Just as he was about to seize this discovery and solve the physics simulation for his new work in one go, Sam pushed open the door and walked in with several documents.
You're back?
"Well, these are pretty much the ones that meet the requirements. I've visited almost all of them."
Sam flipped through the documents in his hand. "There are more commercial properties that meet the requirements in downtown Los Angeles, but the overall selling price won't be very high."
"No need, land near University of Southern California or Santa Clara will do."
Lin Lixin took the document and quickly glanced at it.
When he was expanding Micro-Nova, he had already instructed Sam to keep an eye out for suitable large offices.
According to the documents, if you want to buy a large office in downtown LA or the heart of Silicon Valley, the price per square foot will be at least $300.
An office space of just over 900 square meters costs more than three million US dollars.
If GAMENOVA wants to transform from its current status as a pure content incubator into a truly comprehensive octopus giant, a sufficiently solid entity is necessary.
Even if you only buy a few factories to produce equipment, you still need to purchase a lot of warehouses.
"This is fine."
Lin Lixin pointed to one of the properties, "It's along Vermont Avenue, the transportation is fairly convenient, and it's also close to Vivian and Gerald."
Land near University of Southern California is cheap, but transportation is a real hassle.
When business wasn't so busy in the past, it wasn't too bad. Occasionally going to the hardware department or Micro-Nova to provide guidance wouldn't take up much of my time.
However, Micro-Nova is currently in a period of rapid development, and Lin Lixin is needed to oversee all aspects of its business.
Although Santa Clara is also in California, Los Angeles and San Francisco are located in the north and south of the city, respectively, and the distance between them is not short.
"OK, I'll talk to them tomorrow."
"Remember to buy a house closer to home, otherwise we'll have to sleep in the office."
"Don't worry, don't worry, I've already found someone."
Sam patted his chest and assured him that the few candidates he had compiled here were all ones he had personally vetted.
After sealing the documents in the cabinet, he noticed the Fire Emblem game on the table and said, "By the way, the sales figures for the Japan market are in. As of the first full month, Fire Emblem sales have surpassed 5 million copies."
"So strong?!"
Lin Lixin raised an eyebrow; this data for the first month had far exceeded his expectations.
It's important to understand that Japan is not North America; for Japan gamers, GAMENOVA was a completely newcomer that appeared out of nowhere.
To make a strong first impression, he even bundled the Japan version of NovaBo with Pokémon.
Although this figure is still an order of magnitude smaller than the tens of millions of sets sold in the Super Mario, Lin Lixin is not worried at all.
Fire Emblem is not a game for the Volkswagen. Its extremely high difficulty and complex game mechanics are inherently incompatible with casual players.
This can be seen from the fact that "Tetris" has already sold over ten million copies.
What about NovaBo's sales figures?
"Just over 10 million units, but the growth rate has already started to slow down."
Sam pulled up the data form and compared the results.
This number is not much higher than the number of Tetris owners, which means that almost every player who bought this machine has one.
The number of Pokémon owned has even exceeded 12 million sets.
reason----
Naturally, it's because of the Red Green and green versions.
"Selling tens of millions of units a month is already a great achievement."
Lin Lixin smiled when he saw that Sam was still somewhat unsatisfied.
It's worth noting that the Famicon's sales in its home market were less than 20 million units.
Even the American version of the FC, the NES, which is also a hot seller in North America, has not yet sold more than 2,000 units.
10,000 units.
"Increase promotional efforts in Roppongi. The Japan port of NovaPocket is almost finished in the next couple of days. Seize this opportunity to establish a foothold."
This data is enough to challenge Nintendo's absolute dominance over Japan.
"At least we can relax a bit until the Sega MD and Super Nintendo are released."
Lin Lixin stretched and recalled Minoru Arakawa, the head of Nintendo of North America's NOA.
He is definitely one of the most crucial Legend figures in Nintendo's globalization strategy.
Since NovaBo's series of bombardments, he and the entire NOA seem to have fallen into a state of dormancy.
It was as if he had completely given up on fighting against Gamenova.
But Lin Lixin never took his attention away from this dangerous opponent.
Neither Minoru Arakawa nor his father-in-law Hiroshi Yamauchi were to be underestimated.
The last time I saw Minoru Arakawa was when he was trying to negotiate with Sir-Tech to secure a sufficiently Western-style RPG for the NES.
Thinking of this, Lin Lixin suddenly had an idea.
I have a feeling that Minoru Arakawa's next move is coming soon.
As if to confirm his words, the landline in the room suddenly rang.
Lin Lixin exchanged a glance with Sam and picked up the receiver.
" Jim —TV? Okay."
He gave Sam a look, signaling him to turn on the TV and tune to a TV signal.
"I saw it—well, don't worry, we're prepared."
"Click"
Lin Lixin hung up the phone and stared at the screen.
At the time, NOA President Minoru Arakawa stood in front of the camera in a suit and tie, facing a typical white man also dressed in a suit, their hands clasped tightly together.
"This is Mr. Jim's old schoolmate—"
Lin Lixin looked at the man's face and recognized him.
California native, a Stanford University alumnus, and a former Apple marketing executive.
After a brief moment of confusion, Sam realized who it was.
" Trip Hawkins!"
EA founder!
EA announces it will be developing a sequel to " One on One " for the NES!
[ Hawkins reveals: NBA rookie Magic Johnson will be joining the cast of this game.]
[One on One: Earvin Johnson Vs. Larry Bird will be released soon!]
" Arakawa-san, what are your thoughts on this collaboration?"
On screen, as soon as the two took their seats, reporters swarmed around them at the press conference.
Minoru Arakawa faces the camera, his smile unchanged.
"I've played Mr. Trip's ' One on One ' game developed by EA, and frankly, even I, an old-fashioned person who has never been interested in basketball in the past, couldn't help but get hooked."
"But in my opinion, the PC's performance limits Mr. Trip's ability to express his talent."
"And our NES is precisely such a top-of-the-line device focused solely on gaming."
Hawkins took the Mike and nodded with a smile.
"That's right, Mr. Minoru Arakawa is truly a very kind friend. After hearing about the problem I encountered, he immediately decided to commission Konami to develop a brand new MMC graphics enhancement chip for us."
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