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Console Wars

If the NES had not beensuccessfully launched in New York,I think it's fair to say there...

If the NES had not been
successfully launched in New York,
I think it's fair to say there would not have been
a home video game business

Full Transcript

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- If the NES had not been successfully launched
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in New York, I think it's fair to say
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there would not have been a home video game business.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:59:41
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Scott Rudin Productions,Point Grey Pictures,Flying Penguin Pictures,Legendary Television

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Movie Summary

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
- Suddenly, who knew what game was gonna come out? - Console Wars 00:04
- Suddenly, who knew what game was gonna come out?
Instead of Christmas happening once a year, it's like, - Console Wars 00:06
Instead of Christmas happening once a year, it's like,
- You know, I remember at the time - Console Wars 00:16
- You know, I remember at the time
- When Tom Kalinske joined Sega, - Console Wars 00:04
- When Tom Kalinske joined Sega,
- When Tom showed up, it was a little bit - Console Wars 00:07
- When Tom showed up, it was a little bit
- Tom Kalinske's a very smart marketing guy - Console Wars 00:19
- Tom Kalinske's a very smart marketing guy
- Sega was kind of chipping away at our business, - Console Wars 00:09
- Sega was kind of chipping away at our business,
That was never a part of Nintendo's strategy, - Console Wars 00:06
That was never a part of Nintendo's strategy,
Having been at Nintendo for a while, I was young, - Console Wars 00:14
Having been at Nintendo for a while, I was young,
- All of a sudden, Bill - Console Wars 00:06
- All of a sudden, Bill
Once Bill got out of Nintendo, he was--he was Bad Bill. - Console Wars 00:06
Once Bill got out of Nintendo, he was--he was Bad Bill.
- The Sega Genesis was doing extremely well, - Console Wars 00:06
- The Sega Genesis was doing extremely well,
- When he left, - Console Wars 00:04
- When he left,
- He went to work for Tom, and hey, that's life. - Console Wars 00:04
- He went to work for Tom, and hey, that's life.
- It was easy for me, but I think it was difficult - Console Wars 00:05
- It was easy for me, but I think it was difficult
- We were giving him a hard time about that, - Console Wars 00:13
- We were giving him a hard time about that,
- Tom always said that it's easy to be - Console Wars 00:08
- Tom always said that it's easy to be
Once we become the number one company, - Console Wars 00:06
Once we become the number one company,
- Video games have become a $4 billion-a-year business. - Console Wars 00:04
- Video games have become a $4 billion-a-year business.
There is a growing concern on Capitol Hill - Console Wars 00:09
There is a growing concern on Capitol Hill