Chapter 191 The King of Strong Mouth

Author: quiet thoughts

Chapter 191 The King of Strong Mouth

Not long after August entered, a big event happened in the video game world.

The famous arcade game manufacturer Namco sued Nintendo, another giant in the arcade industry, for infringement and plagiarism!

Neon's video games were in the toddler stage of development, and suddenly such big news broke.

Moreover, two major players in the arcade industry were involved. In an instant, the media in the entertainment industry focused their cameras on this incident.

According to "Game Console Daily", Nintendo produced the game "Thunder Hail" without permission, which has very similar gameplay and materials to Shirakawa Electric's "Thunderbolt".

The arcade copyright of the "Thunder and Lightning" game has been authorized by Shirakawa Electric to Namco Dream.

That’s why Namco sued Nintendo for copyright infringement.

It is said that in order to cooperate with Namco's prosecution, Shirakawa Electric provided detailed gameplay data and production materials for the "Thunder" game.

We even made a detailed comparison of the similarities and similarities between "Thunder and Lightning" and "Thunder and Hail".

At present, these information and data have been submitted to the Tokyo District Court along with a complaint from Namco.

As expected, Nintendo also immediately denied that there was no infringement or plagiarism in its games.

The sudden exchange of stranglehold between the two sides also made passers-by stunned.

This is so good, why is it suddenly going to court?

There have been cases in which each other accused each other of plagiarism, but it was nothing more than a verbal spat.

When it’s time to do business, everyone should continue to do business.

Although there was a bit of venomous talk among friends and businessmen in my childhood, there were not many serious things that happened.

In fact, Namco had the same idea before. Nakamura Masaya first contacted Hiroshi Yamauchi privately.

Let's all sit down and talk about it. If Nintendo realizes this, they will pay a compensation and stop selling related arcade machines.

Then let this matter be over. After all, we are all in the same industry. We don’t meet each other when we look up, so there is no need to be so stiff.

But who is Hiroshi Yamauchi? The person who can say "The gameplay is not patented, so if you have the idea to plagiarize, just plagiarize." How can you expect him to admit to plagiarism?

So he didn't even agree to Nakamura Masaya's request to meet, and directly rejected the other party's plagiarism claim on the phone.

"Pa" Nakamura Masaya was so angry when the phone was hung up. If it was normal, forget it.

Everyone's plagiarism is because the other party followed suit after launching related games first.

In fact, this does relatively little harm to the original creator. At most, he can pick up some bargains behind the former and drink some soup.

But this time Namco is different. My own authentic arcade machine has not yet been launched, and you, a copycat, have taken the lead, and the loss will be huge.

Plus Shirakawa, the troublemaker... Bah, plus the upright Shirakawa Kaede is supporting me from behind.

Nakamura Masaya immediately launched a lawsuit against Nintendo. Since he couldn't sit down and talk, he would have to talk in court.

Not only that, Namco also posted various similarities between Nintendo's "Thunder Hail" games in detail in the newspaper.

Even published with the newspaper, there was an official authorization letter from Shirakawa Electric regarding "Thunderbolt".

And the upright Shirakawa Electric Company also personally confirmed the news to reporters and media.

Then the melon-eating people woke up and poured into the game hall out of curiosity.

They want to see what's so magical about these two games, or what's the similarities.

Then a magical scene happened. Both Namco's game arcade and Nintendo's game arcade were full every day.

Everyone lined up to experience Namco's "Thunder" and Nintendo's "Thunder".

Even GAME BOY, Shirakawa Electric's first handheld console, has enjoyed a second spring.

this…

To be honest, neither the plaintiff, Namco, nor the defendant, Nintendo, nor Shirakawa Electric, who was secretly on the sidelines, expected this scene.

We are really fighting with bayonets, why do you passers-by look like you are watching the fun~

The three idiots in the gaming world are full of questions...

And it seems that this phenomenon is not just for a day or two. From the first day when they started bickering in the newspaper, the game arcade was full of customers every day.

It seems like both of these games are popular?

