Chapter 638 542 Zhuge Never Took Risks in His Life

Chapter 638 542. Zhuge never took risks in his life

August 24, 2001.

Kyoto.

Rintendo headquarters.

Shigeru Miyamoto sat in the conference room, listening to the report from the marketing department, his eyes were dull.

The content of the report made by the marketing department was actually similar to what Kazuma Takahashi said at Pokeni a few days ago. It was also an analysis of Pokeni's performance in the first half of the year, focusing on the profit mechanism behind "Border Online" and "Yu-Gi-Oh".

It's just that the data is definitely not as comprehensive as that of Paradox.

Part of the data comes from Rentendo's own analysis department, while most of the other data is market research and statistics commissioned to third parties.

Although it is not so accurate, it can be seen roughly. The most important thing is that the upward trend of online games is very obvious, which is an objective fact.

"Online games have their own natural advantages. They can almost get rid of players' dependence on consoles and entities, and they can enjoy the fun of interaction without meeting others.

In this case, many potential users have also been tapped.

That is to say, Pokeni has opened up a new market this time, but it may not necessarily erode the existing market.

..."

"In short, players' willingness and ability to pay are much higher than we imagined. And there is a great development prospect."

After the analysis, the colleague in the marketing department looked back at Shigeru Miyamoto.

Shigeru Miyamoto's eyes paused for a moment, then turned.

"Okay, I know, then... let's adjourn the meeting first, Takamura, you stay."

Takamura is the name of the speaker just now.

So everyone was a little worried, and each of them got up and left with their own notebooks. After the entire conference room was cleared, only Shigeru Miyamoto and Takamura Yosei were left.

"So, in fact, there is a good opportunity for us in the first half of this year, right?" Shigeru Miyamoto asked directly.

Takamura Yosei hesitated for a moment, looked at Miyamoto's eager eyes, and finally chose to tell the truth and nodded with difficulty.

"Yes, in fact, from December last year to May this year, Paradox has had a short vacuum period in the entire game market.

During this period, there were actually no games filled with Pokeni, and the influence would naturally decline.

Not to mention that the subsequent release of "Border Online" and "Yu-Gi-Oh" continued to rise and regained control."

Hearing this, Miyamoto Shigeru couldn't help but close his eyes.

I just felt a burst of despair in my heart.

Heartache.

It hurts to death.

There was once such an opportunity in front of me, but I didn't cherish it, and I regretted it until I lost it.

However, this opportunity is not visible to others except Pokeni.

Unless you have enough courage to fight in.

"If we had launched NGC with a bang and combined it with a bunch of new games, would we have been able to seize the pokeni market? Just like they launched DC in the vacuum period between Sony PS and PS2?"

"Well... this."

Takamura hesitated and pushed his glasses with his hand, "It's hard to say."

He explained, "Sony's vacuum period is an obvious vacuum period that can be easily seen by others. The frequency of replacement between two generations of game consoles cannot be so fast.

So it is destined to form a vacuum.

But the pokeni vacuum..."

Takamura paused. Although Shigeru Miyamoto's face was already very ugly, as a market researcher, to be honest is his job. Only by recognizing the enemy and ourselves can we make correct judgments and responses.

So he said with a stiff face, "Pokeni's vacuum now looks more like Qing Zhiyuan's intention.

Mr. Miyamoto, think about it, Paradox obviously had Shenmue and Warcraft 3 in its hands last year, and Borderlands Online was also a product that had been announced to be released long ago, but the specific completion degree is unknown.

But under this situation, they just held back for half a year without any action, just to surprise everyone and play it all at once later.

This vacuum is not a vacuum at all."

In fact, without Takamura's words, Miyamoto Shigeru himself knew very well that the reason why Pokeni has been able to expand until now is that it has cards in its hands and goods in its stomach.

Qing Zhiyuan never fights unprepared battles.

To use Sima Yi's words in the Three Kingdoms: Zhuge never took risks in his life.

So Sima Yi fell into the empty city plan.

If Miyamoto Shigeru and his team jump in this time, you don't know whether it is an empty city plan or a turtle in a jar.

The reason why Qing Zhiyuan can give people the feeling of being cunning, using troops like a god, and being a little Zhuge Liang in the world is that he really doesn't take risks and always has a card in his hand.

