Chapter 203 Capcom joins!
This negotiation between Jester and Kenzo Morimoto was very similar to the negotiations between Kenzo Morimoto and Yoshiki Okamoto on salary.
I'm afraid the only difference is that they have to negotiate much more this time than that negotiation.
"What is each card of the premium you have in Nintendo?" Jester took the lead in breaking the uncomfortable embarrassment. He did not ask why Qian Ben San came to meet him because he felt that he didn't need to ask at all.
Qianmoto Kensan thought so too, so his question about Jester did not seem abrupt in his eyes. He liked to talk to smart people.
"Each card comes with 1,000 yen." Kenzo Kamoto answered very calmly. This price is consistent with the data Jester had learned before. Among the six major developers, except for Namco and Hudson, the other four companies are at the same price. The other ones are all 2,000 yen. Such a high price is almost equivalent to Nintendo's ability to take away more than half of Capcom's profits without doing anything. This is also the reason why Kenzo Kamoto is not so keen on porting his own games to FC.
No one wants to watch his own things enter other people's pockets in vain.
Jester was also very happy. He just smiled and did not make any comments on the price. He just continued to ask: "So what price do you want to get from me?"
This time it was Qian Ben Shengsan's turn to smile on his face. He had already thought about his own conditions before, without any hesitation, and without too much thought, almost blurted out: "I believe Mr. Li also knows that Nintendo also has the privileges offered by the two companies in Namco. I am not greedy and will not be able to get more and more. What I hope is to get is just the same treatment as Nanco..." As he said, Qian Ben Shengsan's face showed a confident smile. "This requirement is not an exaggeration."
For Jester, he knew what huge potential contained under Capcom's current body, although it still looks a little immature. However, relying solely on Capcom's development capabilities at home game developers now does not seem to be enough to be on par with Namco. With just one transplanted "1942", the persuasiveness is not enough.
It’s not just about making excellent arcade games, but you can ask for a huge price in home computer game development.
So, Jester refused the other party without hesitation.
Obviously, Qianmoto Kensan didn't think that Jester would agree with his initial statement. If Jester agreed, he would feel abnormal. Therefore, after hearing Jester's rejection, he was not angry. Since he dared to ask the other party for such a price, he naturally had his own support.
Still speaking, Qian Ben Shengsan took out a large stack of white paper from the black briefcase he carried with him, with dense handwriting written in English. He first glanced at the handwriting, then confirmed that it was correct, and handed it to Jester with both hands.
Jester took it and took a look. Then, the content above instantly attracted his attention. It was a development log. Three excellent arcade games released by Capcom, "Demon Village", "Red Dead Redemption" and "Space Warrior" have begun to transplant the home version, and they have all been carried out in the average version, which is the dreambox version.
"What a great courage."
Putting the stack of development logs in his hand on the table. Jester first exclaimed silently in his heart, but his face remained silent. He couldn't help but be shocked by the courage of Qian Ben-San who bought a dreambox development machine without contacting him and secretly developing the game, and keeping it secret.
Moreover, after seeing these, Jester was a little confused about what to say. Although the other party's behavior shocked him, it was not that he could agree to the other party's request after being shocked.
However, Kenzo Kanemoto obviously didn't want Jester to be embarrassed. He just continued to say what he could take out next in a plain tone.
"I can guarantee that the average sales of these three games will not be less than half a million sets."
Hearing the condition of Qian San of Moto, Jester couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He was not very clear about the sales of the transplanted FC versions of Capcom in history. He just remembered roughly that the sales of the FC version of "Demon Village" seemed to be more than 1.2 million sets. As for the specific numbers of "Red Dead Redemption", he didn't know, but he thought that such a game that conforms to the aesthetics of American games was not much lower. As for the shooting game "Space Warrior", the vertical scroll shooting game is a bit old-fashioned, but in this era, as long as such a game is not too bad, it is very marketable.
But even so, 500,000 sets are not a number that can be easily achieved. You must know that even the first work of Final Fantasy that brought Square back to life was only sold for more than 500,000 sets.
After a moment of silence, Jester spoke: "If you want to get the same treatment as Namco, we will only charge a premium of 100 yen for each card. It is not enough to do this. You must know that even the Pac Man in Namco is a replica version on the FC, sales have exceeded 1.6 million sets, and Hudson's Bomb Man's sales are not inferior."
"Haha." Kenzo Kanemoto just smiled, and he continued to say in a plain tone, "Mr. Li, I haven't finished speaking yet. What I said is that it is not just these three sets of games. If any of the games we Capcom released on Dreambox have sales of less than 500,000 sets, then we are willing to pay our premium for this game at the price of 3,000 yen per card."
Hearing this answer from Kenzo Katomoto, Jester's eyes lit up. He knew that this was almost the last bottom line Capcom could give, and that companies that could achieve sales of 500,000 copies in each game were indeed qualified to receive the same treatment as Namco. Moreover, in Jester's view, the final clause similar to punitiveness is much more symbolic than the actual meaning, which shows Capcom's attitude.
Then, Jester stood up and smiled and said, "Before we shake hands, I want to ask the last question, I want to know, why did you come from Nintendo's camp to our camp? You know, you are a Japanese company, and if you do this, you will be despised by many colleagues."
Unexpectedly, Qian Ben Qiansan still had the indifferent smile after hearing this question, and his tone was exactly the same as before.
"Mr. Li, history will only despise those failed companies, while successful people will only be praised." Qian Benxian paused, and he took the initiative to extend his right hand to Jester. "The reason why I chose to leave Nintendo's camp is not that I think Nintendo's conditions are too harsh, but that I think your Nintendo is more promising. It is better to do with the promising ones than do with the promising ones."
Hearing Qianmoto's reply, Jester laughed a few times. He reached out and held the other party's hand together, and shook it hard.
“Happy cooperation.”
Neither of the parties had made a secret cooperation agreement publicly made it public as soon as possible. This was the result of the negotiation between the two parties before the formal signing of the contract. They wanted to keep such sensational news when they needed it most. So when is the time when the most needed it most? There is no doubt that the console versions of the three arcade games that Capcom secretly transplanted secretly without everyone were officially released.
This is a work that Nintendo has to transplant Capcom almost every day during this period, and Capcom quietly transplanted the dreambox of Mars Entertainment. This sensation caused by the naked slap in the face, coupled with the sensation caused by the news that Capcom and Mars Entertainment officially reached a cooperation agreement, it is inevitable to increase the sales of these three games.
The transplanted works are very fast. Even if the test and correction time is added, it will take less than a month and a half to complete the remaining half.
In a report written in the front page of "Yomiuri Shimbun" about Capcom's official cooperation agreement with Mars Entertainment, written on the front page headline, the report caused an uproar in Japan as soon as it was released. Nintendo also contacted Kenzo Kamoto at the first time, and wanted him to give an explanation.
Capcom was not in a hurry. They just said that they would hold a press conference in a few days to clarify the matter, and also invited many game media.
Seeing that Capcom did not deny this rumor at the first time also caused a certain sensation within Nintendo.
This is one of the third-party developers that Nintendo values the most, and the quality of several arcade games developed by Capcom this year is obvious to all. As long as they can become proficient in the development of home computer games, even if they do not develop special home computer games and just transplant arcade games, it is also crucial for them to expand new users, especially in the North American market.
It can be said that if Capcom really judged his own camp, it would be a huge blow to Nintendo now.
It even makes Nintendo feel scared because their alliance is not as solid as they think - whether it is Mars Entertainment or Capcom, this means that there is one Capcom, and then there will be a second one.
"Kenzo Qiangmoto did not answer my phone number."
Chapter completed!