Rebirth 1984: Starting with the development of Hanka

At 11 o'clock in the morning on November 12, Lujiazui welcomed media reporters, dealers and game players from all over the world.

“I wonder what products Wujiang Group will release today? I’m really looking forward to it!”

"Yes, every time the Wujiang Group holds a press conference, it is extraordinary. The "Wujiang Electronic Pet" released at the last press conference really surprised everyone. Nowadays, this product has become popular all over the world. Almost every student has one. Even adults can’t put it down, especially women, who buy dozens of them at a time. It’s incredible! "

"..."

While everyone was discussing, Zhao Ye walked slowly to the stage.

"Hello everyone, welcome to attend the product launch conference held by Wujiang Group."

"I won't introduce myself, everyone must know me."

"No more nonsense, so as not to waste your precious time. Today, Wujiang Group is going to release an arcade machine! However, Wujiang Arcade Machine is somewhat different from other arcade machines, mainly in two aspects."

"First, the performance of the Borderless Arcade is superior, the sound quality is more outstanding, and the game graphics are more gorgeous;"

"Second, the Borderless Arcade has a multi-card slot function. Simply put, multiple game cartridges can be inserted into the Borderless Arcade, and players can change games by pressing buttons."

As soon as these words came out, many people in the audience were surprised.

Some dealers' eyes lit up and they thought that a multi-card slot arcade machine seemed to be a good idea!

Zhao Ye introduced with a smile: "There should be a lot of arcade machine dealers here. The price of the multi-card slots of the Wujiang arcade machine is not much different from that of other brands of arcade machines. I think smart people know how to choose!"

"I would like to give an analogy. If someone wants to open a video game room, if he buys a Wujiang arcade machine, he can choose a smaller model and use the advantage of multiple card slots to ensure that the store has the most complete and popular games. The arcade machine The utilization rate reaches the highest level.”

"If you are buying other brands of arcade machines, then to ensure that the store has a complete range of games, firstly, it must have a large storefront, and secondly, it must purchase a large number of arcade machines, which is extremely costly. However, the average utilization rate of each arcade machine is also very low. Assuming that the average earning time of Wujiang multi-card slot arcade machines is 12 hours, then the average earning time of other brands of arcade machines is probably less than 8 hours."

"The price of a traditional arcade machine is about US$4,000. The price of a multi-card slot arcade machine is based on the number of card slots. A machine with two card slots is priced at US$4,000, a machine with three card slots is US$4,500, and a machine with four card slots is priced at US$4,500. Thousand dollars.”

"The game cartridges of our Borderless arcade machines are priced at US$400 each. In other words, if you buy a traditional single-card slot arcade machine, you can buy ten arcade game cartridges!"

Arcade game cartridges are different from game cartridges for home consoles. They use more and better chips, and the game graphics are stronger and more colorful. The cost is high, and naturally the selling price is also high. However, the profits are also high.

"This time Wujiang Group will transplant hundreds of classic games from the "Qiongqi Game Console" platform to Wujiang arcade machines. The volume is large and there are many types of games. There will always be games that players will like. "

"In addition, in the first WCG World Electronic Sports Competition, in addition to "Tetris" competing on the Gameboy platform, other shortlisted competitions, including "Street Fighter", "King of Fighters", "Samurai Shodown", "Tekken", etc. Played on the Borderless Arcade Platform..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the dealers in the audience changed their expressions.

The Borderless multi-card slot arcade machine is already ridiculously powerful, and now the first WCG competition platform has been designated as the Borderless Arcade machine. So the Borderless arcade machine is still going to explode?

Arcade room owners around the world will definitely be purchasing Wuji arcade machines.

……

After the Wujiang Group's press conference, it created a huge sensation in the arcade market.

Dealers from all over the world rushed to place orders for Borderless multi-card slot arcade machines and exclusive game cartridges.

Players heard that WCG fighting competitions would be held in arcades, and many of them were immediately unhappy.

"Brothers, we bought "Qiongqi Game Console" and Gameboy, and have been practicing on these two platforms for a long time. Now Wujiang Group has said that we will not compete on these two platforms, so isn't our practice in vain? "

"Yes, let's go find the Wujiang Group to reason with us now!"

"..."

On the evening of the next day, a group of players came to the door of Wujiang Company and demanded an explanation from Wujiang Group.

Wang Jizhi heard the news and hurried to appease everyone.

He came to the crowd and said loudly: "Everyone, the reason why Wujiang Group chose Wujiang Arcade as the competition platform is because playing games on it has a better experience. Furthermore, everyone is on the same starting line, so what are you afraid of? ? There is still about a month left, which is enough time for you to adapt to the Borderless Arcade. You might as well go to the arcade room and try it out now to know if I am lying. It will definitely give you an extraordinary feeling!"

After hearing this, everyone gradually dispersed and then rushed to the arcade room.

No one can escape the "law of true fragrance"!

Just now they were clamoring to seek an explanation from the Wujiang Group, but now they have become fans of Wujiang Arcade.

"The screen of the Borderless Arcade is so big, the picture is clear, and the colors are beautiful. It is really shocking! Sitting in front and playing games is simply an audio-visual enjoyment!"

"It's so fun to operate with a joystick. It's really exciting. It's much more convenient than a game controller."

"..."

Everyone praised it and were all fascinated by it.

……

Wujiang is the dominant player in the gaming industry, and the arcade machines it launches are naturally very popular in the market.

Arcade rooms around the world have taken the initiative to purchase them.

After 10 days, Wujiang Group sold 40 arcade machines and 211 million exclusive arcade game cartridges.

Revenue is as high as US$18 billion (arcade) + US$8.44 million (game cartridges) = US$26.44 billion.

50% of the profits belong to the Wujiang Group. After all, the production cost is very low, and the Wujiang arcade has been completely domestically produced.

Other arcade brand companies will never have such high profits, at most 30%.

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In the 1980s and 1990s, Internet cafes had not yet appeared, so the arcade business was very booming!

Competition among arcade machines is naturally quite fierce.

When Borderless Arcade went on the market, arcade giant Sega was the most affected.

Of course, game cartridges can also be replaced in Sega arcade machines, but staff need to dismantle the arcade machine.

Players themselves cannot change games.

Therefore, players voted with their feet, and most of them went to play Borderless arcade games.

Especially in Japan and the United States, as long as you walk into the local arcade room, you can see people sitting in front of the Borderless arcade machines, playing games.

The emergence of Borderless Arcade has almost rewritten the structure of the global arcade market.

Sweeping the global arcade market and making the industry tremble.

Many arcade game development companies in Japan have decided to cut off their hardware departments and focus on making games. For example, companies such as Capcom, Konami, SNK...

In just a few days, Capcom, Konami, SNK and other companies have announced cooperation with Wujiang Group to release their own games on the Wujiang arcade platform.

These companies are all well-known game companies in Japan. They also publish games on the "Qiongqi Game Console" and Gameboy platforms, and they are well aware of the terror of the Wujiang Group.

It is better to cooperate than to fight.

With the Borderless Arcade Platform, they can also release arcade games.

Cut off the hardware development department, reduce various expenses, travel lightly, and make more profits!

Nintendo is unwilling to cooperate because it is a mortal enemy of Wujiang Group.

Sega not only makes arcade machines but also develops home consoles. It has always been the third player in the Japanese gaming market. However, people only see the boss competing against the second player, and no one cares about who the third player is.

Sega is embarrassed, but ambitious.

It was originally a giant in the arcade field. But when Wujiang Group came, a large number of game companies around the world took advantage of it and cooperated with Wujiang Group one after another. Sega is going to cry.

This arcade dominance will be gone forever...