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The Power of Glove

Here’s a $300 electronic unit

here’s a $300 electronic unit

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here’s a $300 electronic unit.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:36
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Command International Pictures

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Movie Summary

A documentary that chronicles the journey of the world's most notorious video game controller: the Power Glove. For the first time, discover the history and legacy behind the glove that helped inspire a generation.
About television. Intellivision!’ - The Power of Glove 00:12
About television. Intellivision!’
Since television itself.’ - The Power of Glove 00:06
Since television itself.’
It took several years for them to kinda, you know, - The Power of Glove 00:04
It took several years for them to kinda, you know,
But when they finally did, it just took off phenomenally. - The Power of Glove 00:05
But when they finally did, it just took off phenomenally.
The toy company had been making a profit, nice & consistent, - The Power of Glove 00:07
The toy company had been making a profit, nice & consist...
That makes $100 million— 200 million dollars in 1982. - The Power of Glove 00:05
That makes $100 million— 200 million dollars in 1982.
And so, “Wow this thing was going great!” - The Power of Glove 00:13
And so, “Wow this thing was going great!”
They introduced all this new hardware, - The Power of Glove 00:08
They introduced all this new hardware,
In the desire for video games in 1983, - The Power of Glove 00:06
In the desire for video games in 1983,
You had third-party developers like Activision, Imagic, you had now... - The Power of Glove 00:05
You had third-party developers like Activision, Imagic, you ...
Not only Atari & Intellivision but ColecoVision got into the game. - The Power of Glove 00:04
Not only Atari & Intellivision but ColecoVision got into...
And there was just too much product, and a lot of it was not very good. - The Power of Glove 00:06
And there was just too much product, and a lot of it was not...
And um, Mattel lost in 1983 about $380 million. - The Power of Glove 00:06
And um, Mattel lost in 1983 about $380 million.
Well, when Mattel Intellivision went out of business, - The Power of Glove 00:07
Well, when Mattel Intellivision went out of business,
They sold off a lot of assets, lost a ton of money. - The Power of Glove 00:04
They sold off a lot of assets, lost a ton of money.
And pretty much the attitude at that point was, - The Power of Glove 00:11
And pretty much the attitude at that point was,
The Nintendo system really kind of re-established video games... - The Power of Glove 00:05
The Nintendo system really kind of re-established video game...
As being this kind of positive, - The Power of Glove 00:07
As being this kind of positive,
They can’t go to their shareholders and say, “Hey, - The Power of Glove 00:06
They can’t go to their shareholders and say, “Hey,
You’re gonna bankrupt us again!” - The Power of Glove 00:06
You’re gonna bankrupt us again!”