Chapter 533 You Are the One Who Courted Death!

Hiroshi Yamauchi is not a self-made man.

In fact, Nintendo is their family business. It used to make playing cards, which is the kind of "Yao Ji" in Huaguo.

Hiroshi Yamauchi is the third generation of the family. He has been spoiled and spoiled since he was a child. He also studied at the law department of Waseda University, a very famous private college in Japan. He is surrounded by noble elites, and his vision is naturally very high.

When his father died, the 22-year-old Hiroshi Yamauchi was ordered to take over Nintendo when he was in danger.

The first thing Yamauchi Hiroshi did was to drive out all the old and important ministers who refused to accept him from the company, and replaced them with his classmates and seniors from Waseda University, all of whom were highly educated talents.

At first, everyone thought that this dude would definitely bring down the company, but they didn't expect that Nintendo's performance had greatly improved within a year of managing the company, and even occupied more than 60% of the Japanese market in a few years. Absolute overlord.

When Dugu lost in the poker industry, Hiroshi Yamauchi felt that his company was too small and there would never be a big way out for poker, so he changed to video game projects.

Yamauchi Hiroshi was also lucky. At this time, he met the genius designer - Junpei Yokoi. It was Gunpei Yokoi's series of genius inventions, especially the cross key, red and white machine and Gameboy that he presided over the invention. Let Nintendo become the world's number one home video game console company, and maintain its strength for decades to come.

Although it is now, Nintendo is repeatedly beaten by Sega in the arcade market, but their potential in home video games is very strong.

Yin Jun knew even more that if there were no accidents, the appearance of the red and white machine in 1983, just like the appearance of WINDOWS, officially established their dominance in the home game market.

But!

This is not 1983.

Yamauchi Hiroshi did not become the overlord of the home video game market because of the appearance of the red and white machine and Gameboy-at that time, no one could go against his will.

Why?

Because the only console and standard in the home video game market are designed by Nintendo, he releases these source codes to you, so that you can make games according to this, so that the game can appear on Nintendo's game consoles, that is, red and white In order to make money by selling game cassettes on the computer.

Yin Jun felt that Yamauchi Pu was a bit ridiculous.

He has not made any achievements yet, and he is already so domineering.

If he waits until his Nintendo dominates the home video game market, he wonders if he will be driven out of Japan directly.

After talking to Kojimasuke and telling him not to worry, Yin Jun hung up the phone.

The boy didn't care much about Hiroshi Yamauchi's pressure at all. According to the current technological development, he would have to wait until 1985 to have the opportunity to make the game version of "Resident Evil" - the WINDOWS 1.0 version developed in 1985. In fact, Yin Jun saw it In the past, it was a bit difficult. Only WINDOWS95 in 1995 was a truly epoch-making start.

Thinking that there are at least several years, even more than ten years, before he can make video games, what does Yin Jun care about him now?

Within a few minutes, the phone rang again.

"Hi, hello." Yin Jun answered the phone.

"Hi, I'm Hiroshi Yamauchi. Mr. Yin, after thinking about it, have you changed your mind?" Hitomi Yamauchi's slightly smug voice came from the phone.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Yamauchi, the technical conditions for making games are not yet mature, so I haven't changed my mind." Yin Jun said lightly.

"Hehe, if you are immature now, then you will be mature in the future." Hiroshi Yamauchi smiled, "If not, let's negotiate the contract first, and you get the money first. As for when to develop, you don't have to worry about it, okay? good?"

Yin Jun frowned, his thoughts moved, and he asked, "If I want to sell the copyright, what is Mr. Yamauchi's bid?"

"The "Resident Evil" project is very important to us at Nintendo. I am willing to pay 1 million US dollars to buy out the development rights. What do you think?" Hiroshi Yamauchi said, "This price is world-class."

The boy shook his head and laughed.

According to the global average selling price of "Resident Evil 0" of 30 US dollars, a total of more than 5 million copies have been sold, so the value of the game is 150 million US dollars.

Not to mention that there will be more than 20 versions of "Resident Evil" in the follow-up, and the difference between the hardcover version and the regular version, which has brought Capcom more than 2 billion US dollars in revenue.

Even if all the costs are added, at least the least, the game of "Resident Evil" can bring in a net profit of 800 million US dollars.

And if there is no "Resident Evil" comic book authorization, there is no way to make video games.

