The richest man in China was actually writing web novels. This was definitely news that shocked the entire country. Then, Zhong Dian Literature Network immediately became the focus of all the media reports. This was also the first time that many people understood the name of web novels.
While all kinds of games, culture, and movies were blooming, Nintendo had already sunk into a dark moment.
The failure of the box game has pushed Nintendo to the brink of death.
This is not a joke. To outsiders, Microsoft lost more than 15 billion USD in the box game project, and Nintendo only lost more than 1 billion USD. So, Microsoft should be in a worse state now.
But this is not the case. Although Microsoft lost more funds, it is more than ten times more than Nintendo. But the problem is, Microsoft's funds are also more than ten times more than Nintendo's.
At this moment, Microsoft still has nearly 30 billion USD in cash. So, although they lost 15 billion USD, it is not a big deal for Microsoft. As long as Microsoft's Windows operating system is not a problem, Microsoft can still survive.
But Nintendo is different. Nintendo's total funds are only a little more than 1 billion USD, and they lost all their money in the box game project. Now, Nintendo is almost unable to pay their employees.
On the other hand, the box game has collapsed, and the world is back in the hands of the steam game store. But will the steam game store still accept Nintendo?
This was something that even an idiot would know was impossible.
In fact, Nintendo had already reapplied for the steam game to be released, but it was rejected by the steam game company, directly cutting off all of Nintendo's options.
So, Nintendo can only cooperate with some non-professional game stores to sell their games or set up their own retail stores.
But at this time, gamers are used to buying games from the steam game store. Even if some loyal fans of Nintendo go to the store to buy Nintendo games, it is a drop in the bucket.
All the major companies in the world will fail if they only rely on their fans' spending power and not the popularity of the people.
Moreover, for gamers, as they grew older, more and more gamers would be forced to give up on gaming and focus on their more realistic lives. Therefore, the number of old fans of any game would decrease. If the game couldn't attract and discover new users from new players who had just learned how to play games, there would be no fans left in the end.
Nintendo is facing this situation now. Other than the Fusang market, almost all the gamers in the world have bought all kinds of games through the steam game store. That means the steam game store will monopolize all the gamers. If Nintendo does not join the steam game store, they will not have any new fans. This is a scary future for Nintendo.
In fact, over the past month, everyone, starting from Satoru Iwata, had been thinking about what Nintendo should do to salvage the situation.
However, no matter how many meetings were held, no one seemed to be able to find a solution to the current crisis. Just as Nintendo was about to fall into a state of anxiety, an uninvited guest came knocking on their door.
"You said Sony's Ken Kotogiki is coming to talk to us about cooperation?" Iwata Satoru was shocked when he heard the news.
After all, everyone in the industry knows about the grudge between Nintendo and Sony. Nintendo's crisis is mostly caused by Sony. That's why everyone in Nintendo hates Sony.
Now that the people from Sony had come looking for Sony, Nintendo was curious about this.
But since Ken Kotogiki is here, Nintendo cannot chase him out. Also, Nintendo is in a crisis now, and they should listen to what he wants.
Most importantly, Iwata Satoru is not Yamauchi Hiroshi.
Yamauchi Hiroshi might have chased Ken Kotogiki out, but Iwata Satoru invited him in.
"I never thought I would have the chance to step into Nintendo in my lifetime!" Ken Kotogiki exclaimed when he saw Iwata Satoru.
"I remember Mr. Ken Kotogiki used to be a frequent customer of Nintendo. But fate makes fools of us!" Iwata Satoru sighed.
Many people might have forgotten that Sony and Nintendo had a honeymoon period. It was when Sony helped Nintendo develop the new generation of handheld consoles.
At that time, Ken Kotogiki was the person in charge of the PS project. He wanted to learn more about games and went to Nintendo's R&D department every few days. In the end, he even stayed in the R&D department.
It was also at that time that Iwata Satoru and Takuyoshi Ken met. The two of them even worked together for a few months, and the two of them developed a good friendship.
At that time, Ken Kotogiki's technical skills were recognized by Nintendo. Yamauchi Hiroshi even planned to poach Ken Kotogiki into Nintendo after the PS project was completed.
Yamauchi Hiroshi was confident because he knew Ken Kotogiki was a natural game producer. It's a waste for him to stay in Sony. He will not reject Nintendo's offer.
However, no one could have imagined that Sony had the heart to make games. Ken Kotogi, who also wanted to make games, did not have any thoughts of leaving Sony. In fact, helping Sony to rise under the pressure of Nintendo was an exciting thing to do.
Now, Satoru Iwata and Ken Yoshiki are meeting again. But at this moment, Sony is the number two video game company. Nintendo is not even number three, and EA is catching up to Nintendo in the fourth position.
"Mr. Iwata, whatever happened in the past, it is all in the past. We have entered a new era. We should look forward and use a new way of thinking to look at both of our situations. At the same time, we should find a solution that will benefit both of us!" Ken Kotogiki said seriously.
"Oh!" Iwata Satoru was expressionless, but he was thinking quickly. Ken Kotogiki had mentioned cooperation. That means Sony was hoping to get Nintendo's help and cooperation.
What was it?
"Are they trying to take advantage of the situation and acquire Nintendo?!" Iwata Satoru's expression turned cold. The old president had handed Nintendo to him. As long as he is the president of Nintendo, he will not let Nintendo become a subsidiary of anyone.
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