After the incident of burglary at home, a simple visit to the police station for recording, and everything ended there.
Presumably, the burglar who broke into the house would probably never dare to come to their house again in his lifetime.
Takayuki also didn't take it seriously anymore.
He was back to focusing on work.
Time quickly arrived at the day when the official unveiling of the Face-to-Face Meeting would take place.
Today is Sunday.
According to people's understanding, Sunday seems to be a prime time for television stations, but it's actually not the case. It seems that the real prime time is on Fridays, and Sunday slots are the least popular. People on Sundays just want to rest and don't really want to watch TV.
However, today, all players remembered that there would be a scheduled Face-to-Face Meeting by Gamestar Corporation at six o'clock sharp tonight.
According to explanations found online about the Face-to-Face Meeting, it's a program similar to Western-style product launch events.
But it's not exactly the same; there won't be any guests at the Face-to-Face Meeting, only pre-recorded videos presented to the players.
After all, only good games can attract players. If a launch event doesn't introduce any games and just shows someone blabbering, even if that person is the world's number one game developer, players would probably get impatient.
There were discussions all over the internet about tonight's game Face-to-Face Meeting, and occasionally there were a few posts about the latest release of "Sun Knight 2" by Surai Electronics.
Many people praised the excellent quality of music, art, and game graphics.
But ultimately, the hype was stronger on Gamestar Corporation's side. The game Face-to-Face Meeting dominated all forum sections, and posts discussing "Sun Knight" games were quickly pushed down.
This was the program that players were most interested in, and it was the first time, so naturally, players were very concerned.
They also wanted to see what kind of tricks Gamestar Electronic Entertainment had in store and what this Face-to-Face Meeting wanted to showcase.
Some people who already knew some inside information had started to hype up on the internet.
These people were naturally part of the so-called 'uncle party'.
This group of 'uncle party' was allowed by the official and was one of the stages of promotion.
"Everyone, I just got the latest news. It's now confirmed that Gamestar Corporation's Face-to-Face Meeting will feature the latest gaming console."
"OP, your information is outdated. We already knew about this news half a month ago."
"Hehe, then besides this news, I also know some detailed performance specs of this gaming console, and the credibility is very high."
"Then spill it out! Why are you wasting time babbling?"
"Why are you so rude?"
"So what if I'm rude?"
Not long after, the thread became chaotic.
The internet nowadays was full of hostility.
The current internet was still like the wild west, with little regulation. It would probably be difficult to manage in the short term.
However, there were still some relatively reliable leaks in it.
It was already confirmed that Gamestar's latest gaming console would be 16-bit, with the latest performance similar to the PN gaming console.
The 16-bit gaming console would have more storage and could produce better-quality games.
Gamestar Corporation, which already had the most enjoyable games, would probably further strengthen its dominance once it had a better platform.
There were also some minor leaks about other details of the gaming console. Then, the rest were related leaks about the games that might be released at the Face-to-Face Meeting.
"It's said that the launch game will include a Super Mario game with over ninety percent credibility."
"There will also be a new role-playing game as a launch title, rumored to be 'Legend of Zelda 3'."
"Hey, why 3?"
"Are you stupid? Gamestar Corporation never uses 2. You obviously aren't a loyal player."
"You bastard, tell me your address! I want to duel with you!"
"Sure, I'm at ****. If you don't come, you're a coward!"
"Just you wait!"
Meanwhile, inside the headquarters of Surai Electronics, inside the headquarters of Vides Corporation, and inside many companies dedicated to the electronic gaming industry, there were groups of people sitting in front of televisions, quietly waiting for the Face-to-Face Meeting to begin.
Tokyo Television Station was pleasantly surprised to see its real-time viewership ratings briefly rise to 20%.
It had been a long time since Tokyo Television Station had reached a 20% viewership rating.
They had been suppressed for many years without many opportunities for a turnaround.
And today, the live broadcast of the Gamestar Corporation's Face-to-Face Meeting brought them extra attention.
The management of the television station was also overjoyed.
"Keep your eyes glued, watch every second of this Face-to-Face Meeting closely, don't miss anything, because every second could be a sample for us to learn from."
Just the Face-to-Face Meeting itself was a new form of promotion.
If they could learn from it, they could also emulate it in the future to increase their own influence.
Early Kawaguchi even specially prepared more than three recording devices to prevent any recording accidents and ensure that every frame of this Face-to-Face Meeting could be accurately recorded for their future study.
At the same time, they were also speculating wildly about what games Gamestar Electronic Entertainment would release.
Gamestar Electronic Entertainment's ability to keep secrets was actually quite strong.
For news like the new gaming console, leaks were inevitable due to the supply chain channels.
But the development of electronic games could almost guarantee absolute confidentiality.
Unless developers leaked information themselves, but that was impossible in Gamestar Electronic Entertainment.
They had a strong sense of belonging to the company. Even if someone tried to bribe them, they couldn't pry open their mouths.
According to the current known situation, the launch title for the new gaming console should include a Super Mario game.
Every time he thought of Super Mario, the guy who was then the deputy director of the game business division at Surai Electronics would have a toothache.
Back then, he was still the head of the game business division, full of confidence and wanting to show off Surai Electronics' industrial strength in this department.
Then he was beaten to the point of not being able to take care of himself by a single game, and the sales of their game console plummeted by half in the second week.
That game was really a knockout blow.
Later, he also took some time to play games on the NES and compared them with their own games. He finally realized that their games were really rubbish, and he finally admitted how much his previous strategy had failed.
He no longer had any complaints about the parachuted management personnel and obediently served as an assistant.
Say what you will, at least this parachuted high-ranking official really had some skills.
Gradually reducing the disadvantages of their own games and showing signs of catching up.