And it is an ace that you can't see through.

Thinking of this, Miyamoto Shigeru couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, feeling ruthlessly crushed, and just short of shouting out the sentence "Since there is Yu, why is there Liang?"

His chest was suffocated, and finally thousands of words were stuck in his throat, turning into a bitter smile.

Miyamoto Shigeru smiled and shook his head, sighing:

"The time window is too short."

Maybe there was an opportunity before, but this opportunity was fleeting and no one could have thought of it.

If you missed it, you really missed it.

But after analysis, there is nothing to be unwilling to do.

If there is anything to be upset about, it's just that his skills are inferior to others.

…

On the other side, Sony Kutaragi Ken also had a similar expression.

In fact, as soon as pokeni's trump cards were played, everyone immediately smelled something unusual.

Even ordinary small game companies have felt the earth-shaking changes and began to study their online games.

How could a major manufacturer like Sony not prepare for analysis early?

Therefore, the relevant operations department collected the corresponding information and compiled it into a detailed report and sent it to Kutaragi Ken.

He didn't sleep all night.

I read the report twice and held a meeting with people from the operations department all night long. In the end, I was more than shocked.

Qing Zhiyuan is an unfathomable person.

Unexpectedly, this time he was deceived by his empty city strategy.

Rentendao can say that he does not have enough cards in his hand to fight the pseudo-vacuum period, but Sony is different. They are the current dominant player in game consoles, they also have many third parties, and their own games are also good.

I actually had quite a lot of cards in my hand, but I failed to seize this opportunity.

Not only was pokeni given a buffer period, but he was also severely beaten.

If Miyamoto Shigeru is Zhou Yu, then Kutaragi Ken is completely Sima Yi at this time.

In the end, I could only close my eyes and look at the ocean and sigh.

Zhuge never took risks in his life, why did he engage in hunger marketing this time? !

It’s uncomfortable! It’s uncomfortable!

pain!

It hurts so much!

At the same time, Kutaragi Ken realized a very terrible problem——

This time, the moat built by Sony was completely bypassed by pokeni.

In the past, everyone fought on the game console platform, but now P Company has directly opened up an online battlefield. P Company is the only one on this battlefield, and other companies have not yet passed.

So the situation is one-sided, with pokeni being the only player in the field of online games.

No matter what Sony says, it has become a chaser.

From the leader to the laggard, it only took a few months.

This can't help but make Kutaragi Ken feel even more heartbroken.

But when they really reviewed it, they discovered this -

No solution.

Who could have imagined such a thing as online games?

It's equivalent to playing a closed deck in Hearthstone. You don't have to worry about what cards the opponent plays. I just play my own. As long as I get it together, it's a bad card.

When you play stand-alone pokeni, you are not affected by the outside world at all. If you cannot predict P’s future strategy, you will not be able to form an effective blockade.

But is it possible to know?

impossible.

P Agency proposed the concept of free in July last year, but a lot of people couldn't understand it after research.

How to follow the trend?

How to snipe effectively?

How to defend?

So there is no solution.

…

Rumble.

There was thunder and heavy rain outside.

Lightning flashed across the sky, like a terrifying white light tearing through the black curtain, making people tremble with fear.

In the barbecue restaurant, Hattori Hiroyuki raised his head and glanced out the window, feeling worried.

"Qingsang, did you bring an umbrella?"

"It's okay," Qing Zhiyuan smiled and took out two umbrellas from the bag next to him, and put one of them at Hattori Hiroyuki's feet.

"Be prepared for a rainy day. I checked the weather forecast when I went out today, so I'm prepared."

"Hahahaha," Hiroyuki Hattori laughed heartily, like a big drum, roaring.

"As expected of Qingsang, we have already prepared a perfect plan."

Qing Zhiyuan just smiled indifferently and silently accepted Hattori Hiroyuki's compliment.

"But..."

Hattori Hiroyuki picked up a piece of pork belly, put it in his mouth, chewed it twice, swallowed it and took a sip of wine.

He blushed, leaned towards Qing Zhiyuan, and said with a smile, "What pokeni did this time was a bit scary. I was completely shocked."

