Game Market 1983

“Make me a gun? ”

Gunpei, who was cutting the soft beef steak, stopped the knife and asked me.

I said, "Yeah, I need you to build me an electron gun. ”

“Pistol?”

Gunpei was staring at me with a strange look as if he was saying something like a ghost or forgetting something. I couldn't help but pull out the exercise sheet again and start drawing with a pen. Yeah, it's easier to paint.

“This is a gun that looks like this. Fortunately, our family has an external power port we can use. If you pull the trigger towards the Brown Tube TV, the target on the screen drops. ”

Originally it was an emergency port used in case the pads on the main body were broken, but now that I've designed them separately... Gunpei came close to removing the steak dishes, pulling the flavor from my description.

“A new controller that fires a gun. Very interesting. But how is this manipulated? ”

“You should think about that, Gunpei. ”

“What...? ”

You know, the birth of a new electronic device is the idea of putting a spoonful and a ball in it. Honestly, I don't know how I'm gonna get a hit if I shoot up the Browntube TV. But I'm sure I've played since I was a kid, and I'm sure he'll make it anyway, since it's something you actually made.

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Three days from now. I was shaking hands with Gunpei at the international airport.

“The American market breakthrough is that gun. Gunpei, please go back to Japan and support me. ”

“I've been hearing stories and thinking about them, and I think I may have caught a glimpse. I'll get back to you as soon as I'm done. By the way, who's got the targeting program? Should I leave it to Shigeru?”

“No, Shigeru must be busy inspecting the cartridge right now. ”

“Then who should I leave it to? ”

“I'll make it here. ”

“What!? You want to build it here?”

“Let's do some market research and get you excited. I'll send you an international mail when the demo is finished, so please complete it with Shigeru. ”

“Flutter? You really don't know what you're thinking sometimes. If you take out the horse, all sorts of bizarre things will come out, so I can't catch them!”

“I'll take that as a compliment. ”

“A compliment, of course. Things are getting interesting with you and the company. Then please help Mr. Yamashta get the U.S. Mayor. ”

“Don't worry!”

After leaving Gunpei, I left the airport alone after a while. Minten went straight to the U.S. office.

Yamashta, who was following the whiskey inside, was surprised when he froze down the quiet office door.

“W-would you please be careful with people? ”

“Don't nag a busy staff member about sitting at a table or drinking anyway. ”

And what did I miss about Yamashta? I wanted to look at me.

“Are you sure you want to sit there and drink one of those game machines in the warehouse? We have to open the bow somehow. ”

“You think I've never done anything!? In any store, you have to arrange items to try marketing. This is not a business at all!! Console's over in America. Even if you lower your equipment margin as much as possible and give it to them, they'll only fart!! ”

“Did you say you'll pay for the equipment? ”

“What?"

“Did you just pay for the display? ”

“You idiot!! Why should we give you money if you just put stuff in the store!? ”

“If you don't want to give me a discount, I can pay you. If you sell a machine, you only have 14800 yen to 1800 yen to eat. We didn't just come all the way to America to earn 1,800. First of all, the game console has to be sold, and the cartridge has to go out and make money. And if you don't like your perception of the game machine, you change your name. This isn't a game machine!! ”

“What? What do you call a gaming machine? What do you call it?" ”

“Well, MINTENDO Home Entertainment System -- how about M.H.E.S.? ”

“Mintendo Home Entertainment System..? ”

“Let's abandon the name of the game console and start over. ”

Minten also started a counterattack by MHES, an American office.

&

“Looks like Yamashta's finally trying to get things right. Yes! That's why he's my son-in-law. ”

You look like you're stuck on your son-in-law's booze and weed. So I hold the phone and say this... I pause to speak as softly as I can.

“So I wrote a trick with Mr. Yamashta. We decided to retake the U.S. market with a new designation. ”

“Okay, okay. It's an office name. It's either a spill or a match or a mintendo, or a mintendo. So how do you plan on attacking them? ”

“Luckily, Super Maridge, which was launched last week, is selling at an incredible rate. Congratulations, Ms. Grant. ”

“Hahaha! Is that it? Dongking Com and his masterpiece, Marige Brothers, are joining us as a set!! With the traction effect of the device, the factory is fully operational. ”

“I see. I'm willing to scrape up all the Japanese money!”

“That's a good metaphor for Gangwon! He's scraping it up in bundles, like you said! He's desperate to make more stuff in the warehouse. ”

"That's great," he said, "so I want you to take the machine from our U.S. branch warehouse. ”

“What!? Why?? ”

“When we start with M.H.E.S., we can't operate with the same machine as before, can we? I'm going to redesign the machine to suit American tastes. ”

“What!? Hey, man. You already have it, so you can just take it at the factory and change the design? ”

“Mr. Yamauci. In the meantime, with the success of Game&Watch and your family, you're going to have to invest a lot of money if you want to go after the American market. The current family design is too bad for the American market. And the controller size is too small, because it's in accordance with Asian standards. It might be a good idea to make it a little bigger and stronger. ”

“Hnng, but I feel like I'm on a roll.”

“I've never let you down before. If you trusted me and sent me here, you'd have to shoot for backup. ”

“Khh... Got it. Then let's reclaim all the supplies in the American warehouse. We don't have enough equipment to sell in Japan anyway. ”

“Thank you. Oh, and this was agreed with Mr. Yamashta.”

“What else? ”

“I've decided to pay for the display of my family in the United States. ”

“Shelf costs? What's that? ”

“Simply place our items in the store and we will pay a small gratuity depending on the location. $1,000 in front of the store for a month, $300 in back. ”

“What? You want me to pay you just to put stuff in a store? Is that another crazy idea coming from someone's head? ”

“Haha... Don't get too excited. Of course, I'm not going to keep doing this, but let's just do it for two months. I heard from Gunpei that the problem with the machine gun has been resolved and has entered the production phase. The control robot I told you about before is already complete, right? ”

“Yes, it's done. The electronic shooting game you invented is also very popular. When I go to the rec room these days, I see all the employees are enjoying themselves. ”

“So, in the American model, I want you to pack the robot and the electron gun as a set. ”

“What? Then it's hard to match the unit price to 14800 yen. ”

“It's okay. I'm selling it in the United States for 199 dollars. ”

“What? You'd raise the price if you didn't sell it for $149? ”

“The reason they didn't sell it for $149 was because they couldn't display it. It's not because the quality of the machine is poor. ”

“Knng... This is... If it sells like that, I think I can recover the shelf cost, but... what do I do?”

“Ms. Grant...”

“Huh? Don't keep calling me that. I'm afraid of what you might say out of your mouth. ”

“If you could just give me the gun, I need you to give me the bullet. Just close your eyes and shoot cool. ”

“Ugh... Give it to me!! But if you fail, you will never set foot on Japanese soil again.”

Rinse! If you fail, you'll have to step on Korean soil!

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