GameNES 2: Rebirth of Gaming

[Neverwonagame3]

And so begans the downfall of Mann Entertainment.

From an OOC perspective, do you think that's likely?

 

[dldnjstjr]

Only time will tell. And by the rate of updates... in about 3 months, which rounds up nicely to roughly about 3.14159 updates. But if the rate increases... it might be 2.71828 updates instead.

P.S. Yeah, I know I'm a jerk.

 

[Frozen In Ice]

OOC: Have I already been paid for my exclusives?

Non-Diplomacy:
Also, procedural generation will create the NPCs of the game, give them some relations and backstory. How much will that cost?

I believe that you have been paid for all of your exclusives. The procedural generation of NPCs won't cost anything extra either. It is all covered by the cost of the game.

Only time will tell. And by the rate of updates... in about 3 months, which rounds up nicely to roughly about 3.14159 updates. But if the rate increases... it might be 2.71828 updates instead.

P.S. Yeah, I know I'm a jerk.

Yeah, I get it, I update slowly.

However, orders are due today and I am missing most of them. Get them in as soon as possible!

 

[Frozen In Ice]

So far I only have orders from Bestshot, MooseWarrior, and Neverwonagame. I need a few more before I begin the update.

 

[Luckymoose]

So far I only have orders from Bestshot, MooseWarrior, and Neverwonagame. I need a few more before I begin the update.

Oh I was under the frame of mind that you already knew what I was doing from when we talked.

 

[Frozen In Ice]

Oh I was under the frame of mind that you already knew what I was doing from when we talked.

Oh, yes, I assume that you will invest all of your funds into it, right?

 

[Luckymoose]

Oh, yes, I assume that you will invest all of your funds into it, right?

Yes all funds into operation blow up other studios with hired Iranian terrorists.

 

[Frozen In Ice]

Update X
January-April 1989​

Game Releases and Ratings

Arcade Explosion- GawShang-7
Mushroom Men 2- Canal Entertainment-7.5
Silent Service: Wings of Gold- Mann Entertainment-8.5
Showdown- Connections Games-6.5

Sales:

Console Sales To Date

1.)HiGrax 4,005,000 Units
2.)The Box 3,865,000 Units

Game Sales
Silent Service: Wings of Gold- 225,000 Copies
Mushroom Men 2- 185,000 Copies
Showdown- 180,000 Copies +1 Income
Akio The Ninja- 170,000 Copies
Arcade Explosion- 150,000 Copies
Monster Hunt- 130,000 Copies
Homicide Cop- 90,000 Copies

News For Each Region

North America

The major game that was released in North America was Silent Service: Wings of Gold. It became an instant success and it drove Box sales to new sales records. The HiGrax also did well though, thanks to the many games that were available for it.

TIRC announced that during the holiday season of 1989, they would release their first handheld, The Square. This brought about a lot of hype for the handheld, since many people were quite excited by the announcement.

Big Time Entertainment continued to have their developers get more familiar with Avalon's game engine. This practice paid off as their developers are now masters at using it. They also continued to advertise Homicide Cop which helped keep sales high.

Canal Entertainment invested in adding Japan as a market, and they succeeded. Also, they released Mushroom Men 2, which was a Big hit on the HiGrax. (+Japanese Market, +Fan Base Size)

Europe

In Europe the Box barely edged out the HiGrax in sales, thanks most to Silent Service. The series was quickly becoming as popular in Europe as it was in North America.

Japan

The HiGrax had huge sales numbers in Japan, with games like Mushroom Men 2 and Arcade Explosion being the biggest sellers there. The Box also sold well, but it just wasn't a match for the HiGrax.

Kingdom Inc was strangely quiet, but a rumor started that they were working on something big.

GawShang released Arcade explosion and it was reviewed as a good game and it had decent sales too. It is expected that it will sell even more when the Camelot version is released.

Australia

Connections Games finally released Showdown, and while it was only an ok game, it got great sales.

