Japan goes after arcades, Nintendo's Famicon gets its first licensee & Gamers come together online These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM! This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in October 1994. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book Get us on your mobile device: Android: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: If you don't see all the links, find them here: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Mortal Kombat 2 (SNES, Genesis, Game Gear, Game Boy) Video Version: https://youtu.be/KI-X2NobWF0 https://www.mobygames.com/game/600/mortal-kombat-ii/ Corrections: September 1994 Ep - https://youtu.be/CvMg_FUb3p0 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131646/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/8/software-toolworks-inc-the/ Console Wars Readthrough - https://youtu.be/wYhpTBPXZkI LGR Never Obsolete PC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQo0yOqOb_4 George Morrow - Krzysztof Kieslowski - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001425/ 1994 Nintendo caves to E3 Nintendo of America to attend E3 show in Los Angeles, Business Wire, October 4, 1994, Tuesday CES interactive postponed Nintendo of America to attend E3 show in Los Angeles, Business Wire, October 4, 1994, Tuesday Nintendo lowers investor expectations NINTENDO TO SEE 2ND SALES, PROFIT DROPS, Jiji Press Ticker Service, OCTOBER 4, 1994, TUESDAY Nintendo revises FY '94 performance downward, Report From Japan, October 5, 1994 Nintendo sales, profits to post 2nd yearly fall,The Daily Yomiuri, October 5, 1994, Wednesday Nikkei lower on new issue worries, Financial Times (London,England), October 5, 1994, Wednesday, London, Section: World Stock Markets (Asia Pacific); Pg. 41, Byline: By EMIKO TERAZONO SEGA HITS '94 LOW ON TSE,Jiji Press Ticker Service,OCTOBER 4, 1994, ,TUESDAY Thornton warns of UK video game market decline THORNTON ISSUES WARNING AS VIDEO GAMES SALES PLUMMET, The Guardian (London), October 6, 1994, Section: THE GUARDIAN , CITY PAGE; Pg. 19 CentreGold buys Core CentreGold picks up Core, The Independent (London), October 27, 1994, Thursday, Section: BUSINESS & CITY PAGE; Page 42 Convergance is the name of the game Merging on The Information Superhighway The New Comfort Zone Where Public Meets Private - Correction Appended, The New York Times, Correction Appended, Distribution: Home Design MagazineHome Design Magazine, Section: Section 6; ; Section 6; Part 2; Page 40; Page 21; Column 3; Column 2; Home Design MagazineHome, Design Magazine ; Part 2; ; Column 3; Column 2;Byline: By Phil Patton; By JULIE V. IOVINE "Media Futures: SRI denounces superhighway claims, Financial Times (London,England), October 31, 1994, Monday, Section: Pg. 13 Length: 507 words, Byline: By RAYMOND SNODDY" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Simon Microsoft to buy Intuit Microsoft To Acquire Intuit, Shareholder Sues, Newsbytes News Network, October 14, 1994 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Money BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY; Banks Going Interactive to Fend Off New Rivals, The New York Times, October 19, 1994, Wednesday, Late Edition - Final, Distribution: Financial Desk, Section: Section D; ; Section D; Page 1; Column 3; Financial Desk ; Column 3; First Virtual Holdings brings banking into cyberspace A Credit Card for On-Line Sprees, New York Times (National Edition), October 15, 1994, Business and Industry, Section: Pg. Y17; Vol. 144; No. 49,850; ISSN: 0362-4331 https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/first-virtual https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einar_Stefferud HOME SHOPPING NETWORK STORE LAUNCH ON PRODIGY SUCCESSFUL, PR Newswire, October 18, 1994, Tuesday - 10:04 Eastern Time, Section: Financial News MicroTime Media is bringing ads to games Media: Watch out Sonic, the admen are coming; Maggie Brown meets the founder of an advertising agency that is putting commercials into computer games, The Independent (London), October 18, 1994, Tuesday, Section: MEDIA PAGE; Page 29 https://danielbobroff.com/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/1777/push-over/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/581/james-pond-2-codename-robocod/ Dreamworks announced Spielberg, Katzenberg, Geffen Troika Launch Entertainment