This forum is indeed interesting, and the game reviews sound quite authentic.
And he noticed that the forum's daily activity now has a scale of over a thousand people, which is considered a significant user base on the internet nowadays.
Takayuki directly registered a new account on this forum.
Then he began to look at the users who specialize in writing these game reviews.
The users writing reviews are the creators of this forum, who are usually very active on the forum and interact with almost all content related to video games. Obviously, they are seasoned gamers or have grown into industry veterans.
In his post history, discussions about games are diverse, exploring the deeper secrets of games with other enthusiasts.
Looking at this "veteran," Takayuki couldn't help but send a message to him via the forum's private messaging.
Nintendo is the damn ruler of the world: "Hello, I've seen many of your posts on the forum and it seems like you have a deep understanding of video games. Are you interested in forming a dedicated network media for evaluating video games?"
In a high-end residence in Tokyo, a teenager of about fourteen or fifteen is playing video games in his bedroom.
He sits cross-legged on a small cushion, staring at a 30-inch LCD TV hanging on the wall, which is displaying The Legend of Zelda game on the Famicom.
This is his favorite game, and since the winter vacation started, he has been staying at home playing games, hardly ever leaving the house.
His father is a lifelong employee of Soray Electronics, considered middle class, while his mother passed away early. At fourteen, he is in his rebellious age, and with his father working overtime all year round, there is hardly any communication between them. It seems that video games have become his only pleasure.
As he was seriously playing The Legend of Zelda, a desktop computer in the corner made a ding sound.
His sharp ears immediately pressed the pause button on the controller, then he went to check the message on the computer.
Skillfully manipulating the mouse, he clicked on the webpage that had been open all along, and a notification for a private message kept flashing. After clicking on the private message prompt, a dialogue box popped up.
Nintendo is the damn ruler of the world: "Hello, I've seen many of your posts on the forum and it seems like you have a deep understanding of video games. Are you interested in forming a dedicated network media for evaluating video games?"
The teenager frowned slightly.
Who is this?
Nintendo? Ruler of the world?
Who is this Nintendo? Why would they be the ruler of the world?
The teenager was puzzled by this name.
Of course, names are not important.
This person mentioned forming a dedicated network media for evaluating video games?
After seeing this message, the teenager was stunned for a moment.
Then his hands began to type quickly on the keyboard.
Super Game Elite: "Who are you?"
Nintendo is the damn ruler of the world: "I'm just a pure gamer like you, but I'm also interested in evaluating games. Do you have any thoughts about forming a group specifically for reviewing games?"
A group for reviewing games...
The teenager's brain began to think.
He really likes games, and he also likes to share his thoughts and opinions about games on the internet.
Moreover, whenever someone resonates with him or thanks him for recommending a game on the internet, he feels a sense of accomplishment.
This is much more interesting than the boring and monotonous schoolwork.
So he began typing on the keyboard again.
Super Game Elite: "Is the group you mentioned about organizing a group of people to play games and then write reviews?"
Nintendo is the damn ruler of the world: "That's right, and then collectively write similar articles to those on the forum and post them online. This way, you can also earn some money through it."
It seems quite interesting.
Super Game Elite: "You say I can earn money? Who's gonna give me money?"
Nintendo is the damn ruler of the world: "It's definitely not easy to make money at the beginning, but your forum already has a daily browsing volume of about a thousand people, which is quite an achievement. If you make good use of it, you can completely support yourself relying on these thousand people."
Super Game Elite: "Tell me more."
The teenager obviously didn't dare to think that he could earn money by reviewing games.
But if there's a chance to make money, he's quite interested. While other people his age are considering working to earn money, he has no intention of doing such things because he really dislikes the boring work, even more than studying.
But it's different if you can make money on the internet.
Nintendo is the damn ruler of the world: "First of all, I think you can present yourself as an opinion leader, helping players choose games. With this identity, you can actively approach game companies to request early access to games for testing. In this way, as a tester who can play games in advance, you will be sought after by more people. When more people are interested, someone will start considering asking you to do advertisements and so on, and then you can start making money. That's roughly the idea."
This person sounds quite reliable, but wait a minute, did this person just say that they have a chance to get early access to the latest games for testing? Earlier than anyone else?
That's impossible.
Super Game Elite: "Are you saying that I can get early access to the latest games for testing? Is that possible?"
Nintendo is the damn ruler of the world: "It depends on your eloquence, but I've read your articles, and your eloquence seems to be pretty good. So there's a good chance of convincing game companies to give you early access to games for testing."
The teenager was intrigued.
Getting early access to games for testing seems much more tempting than making money.
After all, he's not really short of money.
Super Game Elite: "Why did you suddenly approach me?"
Nintendo is the damn ruler of the world: "Because you already have a group of followers, it's obviously easier to succeed."
Super Game Elite: "What benefit do you get from it?"
Nintendo is the damn ruler of the world: "Benefits? If there's a chance, I'd really like to have the opportunity to experience games in advance. That's the only dream I have as a player. I'm not short of money, I just want to have the chance to play games early. I'm a bit tired of queuing for days every time a popular game is released."
As soon as he heard that the other person is a loyal gamer, the teenager immediately felt a lot more favorable towards this person, and his suspicion also decreased slightly.
This person doesn't seem like a scammer, at least for now, he hasn't mentioned anything about cheating money from him.
So... maybe he can try following his advice?
Super Game Elite: "Are you just hoping to get early access to games with me? Nothing else?"
Nintendo is the damn ruler of the world: "That's right, so you don't need to worry about me being a scammer, because I won't cheat you out of any money. We might not even meet in person, you just need to mail me the latest games each time, and we can communicate through the internet. I'm just a pure player, and I just want to be a pure player."