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At that time, the strings were being pulled by Japan
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Console Wars

At that time, the stringswere being pulled by Japan

At that time, the strings
were being pulled by Japan

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- At that time, the strings were being pulled by Japan.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:17:19
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Scott Rudin Productions,Point Grey Pictures,Flying Penguin Pictures,Legendary Television

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It was 1990: Sega, startup gaming co. assembled a team to take on Nintendo, world's greatest video game company. A make or break conflict pit brother against brother, Sonic against Mario and, American capitalism against Japanese trad
Our ideas were typically ignored - Console Wars 00:10
Our ideas were typically ignored
And then I got approached by an executive search firm - Console Wars 00:06
And then I got approached by an executive search firm
- PlayStation. - And I said, "Well, - Console Wars 00:04
- PlayStation. - And I said, "Well,
- I was a little bit surprised that they went for Steve. - Console Wars 00:05
- I was a little bit surprised that they went for Steve.
- I was done, and I just wanted to move on - Console Wars 00:06
- I was done, and I just wanted to move on
- Sony wanted to really stick it in our eye - Console Wars 00:09
- Sony wanted to really stick it in our eye
- My former wife used to always tell me - Console Wars 00:07
- My former wife used to always tell me
To me, it's just a decision that one makes about business. - Console Wars 00:04
To me, it's just a decision that one makes about busine...
You have to be willing to cut off your hand to save the arm. - Console Wars 00:04
You have to be willing to cut off your hand to save the arm.
It was kind of like, the show business people - Console Wars 00:09
It was kind of like, the show business people
Kalinske was coming back from Japan - Console Wars 00:07
Kalinske was coming back from Japan
- At that point, Nintendo was on the wane. - Console Wars 00:04
- At that point, Nintendo was on the wane.
- The biggest problem that we have with Nintendo 64 - Console Wars 00:09
- The biggest problem that we have with Nintendo 64
- We were teasing the retailer for, like, two years. - Console Wars 00:05
- We were teasing the retailer for, like, two years.
We were showing them these great graphics, - Console Wars 00:05
We were showing them these great graphics,
- When Nintendo announced 64-bit system, - Console Wars 00:10
- When Nintendo announced 64-bit system,
- Introducing... - Sega Saturn. - Console Wars 00:05
- Introducing... - Sega Saturn.
- Sega Saturn was 32-bit machine to start with. - Console Wars 00:05
- Sega Saturn was 32-bit machine to start with.
It was too late to redesign the machine, - Console Wars 00:08
It was too late to redesign the machine,
That made the programming challenging and complex. - Console Wars 00:05
That made the programming challenging and complex.