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Console Wars

Nintendo was so powerful, they had a 95% shareof the market

Nintendo was so powerful, they had a 95% share
of the market

Full Transcript

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- Nintendo was so powerful,
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they had a 95% share of the market.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:29
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
It was a dominant position - Console Wars 00:18
It was a dominant position
I knew that Japanese companies tended to tightly control - Console Wars 00:14
I knew that Japanese companies tended to tightly control
He told me he agreed with me and he understood that. - Console Wars 00:05
He told me he agreed with me and he understood that.
So I decided to take this role on. - Console Wars 00:06
So I decided to take this role on.
Sega of America was a small building, - Console Wars 00:05
Sega of America was a small building,
People could wander in and out very easily, not well lit. - Console Wars 00:05
People could wander in and out very easily, not well lit.
It was so different - Console Wars 00:06
It was so different
It was initially a shock to the system. - Console Wars 00:05
It was initially a shock to the system.
- The day Tom, you know, came to Sega - Console Wars 00:06
- The day Tom, you know, came to Sega
Tom was someone who can really grow the company big. - Console Wars 00:05
Tom was someone who can really grow the company big.
- Shinobu mentioned to me that Tom was coming, - Console Wars 00:06
- Shinobu mentioned to me that Tom was coming,
"It's all uphill from here." - Console Wars 00:13
"It's all uphill from here."
They thought all I knew how to do was market Barbie dolls - Console Wars 00:05
They thought all I knew how to do was market Barbie dolls
There were even analogies to, "Oh, here comes Ken - Console Wars 00:17
There were even analogies to, "Oh, here comes Ken
I didn't even initially move my family up to San Francisco. - Console Wars 00:04
I didn't even initially move my family up to San Franci...
I stayed in a Comfort Inn - Console Wars 00:06
I stayed in a Comfort Inn
It happened to be a place that Shinobu Toyoda - Console Wars 00:05
It happened to be a place that Shinobu Toyoda
- Tom started staying at the Comfort Inn, - Console Wars 00:09
- Tom started staying at the Comfort Inn,
We'd have pizza and drink beer - Console Wars 00:06
We'd have pizza and drink beer
- I've had the mustache since I was, - Console Wars 00:07
- I've had the mustache since I was,