At this moment, the media is making a big fuss about Apple's acquisition of Sunbird, which has become a hot news recently.
Critics also have their say.
"Currently, the Flamingo-1 basically monopolizes the game console market and is very popular with players. It is almost impossible for Apple to challenge it at this time, even if it acquires Sunbird!!"
"Flamingo has Chronos·Li in charge, and classic games are emerging one after another. Apple's entry into game consoles is tantamount to digging its own grave!"
"… "
However, there are those who disagree.
"The profit of games is very high. Although the market has been occupied by Flamingo, it does not mean that other companies have no opportunities. As long as there are excellent game consoles and game software, players will like it! Flamingo The reason why the company can replace Sunbird is exactly this. Now, after Apple acquired Sunbird, its game development capabilities have greatly increased. I believe that as long as the game is carefully crafted, even if it cannot beat Flamingo, at least We can also share the game market together!”
"There is no eternal empire on which the sun never sets! Warner Bros once threatened that Sunbird could not be beaten, but the fact is that Sunbird has fallen from the altar for more than a year. The biggest drawback of Flamingo is that it has implemented The royalty system has caused many third-party game developers to be angry and angry. If Apple gives very favorable conditions, it must be able to win them over to join the Apple camp!”
On TV, the critics quarreled, and the discussions were very heated.
At this time, with the support of the Rockefeller consortium and the California consortium, Apple accelerated the pace of acquiring Sunbird.
On the morning of March 20, the sun was shining, and Apple held a press conference to announce that Apple had officially acquired Sunbird. As for the purchase price, it was not announced.
Li Zetian naturally received the news immediately.
It is true that Apple's acquisition of Sunbird poses a certain threat to Flamingo, but in his opinion, it still cannot shake the status of Flamingo.
At first, Li Zetian didn't take Apple in his eyes, but Apple's actions later disgusted him.
It didn't take long for Apple to poach people from Flamingo.
Within a week, more than 30 people from the Flamingo Company were poached.
At the same time, in order to win over top third-party game developers, Apple made promises to six or seven companies that there would be no royalties or even platform fees. For poorly-selling games, Apple even had a minimum guarantee agreement. , make subsidies.
Some companies are under Apple's conditions, preparing to develop games for Apple behind the scenes.
Li Zetian is well aware of Apple's various "indiscriminate" actions.
If Apple is allowed to go on like this, I am afraid it will be the second "Sony"!
Li Zetian decided to fight back against Apple!
He picked up the phone on his desk and dialed Nolan Bushnell's office number.
"Bushnell, I'm Chronos!"
"Hello, Mr. Li!"
"Apple has been making small moves recently, and Flamingo must fight back!"
"Yes, Apple is very arrogant because it has the support of the Rockefeller Foundation and the California Foundation!"
Li Zetian smiled disdainfully, and said, "It's just a strong external force and the inside is hard work. Apple's current situation is not optimistic at all, and the market share of personal computers suffered by IBn has also dropped sharply. Once the game project fails, this will become the last straw that overwhelms Apple. !"
Nolan Bushnell nodded in agreement, Apple is now using loans to develop the game industry. If you fail, you will be responsible and you will not be far from bankruptcy.
"Mr. Li, you called, do you have anything to order?" Nolan Bushnell asked.
"Yes,"
Li Zetian nodded and said in a cold and domineering tone: "At the beginning, Sunbird Company issued a ban on Flamingo Company, and now they have a taste of the ban! The game must sign an exclusive agreement! Games on other home game console platforms will all refuse to land on the Flamingo-1 game console platform!”
Nolan Bushnell frowned and said, "Mr. Li, if you do this, it's very likely that some game developers will be piled on Apple's side."
"If we didn't do that, wouldn't they be making games for Apple? Instead of that, it's better to give them a hard lesson and make other third-party game developers realize that following Apple What a miserable mess!"
"Okay, I'll announce it later as you ordered!"
Li Zetian nodded and continued: "In order to consolidate Flamingo's own position and provide our game development capabilities and quantity, we can acquire some potential third-party game developers, such as Namco, Konami, Glorious Co., Ltd. and Nintendo..." When he finally mentioned Nintendo, there was an inexplicable smile on Li Zetian's face.
"Mr. Li, there is nothing wrong with acquiring Namco, Konami, and Koei Co., Ltd. These three companies have been established for a short time and are not large in scale. However, Nintendo..." Nolan Bushnell thought for a while and replied Said, "I'm afraid it won't be possible to acquire..."
"Can't buy it?"
"Yes, Mr. Li. This company is a century-old Japanese company. In 1962, Nintendo was listed on the second board of the Osaka Securities Market as a playing card manufacturer. Its excellent financial statements made the stock price soar to around 900 yen. , the subsequent performance is also very good, and the capital is strong. And according to the investigation of the Japanese branch, Nintendo is developing a home game console in an attempt to challenge the status of the Flamingo company!"
Li Zetian couldn't help but smile, he copied Nintendo's famous games Game-Watch and "Donkey Kong", and even poached Yokoi Junpei and Miyamoto Shigeru, how dare he still develop game consoles!
It seems that Flamingo has made too much money in the game console market, which is enviable!
"Then acquire the three game companies of Namco, Konami, and Kwangei Co., Ltd.! However, keep the movement small, don't let Apple and Nintendo notice, so as not to interfere with it!" Li Zetian said firmly.
"Okay, Mr. Li."
Li Zetian hung up the phone at this time.
In the video game market, Namco and Konami are undoubtedly the pillar companies of Japanese video games.
In the previous life, "Pac-Man", "Taiko Master", "Tekken", "Ridge Racing", "Ace Combat", "Xenomenon" and so on were the signature games of Namco.
And "Silent Hill", "Contra", "Metal Gear", "Devil City", "Pro Evolution Soccer", "Heartbeat Memories", "Saloman Snake", "Water Margin", "DDR", "Game" King GX and Yu-Gi-Oh are Konami's signature games.
Koei Co., Ltd. was established a little later than these two companies. It was established in 1978. "Nobunaga's Ambition", "Three Kingdoms Warriors", "Three Kingdoms", "The Age of Voyage", "Angelique", etc. are developed by the company.
However, all the games listed above were either copied by Li Zetian or have not yet been developed. Therefore, the reputation and strength of these three companies are far from reaching their peak, and they are at most in their infancy.
The Rockefeller consortium and the California consortium thought that Apple's acquisition of Sunbird and a group of game developers would be awesome
As everyone knows, several video game companies with the most development potential are about to be acquired by Flamingo!