The situation with the Famicom is so good, while the PN ga console next door is so bad.
In the month after its release, the ga developnt team did indeed produce four gas, purely aiming to win by quantity. Each ga was priced at the minimum of 3000 yen, and it seems they believed their gas were worth that much.
With a bit of experience in ga developnt this ti, they didn't make particularly low-level mistakes again, such as screen flickering that makes people uncomfortable, and other bugs.
But the gas still weren't fun enough.
There's no established ga industry system yet, and they have no idea how to make gas. They're just feeling their way forward.
They rushed to make four different types of gas, including a role-playing ga similar to Dragon Quest, a baseball ga, a genre they developed themselves called photography gas, where you play as a cara and capture landscapes and occasionally supernatural events from around the world, and the last type is a Mario-like jumping ga.
One can only say that these programrs are really skilled. Employees from big companies are all capable, and even in just one month, they can squeeze out four gas that are still sowhat playable.
But the feedback on sales is very unsatisfactory.
In the next month, the PN ga console barely managed to surpass its first-week sales, with just over twenty thousand units sold. This can be said to be a real flop.
Players' money doesn't co easy, and when they see sothing everyone agrees is good, they naturally won't hesitate. And as for the PN ga console, after Super Mario 3 ca out, no one talks about it anymore. It's obvious which one to buy.
No one talks about it because they've been dazzled by the excellent gas on the Famicom and have forgotten how bad the PN gas are. Of course, there are still so criticisms online.
For example, those who didn't have much money but gritted their teeth and bought the PN ga console to show off.
They were quite happy when they bought it and thought it was worth it.
But comparison is the problem.
When they experience the fun of the Famicom at a friend or colleague's house, they only have one thought in mind.
Why did I make such a stupid decision to buy this thing?
They'd rather throw it in the trash than let their colleagues know they scrimped and saved to buy it.
The head of the electronic ga division at Suri Electronics directly scolded everyone at the eting this ti.
He didn't care how difficult it is to make gas.
He just saw that the Famicom could produce blockbuster gas, almost in the sa amount of ti, so why couldn't they do it here?
Does their company have demons with three heads and six arms working day and night to help?
These programrs also have grievances.
In Japan, where the superiors are strict, going against your boss in such a way isn't sothing anyone dares to do. Those who dare are either truly exceptional and have climbed to high positions, or they're forced to roll up their bedding and leave.
At least the people here are not that type.
They can only swallow their pride and keep quiet. At least when the boss scolds his subordinates, they should listen obediently.
"Our sales are very poor. Although there haven't been too many demands from above, we still have to be responsible for the company's trust! Look at the current results, I'm ashad to report to the higher-ups. When they have etings, I'm always the most humble!"
Silence fell among the crowd.
No one dares to touch the mold now.
When the boss calms down, they'll talk a little more, but it feels like talking won't make any difference.
Clearly, this minister seems to be eager to make so achievents.
"Why aren't you all speaking? How co you're all silent? I need to know why we're doing better, but we're still being overshadowed by the Famicom."
One of the programrs really wanted to say sothing.
It's not that we're being overshadowed, it's that they're directly crushing us with a destroyer.
Just Super Mario 3 alone is a peak they absolutely can't surpass in a short ti.
They feel that even if they have more creativity, they absolutely can't compare to the endless gaplay variations in Super Mario 3.
It's like you can never finish playing it.
Among them, many people, in order to experience what they call the competitor's gas, find themselves getting addicted to them, which in turn delays their work. Is this considered malicious competition from competitors? Deliberately making these fun gas to get these programrs addicted? If they were to sue, they'd probably be seen as idiots by the judge.
"Now, according to the data we've secretly investigated, the Famicom has sold at least three hundred thousand units, and it's rapidly expanding at a rate of over five thousand units sold per day. And as for Super Mario 3, my little bird told that their first-week sales reached one hundred thousand units. Do you know what that ans?"
After hearing this number, the group of programrs didn't show any surprise.
One hundred thousand?
Isn't that normal? This ga is definitely worth one hundred thousand sales.
Not to ntion that the Famicom now has over three hundred thousand units according to your investigation. If it had three million, they would have reason to believe that its first-week sales could directly exceed one million.
That's not an exaggeration at all.
"One cartridge is priced at five thousand yen, and they sold one hundred thousand cartridges in the first week. Do I need to do the math for you?"
Of course, the money can't be calculated like that. Among other things, marketing costs, cartridge production costs, and retailer costs need to be subtracted.
But just the first-week sales number alone, everyone knows that this company is definitely making a huge profit.
In fact, now the Famicom has sold over four hundred thousand units, and the daily increase in sales is indeed around five thousand, and it's still slowly rising. Super Mario Bros. 3 sales have already exceeded two hundred thousand and have entered the camp of gas with sales over two hundred thousand, along with Dragon Quest, Tetris, Contra, and Super Baseball.
