"Which two companies will be reviewing today?" Yamauchi asked directly.
"It's the GB version of Mr. Sakaguchi's Final Fantasy 5, and Mr. Tajiri's original game, Pokemon." Shigeru Miyamoto introduced.
"Why is there a GB version of Final Fantasy 5?" Yamauchi snorted. "That thing is not suitable for GB games, it won't sell much!"
"Hehe!" Hearing Yamauchi's words, Hironobu Sakaguchi could only laugh awkwardly and didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction.
However, Yamauchi's foresight was extremely accurate. The GB version of Final Fantasy 5 didn't sell much, but if they could sell one copy, they could earn a few thousand yen more. No one would want to miss out on this kind of free money. They would definitely want to develop more versions of the game.
"Let me play it!" Yamauchi said to Shigeru Miyamoto. Shigeru Miyamoto gave a game console to Yamauchi, and Yamauchi bowed his head and began to play.
He played for half an hour, and Yamauchi didn't speak. Sakaguchi Hironobu, Shigeru Miyamoto, and Tajiri didn't dare to speak, they just sat there and waited for half an hour. This showed how terrifying the tyrant Yamauchi's power was.
Only our Boss Jia, after waiting for a few minutes, impatiently strolled out of the conference room and ran to Nintendo's building to look around. No one stopped him.
When Boss Jia came back, Yamauchi just threw the game console in his hand on the table and scolded, "Trash."
Sakaguchi Hironobu clenched his fist, but lowered his head even more.
"The content of the game hasn't changed, it's completely transplanted from the FC version. Mr. Sakaguchi, your company is too perfunctory with GB users!" Yamauchi said coldly.
"Mr. Yamauchi, it's not like that. We feel that the FC version is already very mature, and if we rashly change the GB version, it may cause dissatisfaction with the players, so we didn't change anything!" Sakaguchi Hironobu quickly explained.
"But in this way, the players who have already played the FC version won't be willing to buy your GB version!" Yamauchi snorted. "Also, your operation is still so cumbersome, some skills even need to be pressed five times in a row to use. If I were you, your control designer would have already been fired."
"Yes! Yes! "Sakaguchi Hironobu nodded repeatedly. He almost promised that he would fire the designer immediately.
"President, will this game pass the final review?" Hearing Yamauchi Pu's words, Shigeru Miyamoto was unsure of the final result.
"Forget it, let's leave it at that. Even if we change it, I'm afraid it won't increase the sales by much!" Yamauchi thought for a while and said, "Mr. Sakaguchi, you've passed this time. I hope you can put all your efforts into the development of Final Fantasy 6 when you go back. Don't waste your energy and time on the GB version. F/C is your main base!"
"Yes! Yes! " Sakaguchi Hironobu said quickly. Although he was scolded by Yamauchi Hironobu, the game passed the review smoothly. In this way, the company can earn hundreds of millions of Yen, and he can answer to the shareholders.
"What's the name of the other game?" Yamauchi asked.
"Pokemon!" Miyamoto Shigeru replied.
"What's the score?" Yamauchi asked.
"Eighty-nine!"
"Eighty-nine …" Yamauchi Hironobu was obviously stunned. He looked at Tajiri Tomoaki and then at Miyamoto Shigeru. He frowned and asked, "Are you sure this is the score?"
"This is the average score of the ten editors!" Shigeru Miyamoto whispered in Yamauchi Hironobu's ear. "One of the editors even gave the game a high score of 95, and 3 of the points were deducted because of the stability."
"…" Yamauchi Hironobu didn't say anything. He picked up the Pokemon and began to play. It seemed that the next half an hour of waiting was boring.
Logically speaking, Sakaguchi Hironobu could have left at this time. However, he thought for a while and decided to stay. He wanted to see what kind of evaluation this game, which was rated 89 by the editors, would get in Yamauchi Hironobu's hands.
