In Takayuki's memories from his previous life, the millennium seemed to have passed unnoticed. The New Year's Eve of that year also didn't seem particularly special. Perhaps it was because at that time, the world's technology and culture were relatively primitive. The internet was just emerging, and people's entertainment activities were relatively limited, so even New Year's Eve didn't seem extraordinary.
But it was different in this world. Because the overall technology of this world was about ten years ahead of his previous life.
Now, internet live streaming was gradually rising, and many people were willing to share bits and pieces of their lives on the internet. So, the New Year's Eve celebrations seemed particularly lively.
In the Gamestar Entertainment gaming community forums, players spontaneously organized celebrations for the games. Video editing had become increasingly popular, especially among gamers. Many players who were skilled in this area spontaneously created videos symbolizing the wonderful moments of their gaming era.
Since the birth of Gamestar Entertainment until now, it had been almost seven years. In these seven years, electronic games had brought countless joys to these players. Some had even changed their lives to some extent because of electronic games. They had new pursuits and became a whole new person because of electronic games. They all loved and appreciated the games. These videos perfectly expressed all their feelings.
This year, Takayuki didn't watch other live broadcasts. Instead, he immersed himself in his own forum, watching the interactions among the players. Through simple pictures and carefully crafted videos, players expressed their love for the games.
At this moment, Takayuki was thinking that maybe he could consider organizing a game-themed New Year's celebration? Like the "Kohaku Uta Gassen" New Year's celebration. With Gamestar Entertainment's current influence, organizing such an event would certainly be qualified.
Hmm, he could discuss this with the people from Tokyo TV. NHK had the "Kohaku Uta Gassen," which was a perennial favorite in terms of viewership ratings, so Tokyo TV could also have its own unique program. This could also serve as a promotional channel for himself.
That's it, the year 1999 was coming to an end. The bell for the new millennium rang. This bell also heralded the arrival of a new era.
Humans were always strange; they liked to attribute special meanings to certain days. The first day of the year 2000 was particularly intriguing. Even in Japan, which was still in the midst of the aftermath of the burst bubble and a depressed economy, people were unusually positive on the first day of the new year. They faced life with enthusiasm, as if all the past troubles had been completely washed away, and a new era had begun.
However, life still had to go on. Just as the holiday had just ended, Takayuki was already boarding a plane to the United States. In the first year of the new year, Takayuki planned to participate in the International Consumer Electronics Show again. Nowadays, Gamestar Entertainment was a regular at the International Consumer Electronics Show. They had acquired a venue comparable to SuRui Electronics.
This was a far cry from the less than five square meters of space they had previously. This time, the venue area had increased to a hundred square meters. SuRui Electronics also had a hundred square meters of promotional space. However, unlike Gamestar Entertainment, they had many products unrelated to games to promote. SuRui Electronics was a super large comprehensive electronic product group. From tape recorders to the latest Blu-ray players, and even televisions, personal computers, and microwave ovens, SuRui Electronics had a wide range of products. Although they had heavy promotional projects every year, they still needed to leave space for other products.
But Gamestar Entertainment was relatively more focused. The entire hundred square meters was filled with the latest GS1 game consoles and GBA game consoles. But even though the product range was limited, it didn't dampen people's enthusiasm. These two products were currently the hottest electronic products in the United States and had been consistently sold out. Up to now, if not for production capacity constraints, the sales of game consoles would probably have increased by at least twenty to thirty percent. However, this also created the impression of scarcity, making more people who couldn't get them want them even more, which to some extent promoted consumer desire.
Starvation marketing was indeed an effective strategy. Even though Gamestar Entertainment didn't deliberately do this, they still benefited from it to some extent.
Of course, if this electronic exhibition were merely to exhibit these products already on sale, it wouldn't have been necessary for Takayuki to come personally. He came this time to announce a brand-new product to the public.
Motion sensing.
In fact, motion sensing had been mentioned during the promotion of GS1. However, at that time, players' attention was focused on the performance of the game console and what games they could play. It wasn't particularly wise to promote it at that time. This would greatly weaken the impact of this product. So, it wasn't until half a year after the release of GS1, at this electronic exhibition, that Takayuki decided to fully disclose motion sensing technology.
GS1's machine performance was roughly comparable to that of the PS2 in his previous life. At the same time, GS1 also had a built-in motion sensing module, which was prepared for future motion sensing games. This was the advantage of Takayuki's early layout. Some things could be ahead of their time. At this moment, it seemed like making a move was idle, but when it was critical, it could really make a remarkable difference.
At present, if other game companies suddenly realized the uniqueness of motion sensing games, their current game consoles wouldn't be able to achieve this function at all. Then they would have to add motion sensing function to the next generation of consoles. This would once again lag behind Takayuki. And Takayuki had always maintained a leading position with his foresight. This was the foresight of a time traveler. This could truly be considered Takayuki's real golden finger.
"President, the press conference is ready."
At this moment, in the second-floor presentation hall set up by Gamestar Entertainment, Takayuki was standing backstage, allowing the makeup artist to prepare him. "Hmm, how long until it officially starts?"
An employee next to Takayuki raised his wrist to check the time. "Five minutes."
"How many people are there in the audience?"
"There are already a hundred people, almost all of them are journalists from the largest media outlets at present, and some industry peers have also sent people to inquire about the situation."