February 18th, the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.
The New Year is completely over.
Lin Mu Studio officially started construction.
As the latest gaming company to start operations in China.
Lin Yao's first day at work was not as calm as last year, and she could still chat with Mu Wanqing...
As the scale of Lin Mu Studio expands, there are more and more things to do. During the half-month break, Lin Yao will start paying off the debt on the first day of work...
She doesn't even care about holiday syndrome.
As soon as I arrived at the studio, I was pulled into the conference room...
"As of yesterday, console sales have officially exceeded 4.2 million units, according to data provided by Linmu Financial Holdings!"
"The sales volume in each region is as follows. In the first month of the year, console sales exceeded two million units in Europe and the United States. In Japan, the home base of console manufacturer Peria, it exceeded 800,000 units. It is quite popular and is becoming more and more popular."
"As for domestically, console sales have officially exceeded one million, making it the highest-selling console in domestic history."
"But high sales have also brought some troubles, that is, the warehouse is basically empty. Because of the factory holiday, all the consoles that were originally expected to be sold in March have been sold out. Now Linmu Financial Holdings is in emergency production, but the consoles are still inevitable.
There has been a premium in prices, especially during the New Year period.”
"The above is the current status of the host."
"In terms of games, except for "1-2 Switch", our four first-party masterpieces have basically exceeded 3 million units. Among them, "Mario Kart" has performed the most eye-catchingly, exceeding 4 million copies!
It is equivalent to players who bought the console buying the game."
"That's probably what happened."
Mu Wanqing said a lot in one breath and disclosed all the data for the first month of console sales.
Lin Yao nodded after hearing this.
Generally speaking, it was within her expectations.
The sales volume of the console in the first month was beyond her expectation.
She remembers that in her previous life, the sales of Switch in the first month were less than 3 million units...
Probably because Linmu Studio, unlike Nintendo, has a bunch of weird consoles in the past, and players generally have high expectations for the Switch.
Coupled with the impact of the G incident and the fact that domestic policies in this world are not so strict, consoles can be sold openly in China.
finally.
Console sales exceeded 4 million in the first month.
This is a good thing.
Although these four million dollars currently account for a ridiculously low share of the console market.
But this is the first month of console sales, and the sales curve of consoles will get higher and higher as time goes by.
certainly.
This premise is that more games can be released in the future.
"I understand, leave the production to LMU Financial Holdings. Don't worry. As the Spring Festival passes, there are no bottlenecks in the supply chain, and production capacity should be increased soon."
"At Linmu Studio, our focus is still on the development plan for the second half of the year."
"Let me tell you what I think, first."
Lin Mu Studio stood up, pulled the whiteboard behind him, and then picked up the marker: "We use May as the time point. By May at the latest, the first-party masterpieces released will be at the end of their lives.
Many players who have purchased the console have already completed the game, but online games are not among them, so our most important thing is to launch a stand-alone masterpiece that will succeed "The Legend of Zelda" as soon as possible before June."
"In this regard, we are somewhat prepared. The console game department is currently producing "Pokémon Legends", but this is a new IP without any bonuses, and the gameplay is completely different from other games in the world. As for "ARMS", the same is true
The new IP, which emphasizes somatosensory gameplay, cannot carry the weight either. Not to mention LABO, which is a long-term investment."
"So the game that really succeeds "The Legend of Zelda" is "Dark Souls" that we prepared last year. This game, plus the two games just mentioned, plus independent third-party games, will serve as a console in its first year.
Game lineup for the first half of the year.
This is the most important thing in the first half of the year.”
Lin Yao wrote the names of three games on the whiteboard and sorted out her thoughts at the same time.
"In the second half of the year, the console product department is tentatively planning to have a Mario game, but the PC department has no plans yet..."
In fact, the host thing is really a headache if you think about it carefully.
Lin Yao’s Switch in her previous life sold very well, and almost all of her products were in the market for Mario, Zelda, and Pokémon.
oh,
There is also Nintendo Super Smash Bros., which integrates all famous IPs...
But whether it’s Pokémon or Mario, they are both ancient IPs with huge popularity. If Linmu Studio wants these games to be the mainstay as soon as they are launched, it will definitely not work.
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We can only slowly release works to lay the groundwork.
This is also the reason why Lin Yao did not choose to do Super Mario Odyssey, because it was not the right time.
And put these aside.
The best-selling games on Switch in her previous life were JRPGs and various independent games, such as the famous "Xenoblade Chronicles".
But things like JRPG... to be honest, whether it is in Europe, America or China, its popularity is probably limited, and Lin Yao has not made up her mind to do it yet.
Excellent independent game, I feel it is suitable.
Because there are no IP problems, and there are many independent games, they are very suitable for the attributes of the Switch handheld device.
But for independent games, they can be supplemented, but they are still a little short of being the mainstay...
In short, there is a long way to go.
take it easy.
Lin Yao's plan is to do both ends in parallel.
While the console game department is making family-friendly exclusive games for consoles, it is also laying the groundwork to create new IP. The PC department is making dual-end login games to inject new blood into the Switch.
The two routes run parallel.
Taking care of both platforms.
If possible, we can also develop some very popular independent games in the future...
"The first half of the year will be carried out as planned. The PC department will focus on "Dark Souls". As for the plan for the second half of the year, I will think about it again."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Lin Yao was silent for a moment, and after clearing her thoughts, she shook her head gently and announced that the meeting was adjourned.
…
Come out of the conference room.
Lin Yao returned to her seat, then looked over the development schedule of "Dark Soul" for a while, then turned around and opened the document.
She needs to carefully consider the development plan for the second half of the first year of the console's release.
The first is the console game department, which is the successor work after completing the two existing games.
Lin Yao listed several masterpiece options, including "Fitness Ring Adventure" which can sell hardware, "Animal Crossing" which is extremely casual, and party games.
Party games can pave the way for IP, such as "Super Mario Party".
As for the PC department, in addition to "Dark Soul", in addition to regular masterpieces, we can also produce some independent games in the future.
For example, "Boil the Lake", "Dead Cells", "Hades"...
These games do not have to be exclusive, but they must be logged into the Switch platform simultaneously so that players can choose to play these games on the handheld platform for the first time.
Well...that's probably it.
Lin Yao summarized the development plan for the whole year.
It is definitely impossible to follow the plan completely, after all, plans cannot keep up with changes.
There will definitely be additions or deletions along the way.
But generally speaking, Lin Yao had a good idea.
There was nothing we could do in the first year. The memory of her past life was one of the biggest cheats. It would be a pity not to use it when the console was just starting out.
After the first year has passed and the host user base has been fixed.
At that time, you can play freely, such as making some games that are unique to Linmu Studio.
But in the first year, when it comes to the life and death of LMU Financial Holdings, stability should be the priority.
"Then next... Let's make "Dark Soul" first."
Lin Yao put a period at the end of the document and stretched.