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In fact, Nintendo is their family's family business, which used to be made of cards, that is, the kind of "Yao Ji" in Huaguo.

Yamauchi Pu is the third generation of the family, he has been pampered since he was a child, and he is also a very famous private college in Japan - the law department of Waseda University, surrounded by aristocratic elites, and his vision is naturally very high.

When his father died, the 22-year-old Yamauchi was ordered to take over Nintendo.

The first thing Yamauchi did was to drive out all the old ministers and important ministers who were not satisfied with him from the company, and replaced them with his classmates and seniors from Waseda University, all of whom were highly educated talents.

Originally, everyone thought that this gentleman would definitely bring down the company, but they didn't expect that after less than a year of managing the company, Nintendo's performance has been greatly improved, and even within a few years, it has occupied more than 60% of the Japanese market, and it is an absolute hegemon.

When he was defeated in the card industry, Yamauchi felt that his company was too small and there would never be much way out of making cards, so he changed to a video game project.

Yamauchi's luck was also good, at this time he met the genius designer - Yokoi Junhei, it was Yokoi Junhei a series of genius inventions, especially the invention of the cross button, the red and white machine and the appearance of the Gameboy, which made Nintendo the world's No. 1 home video game console company, and maintained its strength for decades to come.

Although Nintendo has been repeatedly beaten by Sega in the arcade market, their potential for home video games is very strong.

YIN JUN EVEN KNEW THAT IF THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, THE APPEARANCE OF RED AND WHITE MACHINES IN 1983, JUST LIKE THE EMERGENCE OF WINDOWS, OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED THEIR DOMINANCE IN THE HOME GAME MARKET.

But!

It's not 1983.

Nor did Yamauchi become the hegemon of the home video game market because of the advent of the red and white console and the 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 opens and 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 console, that is, the red and white machine, in order to sell game cartridges to make money.

Yin Jun felt that Yamauchi Pu was a little ridiculous.

hasn't made any achievements yet, and it's already so domineering.

If he waits until his Nintendo dominates the home video game market, I don't know if he will drive himself out of Japan.

After saying a few words to Kojima and telling him not to worry, Yin Jun hung up the phone.

The boy doesn't care much about the pressure of Yamauchi Pu, according to the current technological development, he will not have the opportunity to make the game version of "Resident Evil" until after 85 years - the WINDOWS1.0 version developed in 85 years, in fact, in Yin Jun's opinion, it is a little difficult, and only in the WINDOWS95 of 95 years can it really be an epoch-making beginning.

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

Within minutes, the phone rang again.

"Hey, hello. Yin Jun picked up the phone.

"Hey, I'm Pu Yamauchi. Mr. Yin, have you changed your mind after thinking about it?" came Yamauchi's slightly smug voice on the other side of the phone.

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

"Hehe, if it's not mature now, then it will be mature later. Yamauchi said with a smile, "Otherwise, let's negotiate the contract first, you get the money first, and as for when to develop, you don't have to bother, okay?"

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

"The Resident Evil project is very important to Nintendo, and I am willing to pay $1 million to buy out the development rights, what do you think?" Yamauchi said, "This price is world-class." ”

The boy shook his head and laughed.

Based on the global average selling price of Resident Evil 0 of $30, a total of more than 5 million copies have been sold, so the value of the game is $150 million.

Not to mention that there are more than 20 versions of "Resident Evil" in total, as well as the difference between the hardcover version and the regular version, which has brought Capcom more than $2 billion in revenue.

Even if you add in all the expenses, at least, the game of Resident Evil can bring in a net profit of $800 million.

And without the Resident Evil comic book license, video games wouldn't have been possible.

Yamauchi certainly didn't know that the Resident Evil game could make so much money, but the price of $1 million was still too little for the best-selling manga that sold more than 2 million copies per episode worldwide.

And this is not a simple authorized purchase, but a buyout, which means that the future "Resident Evil" video game has 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 you will have to give less money. …… You know what I mean. ”

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

Yamauchi Pu didn't expect Yin Jun to pick it up directly, and after being stunned for a while, he said: "Mr. Yin misunderstood, I just want you to understand that the video game market is not a field you are familiar with, and in this industry, there are still some rules that you need to adapt to." Only Nintendo can give you the best benefit!"

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

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

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

$1 million is not a small amount, Yin Jun won't waste his money like this, right?

As everyone knows, just when Yamauchi Pu was triumphant, Yin Jun had a plan in his heart.

If Yamauchi just contacted a video game design and development company to block himself, Yin Jun felt that it was nothing, at most he thought that Yamauchi was stingy.

But he didn't get angry after the blockade, and now he came to threaten himself again, and he looked like he had eaten himself, which made Yin Jun feel that if he didn't teach him a lesson, he really didn't know that Ma Wangye had three eyes!

Sitting on the sofa, Yin Jun began to think about how to pit Nintendo.

Nintendo is most famous for having two superweapons.

One is the red and white machine.

One is the Gameboy.

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

And Gameboy needs a lot of games to fill, otherwise it's just an empty shell, and Yin Jun can't use it with it.

But on the red and white machine, 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 D-pad button?

In the previous life, it was precisely because Nintendo firmly controlled the "up, down, left, right" buttons of the D-pad on the gamepad, so Sega's Sega Saturn, SONY's PS, and Microsoft's X-BOX were unable to use this classic design, so they used various complex designs to make up, down, left, and right buttons.

Of course, these companies are not good people, such as SONY's separate up, down, left and right keys, they have also applied for patents, and they are also not allowed to be used by others.

But no matter how you compare, Nintendo's D-pad button, to 30 years later, is recognized by people, the best up, down, left, right button buttons - as soon as the patent expired, Microsoft's X-BOX immediately changed to D-pad, which shows how obvious its advantages are, how popular!

It is now 1980, except for Arida, which has dominated the United States with home video game consoles on the other side of the ocean, the home game console market in Japan is occupied by Nintendo.

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

Except for a few of them, the rest of Yin Jun didn't know any well-known video game console manufacturers.

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

Generally, abroad, including Japan, for design patents, the term is 20 years - before the 90s, the United States was only 17 years!

However, in some countries, it is 20 years from the date of filing, and in some countries, it is 20 years from the date of enactment.

Either way, Yin Jun feels that Nintendo has not applied for a patent for the D-pad now.

This is because 20 years have been set back to 1985, but Japan has adopted the patent protection method from the date of filing.

Even Japan has not applied for a patent for the D-pad, and the U.S. branch of Nintendo, which will not open until around June, can apply for it?

Since they didn't apply for it, Yin Jun deserved to win the patent.

Who called you such a cow as Pu Yamauchi?

I've seen it for a few years, how are you still bullish?

Without such a classic D-pad method, how can your red and white machine attract game fans?

When the time comes, I'll give the license to Sega and let it chase you Nintendo, and it will be a very pleasant thing!

If Yamauchi Pu is a prophet, I'm afraid he will really be angry.

It's a good thing that you invented yourself, but someone else applied for a patent, and then you coerced yourself in turn, don't mention the grievances in it!

It's really looking for death by yourself, and you can't blame anyone!