Blake J. Harris’s Console Wars provides a detailed account of the fierce competition between Sega and Nintendo in the 1990s, a crucial period that shaped the video game industry as we know it today. In compelling prose based on extensive research, Harris takes us behind the scenes of this epic battle, focusing in particular on the figure of Tom Kalinske, then CEO of Sega of America.

In the 1990s, Nintendo dominated the video game market, controlling more than 90 per cent of the industry. Its NES console was synonymous with home entertainment, and characters like Mario had become cultural icons. In this context, Sega was seen as an outsider with.

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Blake J. Harris’s Console Wars provides a detailed account of the fierce competition between Sega and Nintendo in the 1990s, a crucial period that shaped the video game industry as we know it today. In compelling prose based on extensive research, Harris takes us behind the scenes of this epic battle, focusing in particular on the figure of Tom Kalinske, then CEO of Sega of America.

In the 1990s, Nintendo dominated the video game market, controlling more than 90 per cent of the industry. Its NES console was synonymous with home entertainment, and characters like Mario had become cultural icons. In this context, Sega was seen as an outsider with a marginal presence in the market.

The arrival of Tom Kalinske at Sega of America in 1990 marked a decisive turning point. With a successful background in relaunching brands such.