game trailblazer

Chapter 366 GTA Wave
"...On the first day of listing, NGC sold a total of 48925 sets..."

"...On the second day of listing, NGC sold a total of 42733 sets..."

"...On the third day of launch, NGC sold a total of 30968 sets...DreamBox128 game console sales data began to rise..."

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"...On the seventh day of its launch, NGC sold a total of 19882 sets...DreamBox128 game console's daily sales reached 13.2 sets..."

One message after another gathered on Hiroshi Yamauchi's desk in Kyoto from the other side of the ocean. The deteriorating sales figures of NGC made his face worse and worse. After a week, the sales volume of NGC consoles barely exceeded 21, which was in line with his original expectation. Far from it.If NGC can maintain its performance on the first day of launch, then it will be able to achieve a million sales in about three weeks. As long as it persists for a while, and when subsequent games are launched one after another, Hiroshi Yamauchi feels that it is not impossible for the sales data to reach a new high. But who would have thought that from the third day onwards, NGC seemed to be collapsing, and the sales data was getting worse day by day. What's worse, the performance of the competitors was getting better and better.It is conceivable that if NGC continues to perform like this, what kind of expressions and bad moods those shareholders will have, and they may even do things that Hiroshi Yamauchi is very unwilling to see.

"It can't go on like this!" Hiroshi Yamauchi decided secretly in his heart: "Now we must find some way to save the crisis, but first find out the cause of it!"

Thinking of this, Hiroshi Yamauchi stretched out his hand to pick up the phone, and then he remembered that the current time is not suitable, after all, it is a place that has crossed several time zones, he sighed and put the phone back, at this moment a trace of regret surged in his heart , Maybe if the starter was placed in RB, he would not be so passive.

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"Hi! Ever heard of GTA3? It's a great game!"

"Man I flew a helicopter yesterday and it was... so cool!"

"Help!! Who knows how to deal with that difficult policeman?"

"That Leopard sports car raced too fast. I ran it more than a dozen times and didn't win. Who has a good idea!"

Gilbert found that in the recent period, he could easily click on a forum he frequented to see news related to "GTA3". It was either players showing off or asking for help, or all kinds of gossip about the game. Or some hidden plot spoilers in the game, and even ICQ and Hotmail often have similar news spread, which made him pay attention to what "GTA3" is.

After inquiring from search engines and many websites, Gilbert slowly got a simple understanding of "GTA3". This is a new game released on DreamBox128. Has become the hottest game and topic nowadays.

"Real world, real experience, everything is in "GTA3"!" This is an eye-catching title put on the cover of a professional game media, which is used to introduce the most popular game "GTA3" to readers.

"...Recently, a church member mentioned that his relative's child is playing "GTA3", which is a game full of violence... When you shoot at innocent passers-by, do you feel guilty?..." A certain church newspaper commented on the most popular game "GTA3" in this way.

"..."GTA3" is a complicated game, and there are many things worth thinking about... The difficult choice of human nature is to stick to one's bottom line in difficulties, or to completely degenerate into a criminal..." A national The sex newspaper took a different approach and chose a unique angle to analyze "GTA3".

"GTA3's sales on the first day of its release exceeded one million. Satoru Iwata of Nintendo North America joked that it would have no impact on NGC..." An economic newspaper focused on the game console market, planning to take advantage of the launch of Nintendo's new machine , Engage in several series of reports.

The most interesting thing is a certain blog included above, the blogger looks like he is a fanatic of DreamBox128 game console, actually posted a blog post titled "My Days in Liberty City", not only the game The experience, even accompanied by a photo of the game screen, as if it is really a travelogue.

"February 2001, 3...

This was my first day in Liberty City, and I was put in a prison van by damned old Pete, saying it was the best way to go undercover.Well, since he is many levels higher than me, I endured it.Unexpectedly, the prison car was also sitting unsteadily, and there was a robbery on the way, and I don’t know if it was deliberately arranged by Old Pete. Fortunately, it did not affect my mission. Although the time was short, I still succeeded On the target this time, a guy nicknamed '[-] Ball'..."

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The way to escape was relatively smooth. After dodging several police cars coming for reinforcements, 'No. [-] Ball' pried the car on the side of the road, and then the two got into the car together. 'Number [-] Ball' thought I was good, and said he would take me to meet his boss, Luigi, but it was my first time in Liberty City, and I didn't know all the streets, so who knows where I would go if I drove, Fortunately, the '[-] Ball' is still in charge. I don't know where to turn out a map of Liberty City for me, and also pointed out the driving direction. I had to carefully follow the guidance of the map and drive towards the destination. ..."

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Under the introduction of '1500 Ball', I became Lu Yiji's temporary subordinate, or an employee, the kind of guy who does a job for Lu Yiji and gets paid back.I played a cameo role as a driver and brought Lu Yiji's chick back from the hospital. I easily earned [-] dollars. Compared with the serious taxi drivers, this is simply violence. No wonder old Pete said that the gangsters are getting more and more There are more and more.

