Nolan Bushnell nodded: "Okay, then let him try!"
Li Zetian smiled and nodded. Shigeru Miyamoto's game design talent was unparalleled and influenced generations after generations.
At present, although "Super Mario" has other development teams in charge, but "The Legend of Zelda" has not yet been developed, the series is one of the most comprehensively rated game series of all time, and Nintendo's Mario series, Pocket The Yo-kai series, etc., are listed as the company's signature works.
At this time, Li Zetian said: "Call Shigeru Miyamoto and Junpei Yokoi, and I will get to know them."
Nolan Bushnell laughed, "Well, okay." With that, he stood up and walked outside the office, called a female secretary, and then ordered her to call Shigeru Miyamoto and Junpei Yokoi to the office come here.
After a while, Shigeru Miyamoto and Junpei Yokoi knocked on the door and walked into Nolan Bushnell's office.
When they found that Li Zetian was also there, they couldn't help being slightly startled, and immediately stepped forward to say hello, "Mr. Li, hello!"
Li Zetian smiled and nodded to the two of them. The young man in his twenties was Shigeru Miyamoto, and the one in his forties was Shigeru Yokoi, Miyamoto's teacher.
"Aren't you surprised to invite the two of you over!" Li Zetian asked.
"Well..." The two of them looked at each other and nodded in response.
Li Zetian continued: "I have seen the design of the Flamingo TV game console very well. In view of your excellent performances, I decided to give you a greater opportunity to develop and set up two new game development groups, allowing you two Everyone is responsible for one!"
As soon as the words fell, Yokoi Junpei and Miyamoto Shigeru were immediately excited, especially Miyamoto Shigeru, who was eager to try.
"I also designed two games, one called "Metroid" and one called "Hylar's Fantasy - The Legend of Zelda", and both games can be developed into series games! I plan to let Yokoi Junpei be in charge of "Galaxy" Warrior, and Shigeru Miyamoto is in charge of Hyrule's Fantasy - The Legend of Zelda."
Li Zetian continued to introduce with a smile, "Now, I will briefly introduce these two games to you, and then I will have someone send you a detailed game design material.
"Metroid" tells the story of 20X5 in the cosmic calendar. The scientific research ship of the Galactic Federation discovered a mysterious life form - Metroid on the planet SR388. After the capture, the spacecraft will bring the sample back to the headquarters of the Galactic Federation for research. However, the spacecraft was attacked by space pirates on the way, and the Metroid samples were stolen by space pirates to their base camp ZEBES. In order to eliminate the space pirates, the Galactic Federation had to invite Sams Alan, the strongest warrior in the universe. After being ordered, Sams infiltrated the planet ZEBES alone. She not only had to fight against the space pirates, but also with the Metroid Corps they cultivated. In the end, Sams completed the mission by destroying the "Mother Brain", the chief leader of the space pirates, in the depths of ZEBES.
The story of "Hylar's Fantasy - The Legend of Zelda" describes the fact that the Demon King Ganon wants to collect the Holy Triangle to destroy the world, while Zelda's nurse Yinpa entrusts the heavy responsibility to a young man named Link, and Link's The task is to collect triangular power and defeat Ganon. The innovations of The Legend of Zelda include a variety of different items to use, a vast world full of secrets and waiting to be explored. "
Speaking of this, Li Zetian paused, and then his voice raised a few decibels and exclaimed: "Excellent games need to be carefully produced, and you can't be in a hurry, understand?"
The two nodded heavily.
"Mr·Li, don't worry! We have always kept in mind the company slogan of "Flamingo products must be high-quality products"!!!" Shigeru Miyamoto said.
"Well, you go out to work first. Bushnell will notify the personnel department later and issue the latest appointment for you."
"Well." The two responded and left the office.
Li Zetian turned to Nolan Bushnell and said, "I have some new ideas now!"
Bushnell nodded and motioned for Li Zetian to continue, he was all ears.
Li Zetian organized the language and said, "I don't think it's a clever way to simply sell games!"
Bushnell was full of surprise, "Mr. Li, game companies don't sell games, so what do they sell?"
"Create a super IP..." Li Zetian said lightly.
Bushnell was obviously confused again, and had never heard the word IP.
Li Zetian doesn't blame the other party for being ignorant. After all, very few people know the word now. He explained: "IP is the acronym for Intellectual-Property, which refers to intellectual property. Super IP is simply a super IP. Intellectual property rights for cross-media content operations with popularity, long-term vitality and commercial value. For example, "Super Mario Bros." The game character image authorization and so on can make the company make a lot of money, the game may not be the company's biggest profit point, the peripheral income is!!!"
Bushnell was obviously quite shocked, and murmured: "If Flamingo does not aim to develop games, but to create super IP, and carefully crafts every game, then Flamingo will surely make money. It is much more than expected. On the other hand, although Sunbird has produced a lot of games, they are all worthless games, and they make very little profit... "
Li Zetian nodded and smiled: "That's right!"
Then, he added: "In addition to games, novels, comics and animations are important ways to create super IPs. Flamingo can release novels, comics and animations at the same time when releasing games, and go hand in hand. Promote vigorously! In this way, it is not difficult to create a super IP!"
Li Zetian thought for a while, and then said: "Anime may be expensive, not every game needs to be made into an animation, but novels and comics must be. And I think a good novel and or comic is beneficial to Our game designers have a better understanding of the game, which leads to better work.”
Bushnell nodded, agreeing, and said, "If game designers, fiction writers, and cartoonists work together, I believe, this kind of work should be even better!"
Li Zetian said with a smile: "The most important thing in games is creativity and content. From this aspect, a good writer or cartoonist can actually be regarded as an excellent game designer!"
"Mr. Li, as you said, the Flamingo Company needs to recruit some writers and cartoonists?"
"Yes, in this way, the creative content of our game will be greatly improved."
"Well, then I will start to set up a novel department and a comics department later. As for animation... Mr. Li, I think that after the strength of the Flamingo company becomes stronger, I will consider it and cooperate with some animation production companies for the time being. ” Nolan Bushnell said.
"Just do as you say!"
It didn't take long for Li Zetian to leave Nolan Bushnell's office, and then he returned home to start designing Metroid and The Legend of Zelda. Li Zetian added some more mature game elements and stories in later generations to make the game more interesting. In fact, a game like "Galaxy Warrior" can be adapted into a movie and put on the screen. Just listening to the name makes me feel like a smash. If the movie is well-made, it may be a super IP, just like "Star Wars". "Same. And "The Legend of Zelda" may be the next "Lord of the Rings"...