FC is now entering a slow phase of elimination.
But this is limited to Japan only.
In the United States, FC has never made a landing.
Especially on FC, there are actually many high-quality games that American players have not experienced.
At first, apart from the first party, other third-party manufacturers slowly shifted their development focus to 16-bit game consoles.
Later in the upgrade process of SFC, except for the first-party games of Gamestar Electronics, only a few third-party games participated in the upgrade and most FC games did not appear on SFC.
Takayuki considered making the game console compatible, but that would increase the cost of the game console again, which is not particularly cost-effective at the moment. So, they can only try to encourage third parties to participate in game upgrades as much as possible, rather than downward compatibility.
It's just a pity that third-party manufacturers think it's not profitable. They can't make more money from upgraded games. After all, their ideas are different from Takayuki's, and Takayuki doesn't insist on it.
This also means that many American players actually missed out on many good FC games.
If these games are also released in the American market and channels are opened at low prices, it is actually very cost-effective.
Because these eight-bit console games are gradually becoming difficult to sell in Japan, and many third-party manufacturers have accumulated some inventory. Originally, they planned to destroy them, but when they heard about Takayuki's plan, they became interested.
Even if they can only sell for five dollars in the United States, their average profit barely covers the cost of a cartridge, which is about two dollars. But the pie drawn by Takayuki is enough to entice them.
This is a good opportunity to expand the market again. If missed, it will affect their future game releases in the United States. It's better to make use of these inventory cartridges and throw them all to the United States to digest the inventory here.
Fortunately, Takayuki has long required these manufacturers to have at least three languages when making games, including English, which reduces a lot of unnecessary work. The cartridges in Japan can be directly put into the American market without any additional unnecessary things.
So, when September came, ships from Japan docked at ports on the west coast of the United States.
One by one, containers marked with Gamestar Electronics were unloaded, storing tens of millions of various types of game cartridges, and more than five million units of FC consoles.
The day before docking at the port, Matsuki Shi couldn't sleep at night and came to the port to wait for unloading. She had to personally supervise this matter because it was likely to change the pattern of electronic games in the United States. She had to ensure that all processes were problem-free.
Workers unloaded the containers one by one, and then began customs counting and confirmation. Matsuki Shi ran up and down, consuming four days in total.
"Electronic games... Cartridges, game consoles? So many?"
The US Customs officer looked surprised at those containers, then glanced at Matsuki Shi, who was staring at the unloading process intently.
Matsuki Shi turned her head and nodded, "Yes, sir, these are all goods prepared for sale in the United States. All tariffs and documents have been submitted in advance."
After carefully inspecting one or two containers, the official nodded and confirmed clearance.
The products themselves are nothing special, but the quantity transported at once this time is indeed considerable, which surprised them a bit.
The customs officer looked at Matsuki Shi. It had to be said that women naturally carry a bit of affinity, and men tend to let down their guard in informal occasions.
After confirming that the products were correct, the officer started chatting casually, "Speaking of which, my child also plays these game consoles, but he has been complaining recently that they are not fun at all. Can so many of these products really be sold?"
Matsuki Shi glanced at the officer, showing a friendly smile, then signaled to a subordinate beside her.
"Sir, perhaps you don't particularly understand the electronic game industry. In this industry, games are also divided into good and bad. If your child finds them boring, it's probably because he bought some not-so-good games. These games can make children lose confidence in such products. But I believe that after our products are released in the US market, they will definitely restore the children's and your confidence in the charm of electronic games."
Matsuki Shi's accompanying subordinate quickly brought over a cardboard box containing three FC game consoles and dozens of various FC cartridges.
"Sir, please accept our gift. These things are not worth much, and the cost of a box may not even be less than a hundred dollars. It can't be considered as bribery."
The customs officer was already used to this and relaxed upon hearing the price, though he was slightly curious.
He casually took out a packaged cartridge from the box, on which was written: "Super Mario Bros. 3." However, these were all newly refurbished and sealed, otherwise the previous cartridges would only have Japanese.
He exclaimed slightly, "The cost of a whole box is less than a hundred dollars? That's exaggerated! I bought a game console for my child before, which cost a full one hundred and thirty dollars, and a cartridge was another ten dollars."
Matsuki Shi smiled and said, "Yes, you heard right, the cost of these is indeed not high. These products are more like an attempt for us to open the market. So, you can rest assured to take them and let your children play. I believe they will like these new game consoles."
The customs officer muttered to himself, "Gamestar Electronics, right? I remember. It seems that your products are still worthy of trust."
With that said, trucks loaded with containers had already driven towards the port, and Matsuki Shi also bid farewell to the officer, agreeing to exchange information in the future if there was a chance.
It's necessary to have a good relationship with US officials. Matsuki Shi has already mastered this skill.
She already has several local congressman friends.
And even a congressman friend.
In a few days, she will also pack some FC game consoles and send them to those congressmen.
They are also equivalent to living advertisements, and sometimes it's more effective to let them promote in their respective jurisdictions than simple advertisements.
The customs officer glanced at the boxes left here, pondered for a moment, and decided to take out a game console to play with first.
They always say that these electronic games are fun. The news even says that even adults are captivated by them. He thinks he should follow the trend.