Various Nintendo/SEGA tidbits from upcoming “Console Wars” book

Later this month, a book will be released that covers the console wars between Nintendo and SEGA known as “Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation”. GamesBeat secured an early copy and shared some very interesting details about some of the information included.

Check out the summary below:

• Nintendo didn’t care about making friends, and this helped Sega. Making friends was nice for Sega, but it was much easier to rely on the hatred others had for Nintendo.
• The U.S. government brought a lawsuit against Nintendo on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor.
• The real reason Sega failed was because of the war between Sega of Japan and Sega of America.
• Walmart barely even wanted to speak to Sega of America, let alone stock its Genesis system back in the early days of the 16-bit console’s life in the U.S. This was…Because Nintendo was scary as hell.
• Sega of America boss Tom Kalinske was integral to Barbie, Flintstone vitamins, and He-Man

You can find a more in-depth summary of these tidbits on GamesBeat here.

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