Chapter 68

John Chambers began to be busy with worldnet listing. The bank sent the vice president of the company to talk about it.

For the time being, AOL is very popular, but their alliance is dead in name.

Cisco actively sent people to contact with MCI company, hoping to reach a merger plan!

In December 1989, the game "the lost Viking" developed by Blizard company passed the examination of Nintendo, and became the first American game that can be transplanted to Nintendo. Therefore, some American game special magazines also specially reported this, saying that it is the future star of American Games! But this makes EA company angry. Blizard company is the future star of American Games. What about EA company?

As a listed company, how can EA company see Blizard riding on its head? At this time, Sega came to the United States with its 16 bit game machine Mega Drive. With its own game development strength, EA decided to cooperate with Sega video game company to develop sports games on Mega Drive, officially confronting Nintendo!

Isn't Nintendo looking down on my EA game? I will cooperate with your competitors and kill you!!! Nintendo also set up a big enemy for itself, EA company is too bull, known as the fast shooter of the game industry, making three games a month, it's against the sky!!!

However, the enemy again cattle, Nintendo are fearless, a blow off!!!

Nintendo in the 90's is absolutely invincible! EA company and Sega cooperation, is absolutely looking for smoke. Of course, EA company relies on the development speed, making n games, or very profitable! And it is also a game distribution company, relying on the absorption of other people's blood and live very moist!

"Lost Vikings" computer version can only run on DOS, selling tepid. Transplant to Nintendo, that's about the same.

After all, this game is the first one of Blizard's, and it's right to practice. Henry wanted them to develop Warcraft, but he was worried that they couldn't develop it《 Dune 2 is the originator of the real-time strategy game, and Warcraft is the following work of dune 2. However, although it follows the trend, it is highly innovative, creating a precedent of networking mode!

Come on, just buy Westwood, the game company that produced dune 2, merge the two companies, develop Warcraft together, and then give some advice. It's not a big problem!

Henry thought about it for a while and thought it was the safest thing to do!

So I went to Blizzard and said to Mike mowami, Alan Adhan and frank Pierce, "well, I'm going to buy another game company, and then merge the two companies to develop a new game!"

"Mr. Williams, at the beginning of the company, we signed an agreement, which emphasized that the right of independent development of the game belongs to us, but now you want to appoint us to develop other games?" Mike mowemi said a little dissatisfied.

Henry laughed in his heart. It seems that you're not convinced by the fact that you're not talented!

With a smile on his face, Henry took out the prepared game design manuscript and handed it to them. Then he said faintly, "this is the game I designed. It's called Warcraft. If you don't like this game, I'll find other game companies to do it!"

Three people carefully browse the manuscript, while watching, while making a voice of exclamation.

Mike mowami, who had been stunned by the game designed by Henry, was modest and sincerely pleaded: "Mr. Williams, please make sure that you give us this game to do!"

"Why, didn't you say that you wanted the right to develop the game independently?"

"Mr. Williams, can't we be wrong?" Three people complexion embarrassed way.

Henry thought that it was not a good idea to merge Blizard and Westwood. I simply set up a game group company, Blizard and Westwood are just one of its subsidiaries, so that they have more independence, cooperation and competition.

As the saying goes, competition can make progress!

If the Blizard team is too fat to be the only one in the family, I don't know if he still has the spirit of innovation? I can't guide them to develop games all the time

"Well, you can do the game, but you need to cooperate with other companies to develop it. In addition, I will set up a game group company, and Blizard will be incorporated into the company and become its subsidiary! "

Mike mowemi thought about it and said, "no problem!" In fact, there's really no problem. No matter which subsidiary Blizard belongs to, Mike mowami's shares in Blizard are not diluted, and they have the right to independently develop the game, which is basically the same as before. Henry set up the group company's purpose is to optimize resources, share technology, with the power of the group against other game companies!

It's better than Blizard alone.

Before long, Henry registered a game company in California, called firefly game company!

Although Weifeng capital company is Henry's asset, for the sake of clear ownership, Henry still transferred the shares of Weifeng capital company in Blizard company to his private name. Later, Blizard company was listed as firefly game company!

Westwood was founded in 1985 and has not made any decent games up to now. Henry sent people to talk about the acquisition, and almost bought Westwood without any effort. Of course, Henry still gave the two founders of Westwood, supery and Cassel, 10% shares each. Without the founder, the company would have no soul. Henry would be more convenient than directly recruiting employees!

Henry spent three million dollars to take 80% of the shares, and then let Westwood move to Silicon Valley, just a wall away from Blizard!

Now, the main purpose of Westwood and Blizard is to produce Warcraft, and firefly game company also has a heavy task, and needs to establish its own distribution channel!!! In fact, this task is more important than the development of Warcraft!

It is true that channels are the king!

Why EA company can become one of the global game giants is that it has perfect distribution channels! Release other people's games, make a steady profit. The more games you release, the more you earn. How many games can I play, 40 in a year? It's not certain whether the game you develop will make money, but the R & D cost is not a small sum.

There are thousands of game companies all over the world, and the number of games they produce is recorded in multiples. If they release games from other game companies, not to mention making more money, each game earns an average of 100000, 1000, or 100 million. In fact, some of the best-selling games, one can help the distribution company earn hundreds or even tens of millions of dollars, if a few more best-selling games, a young easy to earn hundreds of millions of dollars!

Nintendo is so powerful now, in fact, it is similar to the distribution company! Rely on their own game platform, the use of royalty system, the release of other companies' games, so as to make a lot of money!

Hollywood's six major film companies also become giants because of their distribution channels!

Firefly game company to become the overlord of the game industry, we must first have their own distribution channels! Fortunately, Henry has many companies and channels. Among them, the channel of West German publishing house is the most helpful to firefly game company. Many stores sell books, music CDs, videos and game cards together. With the help of West German publishing house, firefly game company soon mastered this part of the channel.

Of course, this channel alone is not enough. Supermarkets, electronics stores, and video game kiosks are all firefly's targets.

It's a long way to go to establish a perfect channel!

But Henry is fully confident to establish a global distribution channel with the widest and most perfect channel（ The recommendation ticket is too suck. Please come first. In addition, book group: 424930141, welcome to join! Today, this chapter is published in advance. I'll finish it early and go to bed early.)