Game Development Giant

Recently among many player groups, the most popular topics are all the same. ≥top≥point≥small≥say,

That was a piece of gossip that I don’t know where it came from. It seemed that the person who leaked this piece of news came from within Mars Entertainment.

That is, Jester is preparing a brand new srpg game - this is supported by the fact that one day ago, Matsuno Yasushi, who had been vacationing in Tahiti, suddenly flew to California. As soon as his plane landed, he was The car sent by Jester went directly to the headquarters of Mars Entertainment.

At the same time, Matsuno Yasumi's previous main creative staff who worked with him to produce Royal Knights also ended their vacations and returned to Japan.

According to personnel from Mars Entertainment's Japanese branch, the information they learned from people here told them to be on standby. After gathering, they would wait for orders from the headquarters and then go to the United States to participate in a game hosted by Jester himself. Project development.

The development platform has also been determined to be dreambox2.

These messages are clear and logical, and more than one person has proven it from all aspects. Therefore, this kind of news spreads the fastest. Not only players in North America, but also players in Japan are also interested in Jester. What exactly is this new game created with a curious mind.

Ever since Jester finished developing Quake and Pocket Monsters on Gameboy, he has not participated in any specific projects. Even Thor Arena was mainly developed by Carmack. As for Jester has stated more than once that the sequel to Quake will be developed by Carmack.

But this time, Jester did not transfer any special person, but only transferred Matsuno Yasumi's development team, and even directly called Matsuno Yasumi to the headquarters for discussion. It can be seen that Jester's new game is definitely Matsuno Yasumi. The type that I am best at.

And what genre is Matsuno Yasushi already good at?

it goes without saying. The game he can call a masterpiece is Royal Knights which was just released last year. This is an SRPG game.

When the srpg genre was first imprinted on players' minds, they could make a certain degree of association in an instant.

And this association must be Fire Emblem!

Is the orthodoxy of Fire Emblem about to come? The next day, a game media stated their speculation in such an article. In fact, it was not just their own speculation, but This is the speculation of many players.

This speculation instantly made such players excited.

After all, the craze that Fire Emblem caused at the time can be called the most landmark event in the entire history of video games. And as of the publication of this article, Fire Emblem, a game produced by Jester, ranks third in the sales list of the entire eight-bit computer era, second only to the top two Barlow Terry series.

However, the players were not happy for a few days. Just three days later, an assistant of Jester denied the players' speculation in an interview.

At the time, Jester’s assistant responded: “Yes, the boss is indeed planning a game...what? A sequel to Fire Emblem? No, no, no. This is impossible, From the information I know, it is absolutely impossible to be Fire Emblem or have anything to do with Fire Emblem. This will be a brand new game. It will not be a sequel to any game.

Moreover, at the end of this interview, the assistant seemed to have accidentally let slip something when the interviewer was asking. When the srpg type was deliberately stated in a definite tone, the administrative assistant did not immediately deny it, but answered the question. Although he later stated that he did not understand the question clearly, it did not help.

Therefore, the news obtained from it made the players excited again.

An SRPG is basically the best. You can judge from the focus of Matsuno Yasumi's team and the assistant's leaks. However, it is not yet certain whether it is Fire Emblem, but even if it is a brand new If it is an SRPG with a background, it will definitely not be weaker than Fire Emblem in terms of plot.

Otherwise, Jester would not have thrown away the watermelon to pick up sesame seeds.

There are more and more news like this, and many good media are taking the trouble to cater to the players' mentality in order to sell sales. Some of them have received money from Mars Entertainment to set the pace, and this topic has become more and more popular.

Moreover, correspondingly, because the platform of this game will be dreambxo2, during this period of time, the sales volume of dreambox2 has increased rapidly, which is even better than in the days after its release. In some places, it even caused In order to understand the phenomenon of out-of-stock, some media asked such questions when interviewing players who rushed to buy Dreambox 2.

