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Console Wars

Console Wars

20207.11h 33m

Overview

In 1990, SEGA, a fledgling arcade company assembled a team of misfits to take on the greatest video game company in the world, Nintendo. It was a once-in-a-lifetime, no-holds-barred conflict that pit brother against brother, kids against grownups, Sonic against Mario, and uniquely American capitalism against centuries-old Japanese tradition. For the first time ever, the men and women who fought on the front lines for Sega and Nintendo discuss this battle that defined a generation.

Directed by Blake J. Harris
Produced by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, Katie Mustard
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Howard Phillips

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Shinobu Toyoda

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Paul Rioux

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Tom Kalinske

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Gail Tilden

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Peter Main

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Howard Lincoln

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Al Nilsen

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Ellen Beth Van Buskirk

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Steve Race

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About Console Wars

Console Wars is a documentary film released in 2020 exploring themes of video game, commercial, nintendo, based on true story, marketing, sega. Directed by Blake J. Harris, it stars Howard Phillips, Shinobu Toyoda, Paul Rioux. In 1990, SEGA, a fledgling arcade company assembled a team of misfits to take on the greatest video game company in the world, Nintendo. It was a once-in-a-lifetime, no-holds-barred conflict that pit brother against brother, kids against grownups, Sonic against Mario, and uniquely American capitalism against centuries-old Japanese tradition. For the first time ever, the men and women who fought on the front lines for Sega and Nintendo discuss this battle that defined a generation.

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