Though reluctant at first, Tom Kalinske eventually agrees to fly with Nakayama to Sega’s headquarters in Japan and see what the company is up to. On a family vacation in Hawaii, Tom Kalinske is approached by an old friend Hayao Nakayama, the president and CEO of Sega Enterprises, who eventually is able to convince Kalinske to give Sega a chance. Harris was able to successfully turn a non-fiction account into a page turning thriller, except instead of a murder site or an ominous location, our story takes place in retail stores, convention centres, and office buildings.įrom the perspective of Tom Kalinske, a former CEO of Mattel, we see the growth of the American division of Sega. Console Wars by Blake HarrisĪs a video game enthusiast, and a lover of real time strategy (RTS) games, I was enthralled by a book that told me the history of one of my favourite developers. Console Wars tells us the story of Sega of America’s rise, and how Sega broke Nintendo’s monopoly in the gaming industry after the video game crash of the 1980s. One of the most famous series is the Total War series developed by Sega. These games went through their highs and lows eventually paving the way for other game studios to make real-time strategy (RTS) games such as Halo Wars and Tom Clancy’s End War. I grew up playing games like Westwood’s Command and Conquer and Blizzard’s Warcraft: Reign of Chaos. 4 mins read The battle between Sega and Nintendo for American console market
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