"Acquaintance?"
"Oh, it's friends who used to work together and are now working at Surai Electronics."
"Oh? Have we found a spy?"
Koichi Natsu seed to see Takayuki's expression and smiled, saying, "Actually, President, if you have patience, you can find relevant information as well. Surai Electronics' confidentiality work has never been particularly good, and they seem not to care about these things."
"Then tell more." Takayuki beca interested.
"During this period, they seem to be contacting so reputable software companies. Perhaps they want to learn from us and have more gas added to their ga consoles, not just relying on in-house staff to produce gas."
"Okay, and then?"
"Now it seems they've made so progress and are actively promoting it. We may have accurate news in a couple of days."
Are they planning to form strong alliances?
People in this world are indeed quite smart; if one person can't handle it, they plan to unite.
This aligns perfectly with his future plans, and the other party has a significant advantage: their company is large-scale. Perhaps they won't be able to influence users' choices in the short term, but they can influence other companies or ga production groups.
By offering incentives first, those companies are more likely to prioritize their platform for ga developnt. With more gas on one platform and improved quality, players will naturally start choosing them.
"President, you seem completely unconcerned. This ti it seems more challenging than before. We'll need to consistently produce high-quality gas to stay competitive."
"There's nothing to worry about. The appearance of more and more good gas in this world is a good thing."
Takayuki would also be happy to play more good gas in this world because that's what he planned for a long ti ago. He always said that competitors could also be friends.
But... they still need to be taught a lesson; his determination to beco the gaming father of this world has never weakened.
If he's suppressed now, he won't beco that father figure.
"So, President, do you have a plan?"
"Of course, you don't need to worry about that. You just focus on your work, and I'll co to you when needed."
Koichi Natsu nodded and left.
Takayuki began to examine the current sales of ga consoles and gas.
Two months after the release of the chess ga, the ga developnt teams released two more gas.
They were "Takahashi Celebrity Adventure Island" and "Gold Diggers."
Both classic gas perford well in their respective categories, especially "Gold Diggers," which added puzzle-solving elents, making it very playable. Sales in the first week exceeded fifty thousand.
Previously, sales of twenty to thirty thousand in the first week were considered high.
But with the increase in NES sales, fifty thousand in the first week seed to be becoming more normal.
The NES has now reached eight hundred thousand in sales, getting closer to one million. According to estimates, it could reach one million in as little as a month or as long as two months.
It hasn't been a full year yet, and the results are very pleasing.
As for the rival PN ga console, it hasn't even reached one hundred thousand in sales yet.
Furthermore, in addition to these data, a new statistic has erged.
Number of third-party gas on the NES: 17.
Two of them are relatively well-known companies, Kyuhonki Entertainnt and Watanabe Entertainnt.
Both companies used to produce electronic entertainnt products, so the transition was relatively easy. They quickly learned to produce gas after the training. Both companies produced a ga within a month after learning, and the first-week sales were around thirty thousand, slowly increasing.
The remaining 15 are individual ga developnt groups that erged from the ga classes.
They started releasing their gas one after another after completing their studies. Now, the NES ga lineup has nearly forty gas, and it's still growing rapidly. The NES can now release an average of two to three gas per month.
Among them, so individuals have actually produced gas in other categories before GaStar Entertainnt.
One group produced a text-based puzzle ga, with moderate sales but enough to sustain the entire group. They are happy to continue expanding in the text-based puzzle ga category.
Another group produced a rhythm ga. Takayuki, who has played many rhythm gas in his world, didn't find it very entertaining, but people in this world seem to like it, and sales are good, making the team successful.
The loyalty of these seventeen third parties is not a concern.
Because the initial contract stipulates that if a ga on the NES wants to appear on another platform, the profit share will be reduced from forty percent to thirty percent, and a substantial breach of contract penalty will be paid. Of course, there's a ti limit: five years.
After five years, if they want to appear on other platforms, they won't be stopped. Whether players in five years still want to play pixelated gas is another question.
So gas beco classics, while others are quickly phased out, just like electronic products.
As long as they want to make money, they won't violate the contract.
"Well... seventeen isn't many. It would be great if there were more." Takayuki pondered quietly.
"Anyway, let's gather them first, and we'll see when they arrive."
Takayuki made a decision and notified all seventeen third parties that a eting would be held at the company's location in a week.
Upon receiving the news, the seventeen third parties replied imdiately, saying they would attend the eting promptly.
The week passed quickly, and at the location of GaStar Entertainnt's headquarters, shiny new cars were neatly parked at the company's entrance.
People walked out one by one, looking fresh and spirited.
Among them, many were previously diocre individuals who had been unemployed for a long ti since the burst of the bubble.
Until the ergence of electronic gas gave them hope, these people can be considered the first batch of prospectors in the gaming industry.
After eting each other, they greeted each other, as many had taken classes together in the sa period before.
"Long ti no see. You've beco a ga producer too? Congratulations on your ga's success."
They exchanged pleasantries and then entered the conference room of GaStar Entertainnt one after another.
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