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Console Wars (2020)

PG-13 · 2020-09-23 · 1h 33m · EN
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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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Jonah TulisDirectorBlake HarrisDirector

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Howard PhillipsHoward PhillipsSelfShinobu ToyodaShinobu ToyodaSelfPaul RiouxPaul RiouxSelfTom KalinskeTom KalinskeSelfGail TildenGail TildenSelfPeter MainPeter MainSelfHoward LincolnHoward LincolnSelfAl NilsenAl NilsenSelfEllen Beth Van BuskirkEllen Beth Van BuskirkSelfSteve RaceSteve RaceSelfPaul RuddPaul RuddSelf (archive footage)Jeff GoodbyJeff GoodbySelf

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Video gameCommercialMarketingNintendoSega

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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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Console Wars has a runtime of 93 minutes.

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