Knock, knock.
A slight but rhythmic knocking sounded, and the minister looked impatiently at the door. "Who is it?"
The door was pushed open slowly, and a sprightly old man in a suit walked in.
His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, seeming to regard everyone as his prey. He exuded a strong aura as soon as he entered, making everyone feel a strong sense of oppression.
"The... the president?! Why are you here?"
The minister in his thirties widened his eyes. Normally, the president's presence would only be seen in etings of the ministerial level, and he, as a junior minister in a second-tier departnt, didn't even have the right to speak at ministerial-level etings.
Seeing the sudden arrival of the president, he imdiately beca extrely humble, bowing deeply to the president, Kenataro Hayakawa.
The others in the office also hurriedly stood up from their seats.
"Sit down, everyone. I'm here to see how this newly established departnt is doing, to see if you have any difficulties, and if you do, you can tell directly."
Hayakawa Kenataro's behavior was quite different from usual. From the imposing deanor he had just shown, he now appeared very kind and affable, showing remarkable versatility.
He could be formal with ministers, but he could be much more friendly with subordinates, which was rare among Japanese leaders.
This caught everyone off guard.
"President... President, I'm very sorry, our departnt has failed in the comrcial aspect."
"Yes, I already knew that before I ca."
Kenataro Hayakawa nodded, then walked to the position where the minister had just been. The minister, almost scrambling, imdiately vacated the seat for the president, while he stood on the side, ready to serve and be dispatched at any ti.
"Electronic gas are a very promising erging field, and perhaps this will be the next breakthrough for our company's developnt. So, although you are only a second-tier departnt, I have actually been paying attention all along."
Everyone's breath stagnated.
So our movents have been monitored all along?
Including the minister, everyone, including him, broke out in a cold sweat, of course, the minister's sweat was even more profuse, because he was the imdiate supervisor, and if the departnt had a problem, he would face the most direct bla.
"President, the electronic ga industry doesn't seem very large right now, so we've been cautious and tentative, afraid of causing too much loss to the company." the minister cautiously asked.
"Not large? Is your data wrong?" Kenataro Hayakawa looked at the minister with doubt in his eyes.
The minister imdiately lowered his head even more.
"I... I've been closely monitoring the movents of Gastar Entertainnt. We've been updating our data, so there shouldn't be any problems."
Kenataro Hayakawa raised his hand and said, "Then let see the data you've collected."
The minister imdiately handed over the data files he had placed on the desk earlier.
After a brief scan, Kenataro Hayakawa put the file on the desk.
"The data is outdated, and your investigation is not detailed enough. If there are no surprises, Gastar Entertainnt's ga console sales should have exceeded four hundred thousand by now, with four gas surpassing two hundred thousand in sales."
A serious mistake in data investigation, and a significant one at that, which could be said to be quite a serious mistake.
To be more serious, this would obviously lead managent to misjudge the entire industry's developnt.
As for how Kenataro Hayakawa was able to obtain more detailed data, he naturally had his own channels, as old people always have so unknown cards up their sleeves.
"Just by looking at Gastar Entertainnt's establishnt to the present, they've made substantial profits in just six months in the purely electronic ga sector. This shows that this industry is currently a gold mine, and nobody can tell how big the potential really is. If we give up now, it would be a pity."
The minister is now speechless.
The serious error in data collection has reduced him to nothing but an apology, and now anything he says would be seen as sophistry.
"So, I've decided to increase the investnt of funds and manpower in your departnt. Even if you can't reach the level of a first-tier departnt temporarily, you'll still be the best treated departnt in the second tier."
Increased investnt of funds and manpower? Does this an the president isn't blaming them?
Everyone seed to hear the unspoken ssage, feeling secretly delighted, especially the minister, whose eyes also lit up. This ans his actual power is going to be even higher?
Then occasional failures don't seem to be such a bad thing?
"However, I think the position of this minister should be changed. It seems that you are still having difficulty in handling big responsibilities. For the ti being, you should take the position of deputy minister. Tomorrow, there will be a new minister to take over."
The minister, who had just taken office a little over a month ago, hadn't been happy for long, and now his heart was suddenly thrown into an ice lake.
It's over.
This is equivalent to a demotion, and in such a company, once demoted, it basically ans the end of one's career.
Direct orders from the president, there's almost no room for anyone to plead, and it's obvious that Kenataro Hayakawa is really starting to take electronic gas seriously.
In fact, even the managent and shareholders of Suri Electronics are a little puzzled by his intentions, not understanding why he suddenly seems so bullish on the electronic ga industry.
But they all follow the money, as long as the year-end dividends are substantial, having a few more departnts is nothing.
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