Console Wars
- Autore: Blake J. Harris
- Narratore: Fred Berman
- Editore: HarperCollins USA
- Durata: 20:41:43
Trama
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, Sonic against Mario, and the US against Japan.
Based on over two hundred interviews with former Sega and Nintendo employees, Console Wars is the underdog tale of how Kalinske miraculously turned an industry punchline into a market leader. It’s the story of how a humble family man, with an extraordinary imagination and a gift for turning problems into competitive advantages, inspired a team of underdogs to slay a giant and, as a result, birth a $60 billion dollar industry.
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001 Console Wars
Durata: 42s -
002 Prologue
Durata: 06min -
003 Chapter 01
Durata: 17min -
004 Chapter 02
Durata: 13min -
005 Chapter 03
Durata: 18min -
006 Chapter 04
Durata: 16min -
007 Chapter 05
Durata: 01h02min -
008 Chapter 06
Durata: 16min -
009 Chapter 07
Durata: 09min -
010 Chapter 08
Durata: 18min -
011 Chapter 09
Durata: 12min -
012 Chapter 10
Durata: 17min -
013 Chapter 11
Durata: 03min -
014 Chapter 12
Durata: 15min -
015 Chapter 13
Durata: 14min -
016 Chapter 14
Durata: 11min -
017 Chapter 15
Durata: 17min -
018 Chapter 16
Durata: 20min -
019 Chapter 17
Durata: 17min -
020 Chapter 18A
Durata: 38min