Hiroshi Yamauchi certainly didn't know that the game "Resident Evil" could make so much money, but the price of 1 million US dollars still seemed too little sincerity for this best-selling manga with global sales of more than 2 million copies per episode.

And this is not a simple authorized purchase, but a buyout, which means that the future "Resident Evil" video games have nothing to do with Yin Jun.

Seeing that Yin Jun didn't speak, Yamauchi Pu continued, "Mr. Yin, please don't hesitate any longer. The price I gave must be the highest. If you don't agree today, then if you want to sell this copyright in the future, I'm afraid the money will be lost." Only give less. . . . You know what I mean."

Yin Jun smiled, "What, Mr. Yamauchi, are you threatening me?"

Yamauchi Pu didn't expect Yin Jun to directly pick it up and said, after a moment, he said: "Mr. Yin misunderstood, I just want you to understand that the video game market is not an area you are familiar with. In this industry, there are still Some rules need you to adapt to. Only Nintendo can give you the greatest benefits!"

"Mr. Yamauchi, don't regret it." Yin Jun smiled and hung up the phone.

Hiroshi Yamauchi held the hung up phone, but there was a smile on his face.

In his mind, Yin Jun had no other choice but to succumb to himself.

One million US dollars is not a small sum, Yin Jun would not waste it like this if he had money, right?

As everyone knows, just when Shan Nei Pu was triumphant, Yin Jun had a calculation in his heart.

If Hiroshi Yamauchi just contacted a video game design and development company to block him, Yin Jun thought it was nothing, at most he thought Hitomi Yamauchi was just being stingy.

But he didn't vent his anger after being banned, and now he is threatening himself again, as if he is determined to eat him, which makes Yin Jun feel that if he doesn't teach him a lesson, he really doesn't know that Lord Ma has three eyes!

Sitting on the sofa, Yin Jun began to figure out how to cheat Nintendo.

Nintendo is best known for two superweapons.

One is the Famicom.

One is the Gameboy.

The prototype of Gameboy is Game&Watch, no matter in terms of function or appearance design, there is definitely no way to bypass it.

Moreover, Gameboy needs a lot of games to fill, otherwise it is an empty shell, and Yin Jun has no way to use it.

But on the red and white machine, there are many places where Yin Jun can make a fuss.

First of all, what is the most striking thing about the red and white machine?

Isn't that the cross key button?

In the previous life, it was precisely because Nintendo firmly controlled the "up, down, left, and right" buttons of the cross key on the gamepad that Sega's Sega Saturn, SONY's PS, and Microsoft's X-BOX could not use this classic design. Therefore, various complicated designs are used to make the up, down, left, and right keys.

Of course, these companies are not good people, such as SONY's separate up, down, left, and right keys. They have also applied for a patent, and they are also not allowed to use it.

But no matter how you compare it, Nintendo's cross-key button will be recognized by people after 30 years. It is the best up, down, left, and right buttons. This shows how obvious its advantages are and how popular it is!

It is now 1980, except for the Arita company on the other side of the ocean, which has already dominated the United States with its home video game consoles, the Japanese home game console market is dominated by Nintendo.

Sega is now also starting to make home game consoles, but it is far from mature.

Except for a few of them, Yin Jun didn't know any famous video game machine manufacturers.

But Yin Jun knows one thing, that is, the patent of Nintendo's cross-pad controller expired in 2005.

Generally, foreign countries, including Japan, have a 20-year term for design patents—before the 1990s, the United States only had 17 years!

It’s just that some countries count 20 years from the date of application, and some countries count 20 years from the date of patent issuance.

No matter which one, Yin Jun feels that Nintendo has not applied for a patent for the cross key.

Because go back 20 years, the time is 1985 - Japan adopted the patent right protection method from the date of application.

Even Japan has not applied for a patent for the cross key, and the Nintendo US branch, which will not open until around June, can apply for it?

Since they didn't apply, Yin Jun won the patent without hesitation.

Who told you that Hiroshi Yamauchi is such a bull?

After I have seen it for a few years, how are you still awesome?

Without such a classic cross key method, how can your red and white machine attract game fans?

At that time, I will give the authorization to Sega, let it chase after you Nintendo, it must be a very happy thing!

If Yamauchi Pu didn't know the prophet, I'm afraid he would really explode with anger.

It’s a good thing that I invented, but someone else applied for a patent, and then threatened me in turn. Don’t mention the aggrievedness in that!

I really want to die, I have no one to blame!