Sakaguchi Hironobu thought that Yamauchi Hironobu would have an answer in half an hour, just like himself.
However, what made Sakaguchi Hironobu speechless was that he ended up waiting in the conference room for three hours. He waited from ten in the morning to two in the afternoon. He didn't even have a bite to eat, and Yamauchi Hironobu was still playing the game.
According to Sakaguchi Hironobu's understanding, Yamauchi Hironobu rarely spent so much time on a game. There was only one reason for this: the game's problems were complicated, and there were too many pros and cons. It was difficult for Yamauchi Hironobu to give an evaluation in a short period of time. He could only play for a while and understand more.
"It seems that this game is a passable product!" Sakaguchi Hironobu couldn't help but smile at this thought. Even an expert like Yamauchi Hironobu was so hesitant about a game. This game must have many problems. Even if it was finally released, it wouldn't be a success.
Ten minutes later, Yamauchi Hironobu put down the game console in his hand. Tajiri Tomoaki, Sakaguchi Hironobu, and Jia Yapeng all looked at Yamauchi Hironobu. They wanted to know what this tyrant's final evaluation of the game was.
"Average, 89 points is too high!" Yamauchi Hironobu finally said, "85 points is a reasonable score!"
"Hahaha!" Sakaguchi Hironobu couldn't help but laugh. He thought that Pokemon was really a masterpiece with 89 points. It turned out that the score was too high.
"Mr. Sakaguchi, why are you still here?" After laughing, Yamauchi Hironobu looked at Sakaguchi Hironobu with displeasure, "I thought you left long ago."
"Uh, I have some friendship with Tajiri, and I want to accompany him. Since that's the case, I'll take my leave first!" Sakaguchi Hironobu said and hurriedly left. He didn't want to be scolded by Yamauchi Hironobu.
"Sorry, President. I'll have a meeting with the editors now!" After Sakaguchi Hironobu left, Shigeru Miyamoto lowered his head and said. It seemed that the ten editors were going to be unlucky.
"We'll talk about this later!" Yamauchi Hironobu looked at Tajiri Hironobu, who was a little depressed, and said, "Tajiri Hironobu, your game actually has a lot of redeeming qualities. However, there are also many problems in it, so I think it needs to be rewritten!"
"Ah …" Tajiri Hironobu wanted to cry even more. Yamauchi Hironobu's words meant that he didn't pass the final review this time. He had to go back and revise the game!
"Yes!" Although he wanted to cry, Tajiri Hironobu knew that Yamauchi Hironobu was a man of his words. So, he stood up and nodded, "Yes, we'll go back and revise it. I guarantee that it will be better!"
"Wait!" Yamauchi Hironobu waved his hand and said, "Tajiri Hironobu, how many people do you have in your company?"
"We're a small company. There are only twelve people in total!" Tajiri Hironobu replied subconsciously.
"Oh, then the revision speed is a little too slow. Moreover, from the quality of the product, your designer actually tried his best. However, if he didn't have enough ability, it would be difficult to make it better!" Yamauchi Hironobu continued.
"…" Tajiri Hironobu's expression turned even uglier. Could it be that Yamauchi Hironobu didn't even give him a chance to revise the game? Was he going to pass the Pokemon game?
Thinking of this, Tajiri Hironobu couldn't help but look at Boss Jia. He was afraid that if Boss Jia knew that he had spent hundreds of millions of yen on the development of a game that was rejected, he would be so angry that he would be fired.
However, Tajiri Hironobu noticed that Boss Jia's expression was very calm. When Boss Jia noticed that Tajiri Hironobu was anxious, he even patted his shoulder and said softly, "It's okay. Just calm down!"
Tajiri Hironobu felt his boss's strength and slowly calmed down. At this time, Yamauchi Hironobu frowned and said, "I'm still very optimistic about the potential of this game. How about this? You sell this game to Nintendo, and we'll organize an elite designer to help you refine the game. That's settled! "
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