A real cheat was blocked, and the game industry was rectified with a backhand

Although the plan has been made and we are indeed very grateful to our competitors for their help, our current work focus cannot be placed entirely on MMORPG.

The most urgent thing to do is Switch and related games.

It is now the end of March, and the release date of Switch is not far away.

The partner's production capacity has been fully utilized, and the stocked machines are piled up in the warehouse.

In addition to a portion of the online pre-sales, the rest will be released to channel dealers, offline physical stores, etc.

There are too many interested parties involved in the sale of a machine, and it is impossible for Naughty Cat to take over all of them.

After all, it is a game company, and it still lacks resources, connections and experience in other areas, so it needs to make use of partners.

As for the first-party lineup of game consoles, the first one is "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" which was previously announced at the Electronic Arts Exhibition.

In addition, there are many third-party games logged in.

Some of them are old-established manufacturers testing the waters, while some small manufacturers feel that they cannot gain an advantage on other console platforms and want to take a chance on the unique Switch console.

Many games designed specifically for the Switch's capabilities require the use of somatosensory, VR, and touch screens, and these are being actively developed.

Not all manufacturers are Naughty Cat. Without such high production capacity, the birth of a game will be slower.

In Lin Mo's previous life, Nintendo's consoles have always been called triple-grave machines, which means the grave of the third party.

The reason is that first-party games are so successful that they have completely squeezed out the living space for third-party games.

Game manufacturers are rarely willing to change their mindset and step out of their comfort zone.

Take the Wii console for example. Due to its unique architecture, it is difficult to develop third-party games. Many players who bought this machine only have one game, Wii Sport, during the entire life cycle of the game.

A few manufacturers, such as Ubisoft, changed their thinking and made a Just Dance, but it was not widely discussed among domestic players.

But on the wii, it is undoubtedly a big-selling game.

But there is also a problem. The Wii has a terrifying installed base, and Nintendo has decades of accumulation, so let it be.

Naughty Cat doesn’t have that advantage now, and the third party is still a force that cannot be ignored.

Only when the cake is bigger can everyone have enough to eat.

As for why the first and most important first-party game on Switch is "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild", the reason is simple.

It is said that P5 is the best in the world, and that world is Breath of the Wild.

This is an open world game, but it is also a game that has changed countless people's perception of open world games.

This is a game that many people will exclaim when they first see it.

Games can do this?!

Can games be played like this?!

Or to sum it up in one word, it is.

"what??"

The richness of its gameplay is simply terrifying, and it really makes people feel that there is a wonderful world in this game.

What is most talked about is the application of its physical and chemical changes in the game.

Many people who love playing games have fantasized about this.

Adventure in a splendid continent, full of dangers, adventures, wonderful stories and a princess waiting to be rescued.

During the adventure, you can get through the difficulties in the way you like.

When faced with a cliff that I must jump over, I can jump over it, fly over it in a hot air balloon, build a bridge and walk over it, or let the giant throw it over it.

It's not about passing the levels according to the game designer's requirements, but about passing the levels according to your own ideas.

This really exists in Breath of the Wild.

A problem can have several solutions, and a monster can have several ways to defeat him.

It feels like a real adventure on a continent, overcoming difficulties in every way you want.

To use a phrase that was very popular a few years ago.

A world that breathes.

But this breathing does not require any money.

But if you ask whether the previous version of "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" has any shortcomings, yes, it does have some, and there are quite a few of them.

The most important thing is the picture.

Due to the limitations of the console's performance, the game's graphics are really not that good.

Whether the cartoon-like style is good or bad is a matter of opinion, and Lin Mo does not intend to make any changes.

However, there are too many jagged edges and the resolution is also worrying.

This is a real problem and there is no way to wash it away.

Not to mention compared with games of the same period, it has no advantages at all compared with games from one or two years ago.

Although the game itself is so good that players can be completely addicted to it and forget the shortcomings of the graphics, there is a chance to make up for this regret, and the opportunity should not be missed.

As for the game content, there are not many things that can be changed.

The game content is already very complete.

For those who like to watch the plot, there are exciting and interesting stories as well as the background and history of the Hyrule continent for you to watch and ponder.