The second task that Lu Yiji gave me was to fix a disobedient guy. I was a little hesitant at first, but then I heard that the guy was a drug dealer. I immediately picked up the baseball bat, drove in a car and went straight to The place where drug dealers hide - the port area.

According to the information provided by '[-] Ball', I successfully found the drug dealer in the compound in the port area. Next, I used the car to tell that guy what energy conversion is, and then I got out of the car and gave the drug dealer a baseball bat. I made up a good lesson, and finally drove away this unlucky high-end sports car according to Lu Yiji's request..."

Looking at the updated blog posts and the game pictures above, Gilbert was moved. He felt that "GTA3" was the game he had been waiting for. He didn't need to think about the main line and branch line, and he didn't need to think about the camp. The right to decide It's all in your hands, you can play however you want.

Thinking of this, Gilbert habitually opened the eBay website, entered the word "GTA3" in the search box, and then pressed the search button.Soon a piece of product information about "GTA3" appeared on the page. Gilbert propped his chin with his hands and leaned closer to the monitor to take a closer look.

"Special offer! GTA3 special edition, 3 free game posters... $52 for one purchase"

"The price is a bit high, PASS..." Gilbert shook his head and looked down.

"Great gift for the whole site, get 100 for every 20, GTA3 free shipping price is 55 dollars..."

"It seems to be a bit more expensive..." Gilbert shook his head again, his eyes continued to move down.

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"Officially authorized monopoly, GTA3 one price free shipping, $50 delivered to home"

Gilbert's eyes lit up, and he clicked on the link with the mouse to take a closer look. The product introduction inside was very detailed. It was the "GTA3" he needed, and there were no trap clauses.

"It's him!" Gilbert clicked on the seller's name with the mouse, intending to chat with the other party again using ICQ. Although 50 dollars is not much, he still doesn't want to spend money like some careless guys. What's more, I'm not happy.

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"...According to market research and analysis, there are two main reasons for the decline in NGC sales this time. The first is that the competitiveness of NGC's first game is not strong. Whether it is the main game "Louis' Haunted House" or several other games, they are not very popular. The joy of North American players; the second is DreamBox128’s new exclusive game "GTA3". This game has a unique design and successful marketing, and has attracted the attention of many players, including many original Nintendo players...

According to statistics, "GTA3" sold more than 110 million copies on the first day of its launch, which does not include some pre-ordered copies. The sales volume of "GTA3" began to decline slightly on the second day after its launch, but it still remained between 80 and 90 copies. During this period, even the sales of DreamBox128 game consoles have increased..."

"Crack", Hiroshi Yamauchi closed the market research report on his desk with a livid face. It was just sent from the United States. Although he had a hunch, Hiroshi Yamauchi was still a little reluctant when he saw the contents of the report with his own eyes. Accept, according to the numbers described in the article, this time Nintendo's NGC is likely to face another defeat, if there is no way to counterattack in a short time.

If it was seven or eight years ago, Hiroshi Yamauchi never had to worry about too few games. At that time, which games needed to be considered. Even in the N64 era five or six years ago, there were still several strong technical players. The third party is supporting, but today, the only thing Hiroshi Yamauchi can rely on is Shigeru Miyamoto's intelligence development headquarters.Junpei Yokoi and the powerful faction from SI Club he brought were driven away by Hiroshi Yamauchi himself. Capcom and Square, a series of powerful third parties were forced away by Nintendo’s arrogant policy. A few such as RARE and Tianzhien The supporters of the N64 era also changed their careers with the emergence of DreamBox128.

Suddenly looking back, Hiroshi Yamauchi suddenly found that he seemed to have let go of many things that should not have left, so that under the cover of past glory and the last flashback of N64, Nintendo had become very weak unconsciously, and even prepared to When NGC launched the game, it seemed extremely stretched, which was unimaginable before.Recalling the suggestion made by Isao Okawa back then, Hiroshi Yamauchi couldn't help but regret a little bit. If he had agreed at the beginning, with the strong support from Sega, he wouldn't have fallen to the present situation.

"Dinglingling~" The intercom phone on the desk rang, Hiroshi Yamauchi picked up the phone, and the haze on his face dissipated a lot without listening to a few words.The call was from Shigeru Miyamoto, and now he is the only one who can make a direct call to Hiroshi Yamauchi's desk. Shigeru Miyamoto brought good news. The development of the NGC version of "Mario" has made a major breakthrough. If it goes well Will have the opportunity to be available in early April.

Putting down the phone, Hiroshi Yamauchi breathed a sigh of relief, and muttered to himself: "Hope is still here... I won't fail..."

(End of this chapter)