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Chapter 57 : I Said Buy a NovaBox, You Dummy
Chapter 57: I Said Buy a NovaBox, You Dummy
Half an hour later.
Under Hunter’s furious protests, Emma finally, reluctantly let go of the controller.
Oh no.
Why was this weirdly addictive?
W.е́b ṅ о̂v̈ е̇ l̇ Ē n ū m_а̇
“Auntie, please stop playing already! I have to go home soon…”
Hunter looked like he was about to cry.
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At first, he’d just thought the auntie looked pitiful standing there watching, so letting her try for a little while wouldn’t hurt.
Who could’ve guessed she’d cling to the controller for a full thirty minutes and refuse to give it back no matter how much they begged?
There was no adult more shameless than this!
“Wait, you kids are absolutely sure this is really a NovaBox game? You’re not lying to auntie?”
Еnum̀ а .īḋ
“……”
“Mommy… Mom, what are you doing?”
At that moment, Vincent’s voice came drifting over from afar.
Holding copies of Super Mario Bros. and Battle City in his hands, he jogged over excitedly.
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But the second he saw his mother confronting a bunch of kids around his own age, his heart skipped a beat.
Oh no.
Е n úm̃а. і́ d
Was his mom sticking her nose into other people’s business again and making herself hated?
“Mom, I picked my games already.”
He hurried over and pulled Emma away, sounding extremely excited.
“You were right, Mom! The NES is really fun! I shouldn’t have judged it before even trying it.”
He had spent nearly half an hour in the demo area playing Super Mario Bros. and Battle City.
It was insanely fun.
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If he’d known the NES was this awesome, he never would’ve obsessed over the NovaBox in the first place.
Looks like Mom was right after all.
Those people were probably just saying NovaBox was better because they’d never actually played the NES.
“Huh? Uh… Vincent, about that…”
Emma nodded thoughtfully.
“So… you don’t want the NovaBox anymore?”
Ë n̄u m̆ а . і̌d̀
“???”
Vincent froze on the spot, completely unable to understand what kind of nonsense his mother was suddenly spouting.
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“Yeah! I already tried it. The NES is super fun! We can go home and play Battle City or Super Mario together!”
“Mmm…”
Emma nodded again and pondered for a moment.
“How about this? Since you’ve been such a good boy lately, I’ll make an exception and allow you to buy a NovaBox!”
Е num̆ а̇
“¿¿¿”
“But there’s one condition.”
“You’re not allowed to buy Wolfenstein 3D, and absolutely no light gun either.”
“Come on, let’s go pay. Hurry up and put those two cartridges back.”
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Emma grabbed Vincent by the arm and headed straight toward the counter to ask for a NovaBox.
Then she suddenly stopped and turned back toward Hunter’s group.
W.е̊ b ṅ о̀ vе l̀ E ǹ ũ mа̂
“Oh right, kids, is there a Zelda-themed NovaBox model?”
“This direction? Ah, okay, thank you!”
Under the utterly dumbfounded gazes of Hunter and the others, Emma rushed over to the NovaBox display and immediately grabbed a Zelda limited edition console without hesitation.
“…Having a mom who likes video games really is nice…”
Hunter muttered blankly.
Come on.
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She obviously wanted to play it herself!
Vincent’s eyes were practically glued to that Super Mario cartridge, okay?!
…
Without question, Lin Lixin’s “Youth Trilogy” plan was an enormous success.
In fact, it succeeded far beyond expectations.
With its groundbreaking gameplay and unbelievably massive scale, The Legend of Zelda rapidly became the hottest game of the quarter.
Ŵе́b no̊ v е̂l̇ Е́ n u m̌ ǎ
Its popularity even surpassed Street Fighter and Super Mario Bros.
“This quarter’s console sales have risen significantly. Zelda-themed NovaBox models are sold out in multiple regions.”
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Sam excitedly shouted after hanging up the phone with Meyer.
Who would’ve thought selling games could actually boost console sales in return?
Back in the Atari 2600 era, things absolutely didn’t work this way.
A game’s market ceiling had always been directly tied to the console’s installed user base.
Е nŭ.m̂ а̇ . і̊ d̊
The Atari 2600 sold thirty million units, so even a blockbuster game usually only sold a few million copies at most.
But that logic seemed completely broken with Zelda.
Over the past few days, something extremely bizarre had happened.
Zelda cartridge sales had surpassed the total number of NovaBox units shipped to date.
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What kind of absurdity was that?!
Forget the deluxe edition that included printed maps and merchandise, even the standard cartridges were selling out everywhere.
Wе̂b̆n̈о ṽе l̆ Е̊ n̆u mа
In less than a month, sales had already exceeded one million copies.
This single game alone had already recovered all the money lost on the console hardware.
That’s right.
NovaBox hardware sales were operating at a loss.
In fact, the more consoles they sold, the more money they lost.
There was no way a multi-chip, multi-processor architecture with a complete floppy disk drive could possibly cost under 250 dollars to manufacture.
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If not for Wolfenstein 3D and Tetris carrying sales, NovaBox might have become GAMENOVA’s single biggest financial disaster ever.
But now, everything had changed.
As the scale of their software ecosystem continued expanding, cartridge revenue had not only covered hardware losses, it had begun pouring massive cash flow into GAMENOVA nonstop.
“It’s not just because the game is fun, Sam. The Legend of Zelda has one characteristic none of our previous games could achieve.”
“What is it?”
“Slowness.”
Е̇ n u m̊ а̊ .і̌ d
Sam paused, instantly understanding what Lin Lixin meant.
And he was absolutely right.
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Looking back at every GAMENOVA title so far, none had ever been this slow-paced.
But that made sense.
Unlike their earlier games, The Legend of Zelda had never been intended for arcades from the very beginning.
It wasn’t designed to make players repeatedly feed coins into a machine.
Е nú m̃ ā_
Instead, players could leisurely explore an open world at their own pace.
Thanks to the floppy disk save system, the game featured true save functionality.
People could play whenever they wanted and stop whenever they wanted.
Games were no longer disposable one-sitting experiences.
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They had become entire alternate worlds players could live in for weeks, or even months.
This kind of massive game experience was unprecedented.
Е̌ n̂ u m à
They had sacrificed arcade profits in exchange for a much broader future.
“So you’ve really decided to shift your focus entirely toward home consoles?”
Sam was amazed by Lin Lixin’s strategic planning.
With Wolfenstein 3D and The Legend of Zelda as home-console exclusives, NovaBox had transformed into an absurdly competitive “high-end console.”
“Not entirely.”
Lin Lixin smiled.
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After all, besides these television-connected mini computers, home consoles had another form too.
But that would have to wait until Zilog finished developing the new custom chip he ordered.
Before that, it was time to begin phase two of the “clean image” plan.
A universally acclaimed masterpiece rated suitable for all ages by organizations like ESRB and CERO.
His gaze settled on the draft paper before him.
The first stage.
Е̇.ñu m а̂
“Boy’s Adventure”
had already been circled off as completed.
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Next:
“A Warm Countryside.”
Naturally, this referred to the eternal teacher of farming simulation games, the great predecessor of Stardew Valley.
Harvest Moon.
Еn̈ ũm̆ă
This farming simulation game published by Marvelous Inc. brought peaceful rural life into the world of video games.
And beyond its calm, relaxing atmosphere, its excellent compatibility with handheld devices was another major reason Lin Lixin had chosen it.
(End of Chapter)
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