Top 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsMost Popular Video GamesMost Popular Music VideosMost Popular Podcasts
    Release CalendarBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Console Wars

  • 20202020
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
2K
YOUR RATING
Blake J. Harris and Jonah Tulis in Console Wars (2020)
It was 1990: Sega, startup gaming co. assembled a team to take on Nintendo, world's greatest video game co. A make or break conflict pit brother against brother, Sonic against Mario, American capitalism against Japanese tradition.
Play trailer1:23
1 Video
8 Photos
Documentary
It was 1990: Sega, startup gaming co. assembled a team to take on Nintendo, world's greatest video game company. A make or break conflict pit brother against brother, Sonic against Mario and... Read allIt was 1990: Sega, startup gaming co. assembled a team to take on Nintendo, world's greatest video game company. A make or break conflict pit brother against brother, Sonic against Mario and, American capitalism against Japanese tradition.It was 1990: Sega, startup gaming co. assembled a team to take on Nintendo, world's greatest video game company. A make or break conflict pit brother against brother, Sonic against Mario and, American capitalism against Japanese tradition.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
2K
YOUR RATING
    • Blake J. Harris
    • Jonah Tulis
  • Stars
    • Howard Phillips
    • Shinobu Toyoda
    • Paul Rioux
    • Blake J. Harris
    • Jonah Tulis
  • Stars
    • Howard Phillips
    • Shinobu Toyoda
    • Paul Rioux
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 17User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:23
    Watch Official Trailer

    Photos8

    Console Wars (2020)
    Console Wars (2020)
    Console Wars (2020)
    Console Wars (2020)
    Console Wars (2020)
    Console Wars (2020)
    Console Wars (2020)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Howard Phillips
    Howard Phillips
    • Self - Gamemaster, Nintendo of America
    Shinobu Toyoda
    • Self - Executive VP, Sega of America
    Paul Rioux
    • Self - Executive VP, Sega of America
    Tom Kalinske
    Tom Kalinske
    • Self - President & CEO, Sega of America
    Bill White
    • Self - Director of Marketing, Nintendo of America; VP of Marketing, Sega of America
    Randy Peretzman
    • Self - VP of Sales, Nintendo of America
    Gail Tilden
    Gail Tilden
    • Self - Editor-in-Chief, Nintendo Power
    Peter Main
    • Self - SVP of Marketing, Nintendo of America
    Al Nilsen
    • Self - Director of Marketing, Sega of America
    Ellen Beth Van Buskirk
    • Self
    Steve Race
    • Self - Marketing, Sega of America; President, Sony Computer Entertainment of America
    Jeff Goodby
    • Self - Goodby, Silverstein and Partners
    George Harrison
    George Harrison
    • Self - Nintendo's Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications
    Betsy Aaron
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Robert Abrams
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Bruce Apar
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Minoru Arakawa
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Ralph H. Baer
    Ralph H. Baer
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
      • Blake J. Harris
      • Jonah Tulis
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Such Great Heights
    6.2
    Such Great Heights
    Gamestop: Rise of the Players
    6.1
    Gamestop: Rise of the Players
    Insert Coin
    6.7
    Insert Coin
    The Flying Scissors
    8.5
    The Flying Scissors
    Console Wars
    Atari: Game Over
    6.7
    Atari: Game Over
    From Bedrooms to Billions: The Playstation Revolution
    6.8
    From Bedrooms to Billions: The Playstation Revolution
    From Bedrooms to Billions
    7.5
    From Bedrooms to Billions
    Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story
    7.5
    Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story
    High Score
    7.4
    High Score
    Indie Game: The Movie
    7.6
    Indie Game: The Movie
    Video Games: The Movie
    6.1
    Video Games: The Movie

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Based on the 2014 book by Co-Director Blake J. Harris
    • Quotes

      Paul Rioux: Whenever you're at war, you always hit the guy in the mouth as hard as you can. If you can't hit him hard, you might as well not even fight. That's the attitude in real war and it's the attitude in business. You've gotta be prepared to take on the competition and win.

    • Connections
      Features E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

    User reviews17

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    Sega fanboys
    It's a pretty enteraining story about the rise and fall of Sega. A bit (16 bits??) too sentimental however. Sega games and hardware were never all that, and it's pretty obvious that they never had a chance after their cowboy marketing strategies were eventually exposed by a lack of quality titles. If they ever even had one.

    To say that it was all the fault of a jealous Japanese executive is pretty cheap and I wouldn't be surprised if that golden guy from SOA blast-financed this whole thing, just to get even. :)
    helpful•3
    9
    • Jos B
    • Oct 1, 2020

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • September 23, 2020 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Production companies
      • Legendary Television
      • CBS Television Studios
      • Circle of Confusion
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • 1 hour 32 minutes
      • Color

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Blake J. Harris and Jonah Tulis in Console Wars (2020)
    Top Gap
    By what name was Console Wars (2020) officially released in India in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.