The Console Wars — XMas 1990
News program “Good Morning America” dated December 20, 1990 did a segment on Nintendo and its competitors during the 1990 holiday season. It was a question wether or not Nintendo could uphold their position as top game maker despite their older NES hardware compared to their rival’s 16-bit systems. Nintendo wasn’t gonna have their 16-bit system released in the States until the following year. More powerful systems also meant a higher price tag which was a major concern due to the US economy at the time.
Dayum 16-bit!
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Tom holtzer – NINTENDO PLAYER
at this time in the year 2011 nintendo is going thru the exact same shit as what the first guy said LOL.
at :30 seconds in I was all like “woah woah woah Nintendo, ain’t no TOY, woman!” and um, Nintendo LAST season on the market, eh? lol they made games for it for at least another 5 or so years. I love these kinda videos from way back. I’m gonna check out the rest of your vids. I was only 2 when this came out, so I’d love to see how the culture was before I got deep into games. Subb’d and everything. I’ll be looking out for more of your uploads, this stuff is history
1990
Nintendo PR rep: Good games are really important to a system, more important than tech or graphics.
Now -
Nintendo’s production plan: Wii sports and other casual games make a game system successful!
If that 1990s PR rep was in charge of Nintendo, maybe we wouldn’t have so much junk to sift through when looking for a good game to play.
20 years from now, we will see videos like this about the ps3 and the xbox scary shit, YEAH MORTAL KOMBAT IS 60 BUCKS, and viewers will be like lulz that shit costs 2 bucks now
3 people didnt get a nintendo for xmas
I miss the 1990s
Games were more fun
Movies were cooler
Cartoons were more fun.
Maybe it was better because I was a kid
That was back when consoles were considered as ‘toys’. Now they are a category of themselves!
What’s with the woman’s face right at the end (5:01)? It’s as if she’s saying “You better believe I know my shit!”
This is funny looking back like this
@kapteinsnute – The pleasure is all mine. Glad you got something out of it ^_^
Thanks for showing these clips Grooveraider, never seen these before, I was probably too busy gaming
My first console was a Colecovision and have ever since been addicted to gaming.
I am glad I was born and grew up when 8-bit was the shit! Nothin beats a Master System!
the industry will never die!!
@bimmatic Bingo!!!
“Will it be its last” pffft.
man,nintendos on its last legs according to these cunt reporters…quick,invest in their stock!
@TheAmericanArm
various konami games, but you may be referring to… Contra?
Just got my latest issue of Nintendo Power magazine…
Age Check: (up,up,down,down,left,right,left, right, B,A, select, Start)……was for what game???
I wonder if those kids still play video games today.
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