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Console Wars

Kalinske did a good jobof protecting us, and it wasn't easy

Kalinske did a good job
of protecting us, and it wasn't easy

Full Transcript

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- Kalinske did a good job of protecting us,
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and it wasn't easy.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:16:19
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
He was eating all the sins for the entire SOA group. - Console Wars 00:05
He was eating all the sins for the entire SOA group.
- He would tell me what was going on over there, - Console Wars 00:10
- He would tell me what was going on over there,
- Once the decision was made - Console Wars 00:08
- Once the decision was made
- Nintendo, together with Silicon Graphics, - Console Wars 00:16
- Nintendo, together with Silicon Graphics,
It will feature a new, - Console Wars 00:09
It will feature a new,
- That freaked them out at Sega - Console Wars 00:05
- That freaked them out at Sega
They just could not get up to a 64-bit machine right away. - Console Wars 00:04
They just could not get up to a 64-bit machine right away.
- At that time, the strings were being pulled by Japan. - Console Wars 00:06
- At that time, the strings were being pulled by Japan.
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.