Sony to make movie about Sega vs Nintendo?!?!

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That is right... you read that correctly... Sony is making a movie based on the book "Console Wars" which talks about the Sega vs Nintendo era of gaming. With Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg doing the writing and directing...

Sony Wants To Make A Movie About The Sega v Nintendo Console Wars

And it appears as though Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are taking on writing and directing duties.
You might have heard of Console Wars, a book by Blake Harris which focuses on SEGA's challenge to Nintendo through the early 90s with the SEGA Mega Drive. That book is due in May of this year, but a movie based on this book is apparently already in the works. A press release from Atlantic Books, who haveacquired the rights for the book in the UK, revealed the news.P


Sony Pictures and Scott Rudin (Moneyball, The Social Network) are developing Console Wars as a feature film to be directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (Knocked Up, Superbad). Rogen and Goldberg are also writing the screenplay. Harris is serving as Executive Producer, and is also co-directing a documentary on the same subject, with Rudin, Rogen and Goldberg producing as well.P
The involvement of Scott Rudin is what intrigues me most. Moneyball and The Social Network were both, obviously, brilliantly made movies about specific culturally zeigeist-y moments. That sort of thing fits perfectly with a story like Console Wars. It's obviously early days, and projects spring up and get canned so easily in Hollywood. Hopefully this movie gets made.
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Source: http://kotaku.com/sony-is-developing-a-movie-about-the-console-wars-betwe-1529285863
 
Big Casino said:
megadrive / genesis does what nintenDONT

its that blast processing
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Ohhh those commercials made my day back then!

And those were amazing graphics back then!


I do miss what the console wars were back then vs now...

I just don't know how Sony is going get rights from Nintendo to make this movie... Nintendo must be getting something out of this deal... Sega should be easier since they aren't in the console wars anymore.
 
Its essentially the same as it was back then. Kids and sometimes adults arguing theyre points in the playground and workplace. All wer missing nowadays is the adverts.

Licensing wont be a problem. Its not like its Sony playstation who will be making the film anyway itl be Sony pictures. Everyone gets their share of the pie. Also theres so many fan made mini documentaries about sega and nintendo on youtube and theyre very well done. I dont know what else they could bring to a feature length 'film'

Sega was better. Just saying.
 
scott rudin's involvement also has me very excited. i can't say i enjoyed moneyball, but i think if i were a baseball fan then i probably would have. the social network was fantastic though, and i'm excited to see where this goes
 
I used to always play the Megadrive in my friends and cousins... But I never had one!

Always wanted to finish Sonic on it. :sad3:


Though, this could be a good film. Maybe.
 
"Best movie ever!" said no one... ever.

Sega was still my console of choice back in the day, though.
 
Jack's Smirking Revenge said:
you know what else would be shit? a film about the origins of facebook, i'm sure that would be absolutely dire. also, daniel craig as james bond? who's terrible idea was that!
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And I'm a fan of neither. :lew:

It's all relative and a matter of opinion.
 

Sega Megadrive all the way, didn't know that their adverts in America were so harsh till a few years ago though. Damn.
 
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