Zhu Youxing, on the other hand, took a different path.

As April arrived, the new game Dragon Quest was released as scheduled.

The series now has a fairly stable player base. As long as Dragon Quest continues to be released, they are willing to buy it even if there is no improvement. It is equivalent to a stable cash flow. Moreover, Takeyusei is not the kind of person who likes to do the same thing repeatedly. He ensures that each generation will have at least one aspect of improvement.

This time, Dragon Quest has made progress in terms of graphics, evolving the original 2D Dragon Quest into the era of 3D graphics. Furthermore, thanks to several years of accumulated CG technology, it has created game CG graphics that are even better than its predecessor.

Along with the April release, several of BambooStar's loyal third-party partners were also included.

Even though Nagao Rain acquired many companies and studios that had previously made games for Yusei Electronics Entertainment, there were still many companies eager to make games for Yusei's game consoles, so the number of games was not significantly affected.

Among these, one particularly eye-catching work was created.

This world is called The End, and its gameplay and setting are almost identical to the previous Fallout game.

The studio that made this game consists of a few guys that Zhuyouxing once really admired.

After being recommended by Youxing at the exhibition, they decided to submit their game demo to Youxing Electronic Entertainment.

With a work personally selected by Zhu Youxing, there were naturally no obstacles. It successfully gained the favor of Youxing Electronic Entertainment, who were willing to invest. The price was that the studio's works for the next few years would only be available on Youxing Electronic Entertainment's platform.

Chapter 452 The King of Co-op Games

Bourne and Darnley were a golden duo, one in charge of game programming and the other in charge of game art and promotion.