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Forums - Gaming Discussion - Amazing tell-all interview with 1990s Sega CEO Tom Kalinske

For those that didn't read the Console Wars book, this is a really good interview that talks about Sega's rise and fall in the early 90s.

http://youtu.be/tA-SUVeR0Z4

 

Interesting tidbits

Why they thought Sega CD and 32X was a good idea:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA-SUVeR0Z4#t=1423

 

Nintendo/Sony joint console fail and Sega and Sony joint console details:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA-SUVeR0Z4#t=1877

 

EA trying to screw Sega by not paying them royalties:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA-SUVeR0Z4#t=2006

 

Saturn launch disaster:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA-SUVeR0Z4#t=2705

 

Could have Sega survived as a console maker after Dreamcast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA-SUVeR0Z4#t=3010

 

Sega Marketing tactics that made them successful against Nintendo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA-SUVeR0Z4#t=468

 

Few key points:

- Sega CD was necessary as a learning experience to learn how to make CD based games

- Sega of America didn't believe in the Saturn and wanted to keep Genesis/32X/Sega Cd going instead

- Sega of Japan took control of SOA with the Saturn Launch

- Sony and Sega had a joint console in the works that Sega of Japan shut down

- Sega had a VR headset in the works



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Good thread, i will watch the video.