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Sega's strategy for battling Nintendo. Let's add some more details about the console wars too: 1. The Untold Story of How Sega Nearly Won the Console Wars - ht
by dpflan 10y ago
Sega's strategy for battling Nintendo. Let's add some more details about the console wars too:
1. The Untold Story of How Sega Nearly Won the Console Wars - https://www.wired.com/2014/05/console-wars-book-sega/ https://www.wired.com/2014/05/console-wars-book-sega/
2. Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation - https://www.amazon.com/Console-Wars-Nintendo-Defined-Generation/dp/0062276700 https://www.amazon.com/Console-Wars-Nintendo-Defined-Generat...
- tapoxi 10y agoConsole Wars paints a great picture on how philosophical differences between Sega of Japan and Sega of America destroyed the success they had.
- nicolas_t 10y agoCan you expand on that? I'm curious
- bunderbunder 10y agoHere's a couple interviews with Sega of America's CEO at the time where his frustration is very apparent: http://www.seganerds.com/2015/02/23/kalinske-sega-seem-to-have-made-the-wrong-decisions-for-20-years/ http://www.seganerds.com/2015/02/23/kalinske-sega-seem-to-ha... http://www.seganerds.com/2015/05/11/former-sega-president-gives-his-thoughts-on-the-saturns-launch/ http://www.seganerds.com/2015/05/11/former-sega-president-gi...
- emodendroket 10y agoThat was an interesting book, although marred by the ridiculous wooden recreations of conversations.
- Nors 10y agoI agree, and seeing how it's being turned into a documentary (and also a film I believe), it doesn't surprise me. It seems the author's final intent was always the screen. Absolutely worth a read if the subject interests you, questionable dialogue aside. For what's worth, both Tom Kalinske and Al whatshislastname seem to approve and endorse the book and their portrayal.