Kotaku: real estate

Nintendo Of America To Build Some New Digs?

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:30:00 MDT

Looks like Nintendo are up to something. First they sell a bunch of land on their Redmond HQ to Microsoft. Then they move a bunch of people to San Francisco and New York. It's almost as if they're hinting at something. Something like the fact Nintendo of America are thinking about moving house? Bet on it. The company's submitted a proposal with the City of Redmond to demolish seven smaller buildings on their current site and replace them with a single, enormous, 275,250 square foot one. The proposed new complex will feature an "auditorium, cafeteria and exercise" facilities, along with a large parking structure and (hopefully) some kind of private, secluded Pokemon Ranch. Beats duct-taping seven older buildings together! If your Nintendo fandom extends to interest in city proposals and tree preservation plans, you'll find links to those (and more info) below.
Notice Of Application [City of Redmond]
Preliminary Site Plan [City of Redmond]
Italian Plumber Plans to Build New House in Redmond [The Sledgehammer]

Msoft Eyes Nintendo's HUGE Tracts of Land

Brian Crecente — Fri, 25 May 2007 15:00:29 MDT

It looks like Microsoft may be buying up Nintendo...'s land, their empty unused land. Sorry, I had to do that.

Nintendo of American is taking bids for a 27-acre block of land in Redmond that they had initially purchased to expand their North American headquarters, the Seattle PI reports. Among the bidders is neighbor Microsoft.

"Microsoft, of course, would bid for it, because it's so convenient for them," Perrin Kaplan, Nintendo of America vice president of marketing and corporate affairs, said in an interview at a Seattle event where Nintendo showed its latest video games.

News of the impending sale comes on the heels of confirmation that Nintendo is moving some of their people to offices in New York and Silicon Valley. About 20 to 30 people from Nintendo.com will be moving to New York, while an additional 60 to 80 people from sales and marketing will be moving to Silicon Valley.

Kaplan says the decisions to sell the land and move the people are not related. Yeah, I don't believe that for a second. Brian Crecente

Microsoft eyeing empty Nintendo site [SPI]

The $485,000 Console (Comes with Free Home)

Brian Crecente — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:00:09 MDT

Desperate to get a Wii, Xbox 360 or Playstation 3? Are you half a million dollars desperate?

A savvy home owner is giving out a next-gen system with the purchase of their $485,000 condo in Irvine, California.

YES, for the qualified buyer, as a gift with purchase of property, we'll include in and at close of escrow a FREE & NEW "Playstation 3" OR "wii" OR "xbox 360" for you to enjoy...or you c an give to your kids, give away as a present, or maybe even sell back here on ebay.

That's one pricey peripheral. Brian Crecente

CALIFORNIA HOME, IRVINE PROPERTY w/ ps3, wii, xbox 360 [eBay, thanks Travis]

WORK FROM HOME. WE BUY HOUSES. MADDEN TOURNAMENT?

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:22:15 MST

Found by Kotaku contributor Alice on her way back from the airport. Signs of the times, signs of the times, folks. All that's missing is a Viagra ad. Brian Ashcraft

Madden Tourney [Wonderland]