Venture. The Associated Press. October 13, 1994, Thursday, PM cycle. Section: Business News. Byline: By JOHN HORN, AP Entertainment Writer https://archive.org/details/menwhowouldbekin0000lapo Sega expands Model 2 offerings https://archive.org/details/edge-013-october-1994/page/10/mode/1up?view=theater https://segaretro.org/Sega_Model_2 Namco's Empire of Egg ups the ante https://archive.org/details/edge-013-october-1994/page/16/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Eggs Sega VR parks coming to Canada --The Business Report--, Broadcast News (BN), October 25, 1994 Tuesday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playdium https://web.archive.org/web/19970223190650/http://www.playdium.com/ Aussie arcades go family friendly ARCADE GAMES ARRIVE, The Courier Mail (Australia), October 30, 1994 Sunday, 2 - STATE, Section: Pg. 13, Byline: VEITCH C Next Gen battle lines drawn at Japan Electronics Show Next-Generation Game Machines Battle at Japan Electronics Show, The Associated Press, October 4, 1994, Tuesday, AM cycle, Section: Business News, Byline: By DAVID THURBER, Associated Press Writer https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_063_October_1994 pp178 JVC to Enter Video Game Machine Market Through Sega OEM, Japan Industrial Journal, October 5, 1994 https://segaretro.org/JVC JVC to market Sega's Saturn video game machines, Japan Economic Newswire, OCTOBER 24, 1994, MONDAY, Dateline: TOKYO, Oct. 24 Kyodo https://segaretro.org/Sega_Saturn#Models Sega announces Saturn launch price Sega to sell new generation of video game machines, Japan Economic Newswire, OCTOBER 7, 1994, FRIDAY SEGA SHARES FALL BELOW 5,000 YEN ON TSE,Jiji Press Ticker Service, OCTOBER 17, 1994, MONDAY, Dateline: TOKYO, OCT. 17 SEGA HITS NEW 1994 LOW ON TSE, Jiji Press Ticker Service, OCTOBER 24, 1994, MONDAY, Dateline: TOKYO, OCT. 24 Shanghai A shares decline by 8.1 per cent, Financial Times (London,England), October 27, 1994, Thursday, Section: World Stock Markets (Asia Pacific);,pg. 49, Byline: By EMIKO TERAZONO https://archive.org/details/edge-013-october-1994/page/9/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/edge-013-october-1994/page/7/mode/1up?view=theater Matsushita announces cheaper 3DO Matsushita introduces cheaper game machine, The Daily Yomiuri, October 21, 1994, Friday, Byline: Yomiuri Shimbun https://archive.org/details/egm-2-october-1994/page/n39/mode/1up Sony announces PSX price Sony to Launch New Video Game Machine, Associated Press Worldstream, October 27, 1994; Thursday 08:44 Eastern Time Sony to introduce next-generation video game machine, Report From Japan, October 28, 1994 NEC reveals PC-FX launch date and price NEC joins video game war, Agence France Presse -- English, October 31, 1994 05:54 Eastern Time 3DO to charge developers $3 fee 3DO kicks off holiday season with aggressive national advertising campaign, Business Wire, October 21, 1994, Friday 3DO devs revolt 3DO FACES REVOLT BY GAME DEVELOPERS OVER FEE TO CUT MANUFACTURERS' LOSSES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, October 24, 1994, Monday, Section: Section B; Page 3, Column 1, Byline: BY JIM CARLTON Toys R Us to stock Jaguar Toys R Us stocks up on Jaguar, the world's first 64-bit video game system; Atari launches multi-million dollar marketing campaign for Jaguar, Business Wire, October 10, 1994, Monday https://youtu.be/ndcTWeaVbLQ?si=kX5qo8st8oPI1wT0 https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_063_October_1994 pp178 https://songbird-productions.com/jagdomain/jvmfaq.html Nintendo retakes 16 bit crown "Nintendo Retakes 16-Bit Sales Crown, Wall Street Journal (3 Star, Eastern (Princeton, NJ) Edition), October 28, 1994, Business and Industry Section: Pg. B3; Vol. LXXVI; No. 11; ISSN: 0099-966" Nintendo nixes Play it Loud campaign PLAY IT GONE, ADWEEK, October 31, 1994, Western Advertising News Edition https://youtu.be/FArjEUhBgP4?si=JkfYhRH8hkeB8-_M Nintendo mails out 2 million video cassettes Mario Homes in on D-Base, Ad Day, October 10, 1994, Section: DMK; Pg. 14, Byline: By Terry Lefton https://youtu.be/Rv_YCSbWP78?si=jYmiIbfLxG87xjbv Video game king invades cyberspace jungle; Nintendo of America enters the information super highway to launch Donkey Kong Country, Business Wire, October 13, 1994, Thursday Nintendo Is Expecting Revenue From Game To Top $100 Million, Wall St