The two arcade giants who were fighting at this moment finally came to their senses.

So the two clubs worked overtime to produce their own themed arcade machines, while continuing to bicker in the newspapers.

Making money and fighting are equally good, everyone is a multi-faceted expert.

To this, Bai Chuanfeng said, fight! Keep fighting! It’s better to beat the dog’s brains out.

If the two sides don't have a grudge, how can Namco be honest in producing games for Shirakawa Electric in the future?

Only after it is stopped thinking about it will it follow Baichuan Electric whole-heartedly.

Bai Chuanfeng's wishful thinking was crackling.

However, just as he was hiding aside and secretly eating melons, and lighting the fire from time to time, the fire finally burned his own house.

Just when Namco and Nintendo were exchanging words, Nintendo, as the defendant, suddenly changed direction and accused Shirakawa Electric's handheld console of plagiarizing its own GAME WATCH!

Regarding Nintendo's accusation, whether it was Shirakawa Electric, Namco Dream, or other people on the street, they were all shocked.

What does this have to do with Shirakawa Electric? What about Nintendo’s promise to copy Shirakawa Electric’s games? How come it’s the other way around?

The reason why Nintendo did this was because Hiroshi Yamauchi was also annoyed.

Everyone has done this before, why should you sue me?

The one on the left is plagiarizing and the one on the right is infringing. They point their fingers at my face and scold me. I also want to lose face.

In addition, there are indeed some similarities between Shirakawa Electric's handheld consoles and Nintendo's handheld consoles.

And Nintendo is the first company in Japan to launch a handheld console. So, isn’t that the reason?

In response to Nintendo's accusation, Shirakawa Kaede said, "Shameless guy."

It looks like the handheld console was invented by your family.

So under Shirakawa Kaede's instruction, Shirakawa Electric directly published a newspaper refutation.

Shirakawa Electric's handheld console pays tribute to Mattel, the pioneer in the handheld console industry!

Who is Mattel?

Mattel is your American father’s game console manufacturer, and the world’s first handheld console was produced by it.

So Shirakawa Electric used newspapers to popularize Mattel information for everyone.

They even published photos of Mattel's handheld console. You see, the screen, buttons, and gameplay are all there. This is the forerunner of handheld consoles, isn't it?

Shirakawa Electric even produced a so-called authorization letter from Mattel. Well, this authorization letter was almost useless.

Because Mattel was not developing well at this time, it was almost about to withdraw from the field of electronic games and concentrate on its old toy industry.

When Shirakawa Kaede went to the United States last time, he stopped by Mattel and got this without much effort.

To be honest, this authorization letter doesn't really do much, but the concept is indeed that of a handheld computer.

It's just that it's actually a little different from the handheld consoles they make now, but it's enough to fool the melon-eaters and Nintendo who don't know the truth.

Now that the facts are before our eyes, Nintendo is silent.

Nintendo obviously knows that it is not the inventor of the handheld concept, so it is just talking about it.

Otherwise, when the evidence is conclusive, Bai Chuanfeng does not believe that the other party will be so generous, and direct prosecution is his style.

However, Nintendo ceased operations, and Shirakawa Kaede did not want to just let it go.

So Shirakawa Electric published another newspaper, calling on everyone to respect intellectual property rights.

Video games are also a kind of artistic creation, and their original content should be protected.

This is the first time Shirakawa Electric has shouted the slogan, "Video games are also an art."

Not to mention others, game industry professionals are yearning for Shirakawa Electric.

Because they feel respected and recognized, video games are not unprofessional.

Yes, in this neon moment, video games are generally considered by adults to be a non-professional thing.

In fact, the situation will be almost the same as in China in the future.

In addition to shouting slogans, Shirakawa Electric also hinted to its friends and businessmen to come out and say a few words.

We are all game content creators. Now is the time to set up a memorial arch. Why don’t you express your gratitude?

I’m talking about you, Taidong!

As the boss of the arcade industry, shouldn’t you hate copycat plagiarism?
To be continued...