The new office and the next step in encircling EA

What nonsense are you two talking about?

Harvey, holding the brand-new NES case and the "One on One" cassette, looked at the two brothers in front of him with suspicion.

He inexplicably came over and chattered on for a while, telling him to hurry up and return the NES.

Isn't this just pure nonsense?

"No, buddy, I'm serious!"

Miles pulled Harvey toward the counter, "You don't understand, there's a game company that made a basketball game, and it's even better than EA!"

"Oh dear, I wondered what was going on."

Upon hearing this, Harvey pulled his hand away from Miles.

He understood.

"GAMENOVA? I know they made one too, but EA specializes in that."

"And they even signed star players for cheap. Jabbar and Jordan? One was about to retire, and the other had just recovered from a leg injury."

Although Harvey wasn't a game enthusiast, he had a particular interest in sports games.

To achieve the level of the new version of "One on One" is already considered to be a rare, top-tier standard in the world.

As expected of Konami's specially designed MMC enhancement chip, it further enhances the already excellent image performance.

"F**K, come with us, you'll see for yourself!"

Seeing that trying to persuade him in such a dry way was hopeless, the two simply dragged him towards the demo area.

Sometimes, it takes years to form a belief, but often only a moment to destroy it.

Harvey, 1986.

NovaBo's box isn't too heavy, so carrying it home isn't difficult.

-- Miles, 1986.

I must remember to bring money when I go out in the future, especially to game stores.

Ethan, 1986.

The following afternoon.

The three Harvey brothers finished their lessons as usual and took their basketballs to the court to play.

"Hey, Harvey, I saw the three of you at the game store in town yesterday."

"Why aren't you playing games with those Nerds? What are you doing here?"

Harvey frowned as he looked at the person who had just arrived.

Those bastards from their school's fraternity.

It's really not a good thing to be targeted by them.

If they're labeled "nerds," they won't shake it off until graduation.

If it were just me, it wouldn't be so bad, but involving two brothers is just endless trouble.

"How?"

But Miles stepped forward, Harvey behind him, and said, "You haven't played Double Dribble before, have you? That's so lame, buddy."

"Haha, this guy probably doesn't even know what NovaBo is, why waste your breath on him."

Ethan laughed heartily, picking up where Miles left off, and looked at the man in front of him with a mocking expression, "Hey, Little Mikey, listen up! Miles and I are hosting an awesome Double Dribble competition this weekend, all the big names are going, and guess who wasn't invited?"

"Oh, you scared him, Ethan."

"So what? I bet he won't be able to snag a single item this month."

The battle between EA and Gamenova had been brewing in the gaming community for months.

Almost every issue of the magazine features topics related to both sides.

But the real contest was decided in just one week.

It was faster than anyone could have imagined.

"How many copies of ' One on One ' have been sold? Over 1 million copies? Wow, that's more impressive than I imagined."

Lin Lixin, holding a nearly two-pound mobile phone, listened to Sam's report on the other end of the line, "And what about ours? Oh—what about the smaller one? 5 million units?"

"Let's finalize the official rules for the ' Double Dribble ' routine on EVO as soon as possible; it would enrich the program."

"As for a supplemental package—it seems Bird and Johnson's agents definitely have something in mind."

"We'll talk about it later, your signal is too weak."

Lin Lixin listened to the intermittent and indistinct responses on the other end of the phone and then hung up.

Looking at the Motorola DynaTAC in his hand, which he had bought for $4,000, Lin Lixin felt a headache coming on.

Damn it, for someone used to modern smartphones, using this thing is just so uncomfortable.

This thing is like a brick; it doesn't fit anywhere.

If it weren't for the complete development of commercial cellular mobile networks near Silicon Valley, this thing wouldn't even be able to make smooth phone calls.

"What the heck? It's almost out of power!"

Lin Lixin reluctantly put it into his bag.

Regardless of how you look at it, it is at least a mobile communication device.

It'll have to do.

He looked up at the building in front of him.

The three-story office building is not very large, with each floor measuring just over 500 square meters.

For other companies, such an office building might not seem like much.

But for GAMENOVA, which was not long ago a classic Silicon Valley startup-style garage workshop, this is a complete transformation.

Several workers were using ropes to install the huge GAMENOVA logo on the roof.

As GAMENOVA's business expanded, the original model of using that small arcade as an office gradually became insufficient.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Lixin simply gathered all the business scattered in various places together.

Apart from Micro-Nova, all other businesses have been relocated to this new office building.

Looking from a distance, Gerald was following several movers, carefully carrying boxes of components into the building.

The new office building is located in San Francisco, which is within Silicon Valley, and is quite close to Vivian's place.

Now, it only takes less than half an hour to get to her place.

Of course, once you come to the Bay Area, you're not just surrounded by your own people.

EA's headquarters in San Mateo is part of the Bay Area.

"This time they really got a hard time."

Lin Lixin was in a great mood.

Although EA's "One on One" sold over a million copies in a week, this growth rate will slow down further as the market becomes more saturated.

This result----

It definitely did not meet EA's expectations.

It certainly didn't achieve the results NOA wanted.

To facilitate this comprehensive cooperation, NOA must have offered EA an extremely generous cooperation package.

This is Minoru Arakawa's latest full-scale counterattack after a long period of silence.

If GAMENOVA had chosen a different field this time, Minoru Arakawa have succeeded in making it happen.

For North America, the ball's influence is undeniable.

If they were to occupy this important territory and establish a firm foothold, it would be much more difficult to overthrow them than it is now.

"Unfortunately, EA isn't so easy to defeat."

Lin Lixin narrowed his eyes slightly.

While EA Sports is a major pillar of Electronic Arts, it doesn't mean that EA can't survive without it.

To completely eliminate it, we need to take more drastic measures.

SimCity, Madden Football, Need for Speed ----

Any one of them could be a world-renowned IP.

Sam has already spoken with Madden Football, so there's no need to rush that for now.

Need for Speed wouldn't have been possible until the 1990s, when 16-bit 3D technology gradually matured.

And the simulation series----

This studio, with its tumultuous history and several top-tier IPs that were ultimately ruined by EA, is determined to succeed.