If you like challenges, you can even control Link to run straight to the royal city right after walking out of the initial platform, and fight the final boss Ganon with a pot lid and a broom, to complete the game at the speed of light and challenge the refund limit.

If you like exploring the world and finding fun on your own, then Breath of the Wild is not to be missed. The degree of freedom in this game is one of the best in all open worlds.

Many open worlds only appear to be free, without restricting players where to go or when to complete tasks.

But that's about it.

In fact, the huge worlds of many open world games are just for show.

The map is full of empty, boring, and repetitive side quests and dungeons.

When fighting, theoretically you can choose the fighting method you want.

But in reality there are only a few fixed solutions.

In Breath of the Wild, it really depends on how far the player can use his imagination.

Even many gameplays and behaviors exceeded the production team's expectations.

Even several years after the game was released, there are still players who continue to discover various new techniques and gameplay.

These are all articles made based on physical properties.

For example, falling rocks and logs, the greater the angle of the slope and the faster the rolling speed, the greater the damage when they hit the monster.

Of course, these are still inseparable from the concept of traditional game physics engines.

But in Breath of the Wild, there is a unique concept of a chemical engine.

The core is that in addition to affecting each other's movement, objects also affect each other's state.

There are three major rules. First, elements can affect the state of materials. For example, fire will burn when it meets trees, and lightning will conduct electricity when it meets metal.

Second, elements can affect each other's states, such as water can extinguish fire, fire can melt ice, and water can conduct electricity.

Third, materials cannot affect each other's state, for example, two trees will not react to each other.

All of these combined together create ever-changing combinations and fun experiences.

The process of a player watching another player play the game is a process of constantly exclaiming "Is it possible like this?"

And it will give people a feeling.

This is not about you finding the answer left for you by the production team, but about me finding the answer using the method I wanted to use.

As for competition among peers.

It can’t be said that the threat is very big, but it is insignificant.

Souni happened to reach a cooperation with Tudou, and "Critical Issue 6" was exclusively launched on the Playsquare console.

If another type of game came to compete at the same time, it would be even more troublesome.

But if you're competing with open world games against other open world games, you won't be tired.

Potato Factory is best known for its formulaic open world.

No matter how many sequels there are, they are almost the same as the first one, with no difference.

There are 50 hours of game time, but the content of the first five hours is repeatedly looped in the next 45 hours.

Although this game was almost remade in the later stages, with many new gameplay and details added, it is intended to cater to the increasingly refined business environment today.

But again, the game has already taken shape, and no matter how hard we try to modify it, it won't have a decisive effect.

If the entire thing is modified, what's the difference between that and remaking the game?

Time passed March and came to April.

Two big things happened to Naughty Cat this month.

First, the League of Legends preseason officially begins.

In the preseason, a comprehensive ladder system was launched, allowing players who pursue higher scores and better skills to show their talents.

At the same time, professional leagues are being actively promoted.

The professional league is divided into two parts, the official S series and third-party events.

Among them, the S series is a common model for sports or e-sports competitions. Each national region uses a league system to determine the strongest teams, and then participates in the world competition to determine the annual champion of the year.

In terms of club operations, participating clubs are required to have a youth training camp, which can be small but must exist.

There are no strict requirements for players in official competitions, but clubs participating in third-party competitions must have two players from their own youth training camps.

Want to make money by playing in third-party events?

The government not only allows it but also encourages it, but this also gives you and forces you to give fresh blood an opportunity to train.

At the same time, a salary cap system was introduced.

The polarization between strong and weak teams is inevitable. The salary cap system can, to a certain extent, make the competition between teams more intense and avoid the situation where individual clubs dominate the championship.

The second thing is the start of the last pre-release live broadcast before the Switch launch.

This live broadcast was synchronized with more than 50 countries and regions around the world. It not only introduced the various parameters and performance of the game console in more detail, but also introduced the first game lineup and trial play clips.

And launched the largest pre-sale event since the announcement of the game console.

This event was different from the stunning debut at the video game show in that it had been preheated and promoted for a long time, and was well known to all gamers.

But the viewing experience of the live broadcast is not that good.

