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Console Wars

Not until three monthsbefore launch did we find out that the software was notgonna be...

Not until three months
before launch did we find out that the software was not
gonna be there to support it

Full Transcript

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Not until three months before launch did we find out
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that the software was not gonna be there to support it.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:19:56
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 didn't even have enough hardware, - Console Wars 00:14
We didn't even have enough hardware,
I expressed all this to Nakayama, - Console Wars 00:05
I expressed all this to Nakayama,
He was afraid that Sony was gonna steal our thunder, - Console Wars 00:10
He was afraid that Sony was gonna steal our thunder,
- When giants in the video game industry - Console Wars 00:08
- When giants in the video game industry
With $10 billion on the line, - Console Wars 00:08
With $10 billion on the line,
- This is no game; this is a multibillion-dollar gamble - Console Wars 00:06
- This is no game; this is a multibillion-dollar gamble
To borrow from a couple of their more popular titles, - Console Wars 00:08
To borrow from a couple of their more popular titles,
- Without the right games, - Console Wars 00:05
- Without the right games,
- We feel it's more important - Console Wars 00:06
- We feel it's more important
We sold 100,000 units on the first day, - Console Wars 00:05
We sold 100,000 units on the first day,
- No question in my mind, there are gonna be casualties, - Console Wars 00:04
- No question in my mind, there are gonna be casualties,
- Tom and I were both staying at the same hotel, - Console Wars 00:13
- Tom and I were both staying at the same hotel,
Somehow those blow-up balloons wound up - Console Wars 00:05
Somehow those blow-up balloons wound up
- He had them deflated, - Console Wars 00:06
- He had them deflated,
- After Sonic was found dead in the bottom of the pool, - Console Wars 00:08
- After Sonic was found dead in the bottom of the pool,
There's no way we're gonna cut it out." - Console Wars 00:06
There's no way we're gonna cut it out."
- You know, if you're planning to buy - Console Wars 00:05
- You know, if you're planning to buy
Some supersophisticated new systems - Console Wars 00:06
Some supersophisticated new systems
- Sega rushed Saturn on the market, - Console Wars 00:08
- Sega rushed Saturn on the market,
- I wish that we could say - Console Wars 00:07
- I wish that we could say