Why did you come so early to buy Dreambox 2? Aren't you tired of waiting in line for at least two hours? There seems to be no queue for the Sega MD console over there, and Dreambox 2 may be sold out.

Facing the reporter's question, the player naturally curled his lips in disdain, and then said disdainfully: Don't you know? You don't know how to be a game reporter when you practice this, Jess A special new game is about to be released, and it is also the official sequel to Fire Emblem! I have been waiting for this game for four years!

Therefore, when network communication was not yet developed, these hot topics could easily be used to spread rumors and create a viral marketing effect. For example, although Mars Entertainment has explained through various hints that this game is nothing more than Jester has just put together a development team, and this game is definitely not a sequel to Fire Emblem.

However, among some players who do not know the inside story, even in this era, such players still occupy the mainstream. In the eyes and ears of these people, through some unintentional hints or guidance, they can

It became like something in the mouth of the player who was just interviewed.

From just setting up a development team, the game has been developed and will be released soon. From not being a sequel to Fire Emblem but a brand new srpg game, it has become an orthodox sequel to Fire Emblem.

The effect of this spread is astonishing.

Coupled with the high expectations, even a week later, the topic of discussing what game Jester will develop next has become the hottest topic in the entire United States. In an ABC interview survey program, their audience paid attention to Jester The number of people who want to play the next game actually exceeds the number of people who are paying attention to the current situation in the Soviet Union.

This made Hisao Oguchi's eyes turn red. Although he was jealous of Jester's influence in the minds of North American players, there was nothing he could do about it.

Moreover, Dreambox 2, unless it is traded in for a new one, is priced at fifty dollars more than the Sega MD console, but it is distributed at a rocket-like speed. In almost twenty days, Sega has exhausted all the previous products. After countless hardships, the 16-bit machine share advantage that was established was directly suppressed.

You know, in order to gain share of this 16-bit machine, if Sega included the pre-sale of the MD console, it would be released nine months earlier than Dreambox 2.

gap……

Although he didn't want to admit it, facts speak louder than words. Although he had tried every means to help Sega bridge the gap between them and Mars Entertainment, the impact of reality was indeed so pale, and it made him feel the huge gap. This gap even gave him a sense of powerlessness.

This was something he had never felt before.

Have there been any changes in our sales recently? Hisao Oguchi asked the person from the marketing and sales department who came to report with a stern face. From his voice, anyone could easily hear that his mood at this time was not Such pleasure.

It even makes people feel an indescribable feeling of exhaustion.

It's about the same as before, slightly down. He answered very carefully. As he spoke, he also observed the expression of Hisao Oguchi. The reporter had long heard that the man in front of him had just taken over as the president of Sega North America. The boss who had just been there for three days was hard to figure out. Two direct descendants of the former president had been packed up and driven back to Japan by him.

He didn't want to return to Japan in such a dejected manner. In a traditional Japanese enterprise with strict hierarchy based on seniority and merit, if he was driven back like this, his entire career would basically be completely ruined and he could only waste time at the bottom of the enterprise. It is extremely difficult to support a family by dawdling around and earning the most subpar salary.

Fortunately, Hisao Oguchi, the newly appointed North American president, had no other expression besides frowning. Even after he finished speaking, he continued to ask in his tired voice: So dreambox2 What about their sales volume?

them……

The respondent hesitated for a moment, then raised his eyes and glanced at Hisao Oguchi's sharp, knife-like eyes. He immediately shuddered, and then answered with some fear: Their sales have increased horribly recently, although we can't get them. The accurate sales data can only be guessed. Several of our evaluation teams have similar assessment results, that is, their sales volume in the last five days may be higher than their sales volume in the first five days of sale.

After the respondent finished speaking, Hisao Oguchi closed his eyes, and the respondent only dared to stand to one side and did not dare to speak.

You go out first.

After seven or eight minutes, Hisao Oguchi opened his eyes again and sighed. (To be continued...)