There have been many controversies that were not seen since the first announcement.

[No, didn’t they say that 300 million machines were in stock worldwide? Is that it? ]

[Damn it, I thought I walked into the live streaming room that my wife likes to watch, and the link disappeared in seconds]

[Fuck, there are 500 million units worldwide, and China has 150 million units in stock, and they are sold out in seconds?! Are you kidding me?]

[Laughing to death, you naughty cat, you are playing hunger marketing, right?]

[Is the person above a scalper? In a hurry? The chances of getting a game console with a newly registered New Origin platform account are very low]

In the forum, those who got the tickets started showing off, while those who didn’t get the tickets cried out to the sky.

[Ask for a high price, I'll add 500]

[I'll add 1000, meet in Zhonghai City]

[A local shopping platform in Australia still has stock! ! ]

[Out of stock, I've checked for you]

Among them, there are also some unfriendly posts.

[I've been looking forward to The Legend of Zelda for a long time, and this is it? Such a cartoon style, are you kidding me? A machine for women and children?]

[I really don’t know what kind of people would rush to buy a Switch. This game looks so childish]

[Naughty Cat has really run out of ideas and fallen from the position of Detective. The game looks bad, but he is still using hunger marketing]

Just click on the homepage of these posts and take a look.

Either the speech records are blocked, or all the posts are instigated to discredit others.

Naughty Cat’s fans immediately understood what he meant.

Oh, some manufacturers are anxious.

I won’t tell you who it is.

The matter is not over yet.

It's not just online sales channels, it's true offline as well.

The time came to April 4th, late at night on Friday, on the commercial pedestrian street.

The day before the Switch was released.

"It's so annoying. It's already past midnight and my boyfriend's birthday is coming, but I still don't know what to give him."

"If you ask me, Yuanyuan, why don't you just buy a keyboard? Is there any event today, or are there any celebrities coming over? It's almost one in the morning."

The two walked out of Haidilao and looked at the long line in confusion.

There wasn't such a long queue when I went in.

The girl named Zhang Yuan shook her head and said, "I don't know. I haven't heard of it. Is this a queue? Why is the line so long?"

"It's not the right time to release a new Apple phone."

Facing the two confused girls, a boy in the queue explained: "This is a video game store, not a fruit and mobile phone store. Today is the day when Naughty Cat's new console Switch is released. The store will open at 8 o'clock in the morning for official sales."

Switch?

After hearing this, Zhang Yuan frowned and thought about it carefully.

When I'm with my boyfriend, he seems to hear this a lot when he's watching short videos?

Or maybe this is the birthday gift?

Thinking of this, I quickly asked, "My boyfriend loves playing games. Will he like this if I give it to him?"

The boy in line nodded and said, "Of course, there are few hardcore gamers who don't like Naughty Cat. But if you plan to buy it, you have to get in line quickly. If you come tomorrow morning, you may not be able to get the first release."

Zhang Yuan thought about it.

I went shopping today with the purpose of picking out a gift that my boyfriend likes as a surprise and to celebrate our fifth year together.

Only one day has passed, and I still haven't picked a satisfactory gift.

Or, just give away a Switch?

Seeing her excited expression, her best friend took a step back vigilantly.

"Hey, hey. What are you thinking about? You're not going to wait in line here all night, are you? I won't accompany you!"

"Oh, you are so nice, please, please! I am a self-media blogger in the lifestyle area, don't you think this is a good material? This is also my job."

"No, don't pull me. Just this once, just this once! Staying up all night, and waiting in line, do you know how much it hurts your skin?"

Knowing that there would be a lot of people coming for the pre-sale, the merchants reported to the public security authorities in advance. As early as when the queue started, a police car was parked nearby to maintain public order. After a night, there was no chaos caused by the queue.

It was not until the next day that Zhang Yuan realized what it meant to queue up the next morning and not be in time.

As early as four o'clock in the morning, a large number of players who had just caught up on their sleep came to buy the machines.

It was not even six o'clock yet, and a long line had formed behind the two of them.

When the sale started at eight o'clock, the line had turned into a long winding dragon.

There was another police car on duty.