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Console Wars : Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation by Blake J. Harris is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Console Wars : Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation about?

Now a documentary on CBS All Access. Following the success of The Accidental Billionaires and Moneyball comes Console Wars—a mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes business thriller that chronicles how Sega, a small, scrappy gaming company led by an unlikely visionary and a team of rebels, took on the juggernaut Nintendo and revolutionized the video game industry. In 1990, Nintendo had a virtual monopoly on the video game industry. Sega, on the other hand, was just a faltering arcade company with big aspirations and even bigger personalities. But that would all change with the arrival of Tom Kalinske, a man who knew nothing about videogames and everything about fighting uphill battles. His unconventional tactics, combined with the blood, sweat and bold ideas of his renegade employees, transformed Sega and eventually led to a ruthless David-and-Goliath showdown with rival Nintendo.The battle was vicious, relentless, and highly profitable, eventually sparking a global corporate war that would be fought on several fronts: from living rooms and schoolyards to boardrooms and Congress. It was a once-in-a-lifetime, no-holds-barred conflict that pitted brother against brother, kid against adult, S

Who reads Console Wars : Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Blake J. Harris
Publisher
Dey Street Books
Published
2014
Language
EN
ISBN
9780062276704
Category
history
Subjects
Games, Engineering, Fiction
Rating
3.91 / 5 (4,256 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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