Game Development Giant

A platform without the participation of third-party manufacturers has no future. Even Kutaragi Ken, a person who has not officially entered the game industry, knows this truth, not to mention Sega, who just suffered a huge defeat of its MS console because of this willingness. .

The problem is that now Sega simply cannot find a suitable third-party game manufacturer.

Those game manufacturers with a little bit of ability and vision have either been recruited by Mars Entertainment or have been recruited by Nintendo. Even those who want to get better treatment have Namco and Hudson working for ne's p-e In terms of traction, in terms of financial resources and influence, Sega certainly cannot compare with the super giant NEC, and in terms of popularity in the home gaming circle, they cannot compare with Namco and Hudson.

Therefore, when it comes to third-party manufacturers, Sega's performance is not so satisfactory. It has only found a few small companies that no one likes.

Under such circumstances, Nakayama Hayao was also a decisive person. He immediately asked Sega to mobilize its elite development team, split it into several teams, and then stationed them in these small companies that no one looked down upon. Go to the company and teach them step by step how to develop games on MD.

Having said that, although Dragon Quest II disappointed Nintendo fans, after all, it is only the work of a third-party game company, a work of Enix. Nintendo only provides a platform. In the eyes of many people, this It's not really a Nintendo game at all. In order to clean up the mess, Shigeru Miyamoto made a lot of modifications to the game itself. Before it was perfected, Hiroshi Yamauchi was determined to release the game.

Because of the huge success of the first Legend of Zelda, this game has even more fans than Dragon Quest. Even the situation of Dragon Quest when it was released almost caused Traffic in the entire Ginza district was paralyzed. That's not to mention The Legend of Zelda.

Therefore, when Nintendo announced the news of The Legend of Zelda II, it had not yet announced the release time. Officials from the Japan Transportation Agency approached Nintendo and asked them not to release it during the weekend. The reason is simple, because there are too many people on weekends and the traffic is uncontrollable.

Hiroshi Yamauchi also thought that this was a good excuse for publicity, so he agreed.

The time finally set was Monday.

Almost the entire Japanese media is discussing news about The Legend of Zelda II or things that have been circulated from within. It is as if Final Fantasy II, which was previously popular all over Japan, has disappeared. Suddenly, I can't see a few media outlets discussing the content of this game. But since Nintendo announced the news of The Legend of Zelda II, and has continuously asked the people involved in the development of The Legend of Zelda II to participate in some programs or magazine interviews, even Shigeru Miyamoto After taking the time to accept an interview with Famitsu magazine, the popularity of The Legend of Zelda II almost continued to rise like a rocket. Final Fantasy II immediately fell silent, and even sales experienced an abnormal decline during this incident.

It can be said. Hiroshi Yamauchi's hand is quite beautiful.

However, again, if The Legend of Zelda II does not meet the players' expectations, it will also do great damage to Nintendo's prestige and reputation, because for the current Nintendo, Zelda Legend of Legend and Shigeru Miyamoto are almost their banners.

The most angry person should be Sakaguchi Hironobu. His own Final Fantasy II was originally selling well. Moreover, there are heated discussions outside and the sales curve is also very stable. But Nintendo ruined the situation by making such a fuss.

and. He also knew that this was done intentionally by Nintendo, because Nintendo had not deliberately concealed the development progress of The Legend of Zelda II before. According to the development progress they had learned about before, The Legend of Zelda II had undergone a large number of changes. , for the development team, it is almost the same as re-developing a new game, so the development progress is not very fast. Although Miyamoto Shigeru intentionally reduced the length of the game, he still wants to finalize the official version of the game. , it will still take two months anyway.

As a result, Nintendo suddenly released this game. In the eyes of Sakaguchi Hironobu, either Nintendo had been engaging in tactical deception in the past period, but this possibility is too low, because it lasted for half a year. It is impossible for news to be revealed at any time without leaking any clues.

If this is not the case, then it will only be Nintendo preparing to release The Legend of Zelda II before it has the most perfect version.

This kind of thing that ruins other people's good things and suffers a loss for yourself is the most disgusting thing.

Jester also received the news. He was non-committal about Nintendo's sudden announcement of the release of The Legend of Zelda II. In his eyes, The Legend of Zelda II was made because Miyamoto thought too much. The changes are too major, and it is a game with polarized reviews. Some people like this style and love this game above all else, while others who hate this style will also criticize it. But overall, This is just a qualified game.

A qualified game is not a very low rating, but the problem is that this is what Nintendo has spent a lot of money, energy, manpower, and material resources to create. Everyone at Nintendo has great expectations for this game. It has high hopes, and the producer is Shigeru Miyamoto, the flagship figure in Nintendo game development.

There is absolutely no room for failure in this game.

In other words, if it is just qualified, for such a producer to receive such attention, the game is very unqualified.

Moreover, this is the quality that was achieved when Shigeru Miyamoto was not under the pressure of time and perfected the game as much as possible. Now, The Legend of Zelda II has been completed more than two months ahead of schedule, and it is definitely better than The most complete version of the original plan is very different, and there will be a big drop in quality.

Jester is not optimistic about the ending of this game.

Moreover, he still feels a little pity for Yamauchi. Although his move temporarily ended the current strength of Final Fantasy II in Japan, in Jester's view, this is drinking poison to quench his thirst. Yamauchi is using the banner of Nintendo. That is, The Legend of Zelda II and Shigeru Miyamoto's reputation are taking risks.

Once the reputation of The Legend of Zelda II drops again, the damage to Nintendo will be almost irreparable.

In the Japanese gaming industry, besides discussing Nintendo's new games, the second hottest topic is neither the news about the release of NE's P-E nor the news about the MD 16-bit home game console announced by Sega. It’s news about the Mars Entertainment Carnival.

To be precise, it is the news about the e-sports competition mentioned above at the Mars Entertainment Carnival.

The Street Fighter selection competition was held early because it was easy to hold. After the overall planning of Mars Entertainment Japan Branch, the location of the competition was determined and the location of the competition registration point was distributed. A large number of fans of this game , or the large number of participants who were tempted by the high prize money of the competition, the number of participants exceeded the expectations of Mars Entertainment Japan Branch.

In just one week of preparation, nearly 200,000 registration forms were received. Among these registration forms, the youngest was only seven or eight years old, while the oldest was in his fifties or sixties.

The selection on the eve of the competition was very fast, with a single elimination system.

As the competition progressed, this event also attracted more and more attention. Even when it came to the city-level finals, the arcade where the competition venue was located was almost full of people, and everyone who participated in the event was The arcade that participated in this event also became famous, with daily sales almost doubling.

Let more arcade hall owners become more interested in hosting this competition.

However, as the Tokyo regional finals were held, one person attracted the attention of many people. Originally, in the eyes of most people, this Street Fighter competition was a competition for adults, or quasi-adults. , but this time among the top eight in Tokyo, another nine-year-old primary school student shined.

This elementary school student named Umehara Daigo went through all the battles, and almost no one was his enemy. Even most of the games ended with two perfect kills in a row.

When the top eight in Tokyo were selected and preparing for the finals, this elementary school student named Umehara Daigo turned out to be the biggest favorite before the game. For a while, this news was also reported by many game magazines.

Jester also heard about this report. He naturally knew Umehara Daigo's status in the fighting games of later generations, but he did not expect that Umehara Daigo at such a young age would actually have such a strong level. What I was reading was a report from Game. This report was quoted from the Japanese branch of Game.

The articles of these two branches often quote each other, which can be regarded as complementary.