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Console Wars

You always hadto spell Nintendo back in the early '80s.Nin-ten-do

You always had
to spell Nintendo back in the early '80s.
Nin-ten-do

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- You always had to spell Nintendo
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back in the early '80s. Nin-ten-do.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:32
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
- I would get on airplanes, - Console Wars 00:11
- I would get on airplanes,
What a--you know, what is that? Is that a dry laundry?" - Console Wars 00:13
What a--you know, what is that? Is that a dry laundry?"
- Nintendo was some obscure company - Console Wars 00:14
- Nintendo was some obscure company
But then Mr. Miyamoto came along. - Console Wars 00:05
But then Mr. Miyamoto came along.
- Mr. Miyamoto was the original developer of Donkey Kong - Console Wars 00:10
- Mr. Miyamoto was the original developer of Donkey Kong
- Whereas I was just a guy at Nintendo, - Console Wars 00:12
- Whereas I was just a guy at Nintendo,
When "Donkey Kong" first came in, it was really cool - Console Wars 00:08
When "Donkey Kong" first came in, it was really co...
You'd say, "Oops. I can do better," - Console Wars 00:04
You'd say, "Oops. I can do better,"
- We sold over $100 million worth - Console Wars 00:10
- We sold over $100 million worth
- We'd get shipments from Japan, - Console Wars 00:04
- We'd get shipments from Japan,
Then one of the days, I open the box, - Console Wars 00:07
Then one of the days, I open the box,
Let's bring it over, sell it." - Console Wars 00:10
Let's bring it over, sell it."
So I started to get exposed to the fact that there was - Console Wars 00:10
So I started to get exposed to the fact that there was
- "E.T." video game? Wow. - Console Wars 00:05
- "E.T." video game? Wow.
- The game was so bad, so unplayable, - Console Wars 00:06
- The game was so bad, so unplayable,
- It is a legendary landfill, a tomb - Console Wars 00:07
- It is a legendary landfill, a tomb
Thousands of copies of one of the epic flops - Console Wars 00:10
Thousands of copies of one of the epic flops
- The video game industry is now becoming - Console Wars 00:09
- The video game industry is now becoming
- Given the collapse of Atari, - Console Wars 00:08
- Given the collapse of Atari,
- I was, "the original salesperson" at Nintendo. - Console Wars 00:05
- I was, "the original salesperson" at Nintendo.