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So I was asked to help those people out
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The Power of Glove

So I was asked to helpthose people out

So I was asked to help
those people out

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So I was asked to help those people out...
Duration
5 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:35:59
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.
With all these people who are still some of my best friends today. - The Power of Glove 00:05
With all these people who are still some of my best friends ...
I say that... We were living the high life. - The Power of Glove 00:05
I say that... We were living the high life.
We were put up in nice hotels. We were given transportation, limos. - The Power of Glove 00:06
We were put up in nice hotels. We were given transportation,...
And we kinda had the run of the town as long as we showed up... - The Power of Glove 00:05
And we kinda had the run of the town as long as we showed up...
There was really nobody else there to guide us or direct us... - The Power of Glove 00:05
There was really nobody else there to guide us or direct us....
I’m with the internationally known Novak, that’s “Novak,”... - The Power of Glove 00:07
I’m with the internationally known Novak, that’s “Novak,”......
Game designer, inventor of the “Glove Ball.” - The Power of Glove 00:06
Game designer, inventor of the “Glove Ball.”
You know, the relationship between Mattel & Nintendo... - The Power of Glove 00:04
You know, the relationship between Mattel & Nintendo...
First off, Nintendo management really disliked the Power Glove. - The Power of Glove 00:06
First off, Nintendo management really disliked the Power Glo...
They thought it was a gimmick. They thought it was exploitive. - The Power of Glove 00:05
They thought it was a gimmick. They thought it was exploitiv...
About two weeks before we were launching the product. - The Power of Glove 00:04
About two weeks before we were launching the product.
We had shipped 83,000 units from China into the U.S. and... - The Power of Glove 00:05
We had shipped 83,000 units from China into the U.S. and...
They were sitting in our warehouse ready to be shipped out. - The Power of Glove 00:05
They were sitting in our warehouse ready to be shipped out.
And then one night we got a phone call from Nintendo, - The Power of Glove 00:09
And then one night we got a phone call from Nintendo,
Mattel to ship the product with their Seal of Approval on it. - The Power of Glove 00:04
Mattel to ship the product with their Seal of Approval on it...
Every product— every Nintendo product had this Seal of Approval. - The Power of Glove 00:05
Every product— every Nintendo product had this Seal of Appro...
So: on a plane was myself, Jill Barad... five of us... - The Power of Glove 00:07
So: on a plane was myself, Jill Barad... five of us...
Flew up there and went into a conference room... - The Power of Glove 00:07
Flew up there and went into a conference room...
One of the things was: inside each Glove— right now... - The Power of Glove 00:05
One of the things was: inside each Glove— right now...
Well, the Gloves that were shipped early didn’t have anything in there. - The Power of Glove 00:05
Well, the Gloves that were shipped early didn’t have anythin...