OOC: Stats will be updated as soon as I get the chance.

 

[Neverwonagame3]

OOC: Ripping off Connections Games. Anyway, does TIRC have to negotiate more money to get Blood Feud as an exclusive?

Blood Feud
Consoles: The Box (though we are likely to change plans on this if not given an Exclusive offer)
Option A: A Showdown ripoff designed to surpass Showdown greatly by sheer superiority of quality. It will have better actors, better camera, more options, and about four or five potential 'Crowning Moments' designed to surpass even the rest of the game by sheer superiority of quality.

Option B: A Showdown ripoff designed to explot the company's superiority quality to do much better then it did for the same cost, with:
-The 'storyline', to the meagre extent there is one, being diffrent
-Better actors
-Being camera
-Better all-round

Stories:

A New Plan
"What's this 'Showdown' idea?"

"The basic theme seems to be to make the player feel like a badass. It uses real-world level graphics to make it look real, and gives several options so that the player is in control."

Peter considered the development. The idea had clearly shown that it could get good sales with a very poor quality game. And it had only been realeased in Australia.

"Legally, can we get away with ripping it off?"
"How can you patent a basic concept?"

Peter smiled. The man he was talking to was no lawyer, but his point was correct.

"If a new company with quality that poor can gain those kind of sales, then we can gain much, much more..."

 

[bestshot9]

Yay update

Okay, new orders:

Spending:

1 SP to open European market
1 SP to begin development on Commie Attack!
1 SP (Assuming Lucky sent me the 1 SP this turn like he said) on advertising Homicide Cop in Europe.

 

[Terrance888]

1 Sp for East Asian Markets.
1 SP for European Markets
1 SP for production of all games.

 

[Haseri]

So sorry for missing that update. Been very busy.

2 SP on developing Xanea III: Dead Space

1 SP on increasing Employee Morale by putting in a suggestion box. A suggestion box about anything.

 

[Frozen In Ice]

Thanks for the early orders. I will try to get the stats updated tomorrow.

 

[dldnjstjr]

Blood Feud
Consoles: The Box (though we are likely to change plans on this if not given an Exclusive offer)

To: Peter Tallman (Neverwonagame3)
From: Edward Mann (dldnjstjr)

As an ex-owner of Mann Entertainment, I would like to mention that before I retired, Mann Entertainment had a deal with TIRC, Inc. where Mann Entertainment will permanently be Box exclusive in return for 1 SP per game in progress.

 

[Neverwonagame3]

OOC: How much extra will it cost for Crystal Chronicles to have NPCs programmed to act proactively depending on what the player does?

From Mann Entertainment
To TIRC Inc
CC Edward Mann

Are you willing to pay us the promised money?

 

[Frozen In Ice]

Stats have been updated. Orders shall be due Monday, July 7th.

OOC: How much extra will it cost for Crystal Chronicles to have NPCs programmed to act proactively depending on what the player does?

This won't cost anything extra.

To Mann Entertainment
From TIRC Inc.

We will pay you 1 SP for Blood Feud to be exclusive to the box.

 

[MooseWarrior]

Game Name: Pet Care - The Game
Game Type: Simulation
Consoles: All
Brief Description: This game is for people who want a pet but can't afford one. You adopt a cat or dog, and care for it. Give it different types of food, name it, play with it, etc.

Long Description: Pet Care is a in-depth simulation game, simulating all the joys and pains of owning a pet. You get a set amount of money each week (in game) as a pay chek for a job, and you use that to pay for food, water, and toys for your pet.


Technical Description: It's a Simulation Game.

 

[Neverwonagame3]

From Mann Entertainment
To TIRC Inc

Agreed.

 

[Frozen In Ice]

Continue to send in orders. I will begin to work on the update shortly.

@MooseWarrior: Pet Care - The Game will cost 3 Sp.

 

[Neverwonagame3]

Has work on the update started?