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Console Wars

Instead of having the senatorsaddress me and address Howard, have them address Howardand...

Instead of having the senators
address me and address Howard, have them address Howard
and another guy who used to work for Nintendo

Full Transcript

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Instead of having the senators address me and address Howard,
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have them address Howard and another guy
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who used to work for Nintendo.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:13
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
- We knew that it also would irritate - Console Wars 00:05
- We knew that it also would irritate
- To meet our game guidelines, - Console Wars 00:15
- To meet our game guidelines,
- Howard Lincoln was pontificating about - Console Wars 00:15
- Howard Lincoln was pontificating about
- Senator, I may also point out that Nintendo produces - Console Wars 00:08
- Senator, I may also point out that Nintendo produces
- This is a thing that-- it's called the Super Scope. - Console Wars 00:06
- This is a thing that-- it's called the Super Scope.
I think that this game is a target sh--this device - Console Wars 00:07
I think that this game is a target sh--this device
He had worked for us, and he knew what was going on, - Console Wars 00:11
He had worked for us, and he knew what was going on,
I can't sit here and allow you to be told - Console Wars 00:12
I can't sit here and allow you to be told
Small children bought this at Toys "R" Us, - Console Wars 00:05
Small children bought this at Toys "R" Us,
You've been a damn sight better than the competition. - Console Wars 00:04
You've been a damn sight better than the competition.
- People were worried about video games being like drugs, - Console Wars 00:06
- People were worried about video games being like drugs,
I think that the kids that became video game aficionados - Console Wars 00:10
I think that the kids that became video game aficionados
- After the Senate hearings, - Console Wars 00:06
- After the Senate hearings,
- What I had said was that Nintendo - Console Wars 00:10
- What I had said was that Nintendo
- We thought Nintendo had planted this, - Console Wars 00:09
- We thought Nintendo had planted this,
I was trying to figure out a way to, in effect, - Console Wars 00:15
I was trying to figure out a way to, in effect,
So you had a bad day, boo hoo hoo." - Console Wars 00:05
So you had a bad day, boo hoo hoo."
- I think it sent a message to Sega - Console Wars 00:07
- I think it sent a message to Sega
- Every year at about this time, - Console Wars 00:07
- Every year at about this time,
- We just decided to come out here on a little hunting trip. - Console Wars 00:05
- We just decided to come out here on a little hunting trip.