"President Hattori, you are joking again, you don't look like you are shocked. And I'm afraid you have foreseen today, right?" Qing Zhiyuan responded with a smile.

Hattori Hiroyuki didn't cover up and just laughed heartily.

"All of this is thanks to Qingsang. Without your advance notification and the entrustment of the sales of point cards, I would never be able to sit here and drink and eat meat as calmly as I do now."

"You don't know, after the online games came out this time, how many game dealers were as anxious as ants on a hot pot. They were completely confused and even desperate, fearing that they would be replaced by the Internet in the future."

In fact, if Qing Zhiyuan hadn't given Hattori Hiroyuki reassurance and told him that the rise of online games was inevitable in the future, but game consoles and game carriers would always exist, Hattori Hiroyuki would have jumped right now.

Maybe he would go directly to Qing Zhiyuan's house and yell at him.

Thinking about how I helped you get through the difficulties back then, I also prayed to the trash can god every time, otherwise you would have gone bankrupt long ago.

He would probably say something like this, Hattori Hiroyuki thought to himself.

Although he might not actually do it, he did have similar thoughts.

…

Qing Zhiyuan is quite tolerant and understands the fear of these dealers.

When facing the wheel of the great era, anyone always seems extremely small, and is always full of vigilance and worry about unknown things.

Especially if there is a real possibility of impacting their own industry, they will be even more anxious.

They are not Qing Zhiyuan, who can't see the future 20 years later.

It is precisely because they can't see it that they are afraid.

The two people exchanged and laughed with each other. After three rounds of drinking, Hattori Hiroyuki's old face became even redder.

"A new era is coming." Hattori Hiroyuki sighed.

"No, the new era has already arrived." He added, his eyes were red, and I don't know if it was because of drinking or a little excitement.

Or maybe both.

Last year, everyone was still nervously facing the game console war. In fact, up to now, the battle between Sega DC and Sony PS has not yet been decided.

However, it always gives people a feeling that the era is over.

The era of game console platform is coming to an end.

This is Hattori Hiroyuki's first feeling.

But the era of game consoles will not end, this is what Qing Zhiyuan told him.

"Let's go to both sides. If you are not sure which way to go, you can follow me." Qing Zhiyuan blinked and gave him a wink.

Hattori Hiroyuki was suddenly stunned.

This feeling is extremely wonderful.

He suddenly recalled 10 years ago today. At that time, Qing Zhiyuan was still very green and his face was very tender, the kind that would make water come out if squeezed.

At that time, Qing Zhiyuan was still with them under the leadership of Tsuda Nao. The dealer was the boss and had the right to speak.

Unexpectedly, 10 years later, the status and relationship between the two people were reversed.

Hattori Hiroyuki couldn't help but be stunned.

This sense of déjà vu is like two scenes and spaces are suddenly put together.

The power of time!

It is really amazing.

...

"Then, I will leave the new game to President Hattori. Please take care of it." Qing Zhiyuan's words pulled Hattori Hiroyuki back from the illusion.

He looked down and saw the words "Bullfighting" written on the gift box handed over by Qing Zhiyuan.

"You're welcome. I'm the one who asked Pokeni to take care of me in the future."

...

Leaving the barbecue restaurant, Hattori Hiroyuki got in the car.

Then he drove through the streets of Tokyo with ease.

He looked at the bright lights and nightlife around him and found that although the times were changing, some things seemed to have not changed.

Wait until the driver stopped the car by the roadside.

Hattori Hiroyuki opened the door and got out of the car, carrying the gift box in his hand to the trash can.

He reverently put the disc of the new game "Bullfighting" in it.

Looking at the dark trash can, he suddenly felt a little dazed.

Is this trash can like a black hole, with an unknown time and space connected to the other side?

...

However, the next second, Hattori Hiroyuki laughed and felt relieved.

If there is really another time and space on the other side, it should be inhabited by immortals, right?

In the midst of change and constancy, seeking truth and moving forward towards the goal is the destiny of mankind.

Hattori Hiroyuki smiled and put his hands together.

"God of the Trash Can bless you, the game will be a big hit!"

"God of the Trash Can bless you, if a new era comes, please bless Dongrun to continue to live!"

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