October 1993

Nintendo profits crash, Next gen console battle begins & Arcades go 3D 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 1993.  As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. 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Nintendo. The Times. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3T2M-8VY0-00H1-F1G8-00000-00&context=1516831.        https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/historical-spot-exchange-rates/usd/USD-to-JPY-1993         They expect exports to make up 59% of their sales in the first half of the year and only 42% in the second half.   (October 5, 1993). Nintendo to suffer 1st profit decline in 10 years. Report From Japan. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SKM-Y970-004C-93PW-00000-00&context=1516831. BY YUZO SAEKI, Staff writer. (October 11, 1993).      Nintendo expects profits to fall 26%; HIGH YEN, COMPETITION HURT PERFORMANCE. The Nikkei Weekly (Japan). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-4NH0-000H-H0BX-00000-00&context=1516831.  Garth Alexander and Helen Davidson. (October 10, 1993, Sunday).      Super Mario under threat as Sega closes profits gap. The Sunday Times (London). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3T2M-8WK0-00H1-F37F-00000-00&context=1516831.     Garth Alexander and Helen Davidson. (October 10, 1993, Sunday). Super Mario under threat as Sega closes profits gap. The Sunday Times (London). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3T2M-8WK0-00H1-F37F-00000-00&context=1516831. Sega calls for truce     By MAT TOOR. (October 21, 1993). Sega calls for truce. Marketing. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:419K-59R0-00X8-J073-00000-00&context=1516831. Sega beats Nintendo in UK     Dominic Mills. (October 30, 1993, Saturday). Ad of the Week. The Times. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3T2M-8YV0-00H1-F3G0-00000-00&context=1516831.   https://youtu.be/X-LGs3AkkXY?si=tuzHTmEqjM2fSFuc Jaguar role out plans revealed     https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_051_October_1993  pg. 16     https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/58/mode/1up?view=theater EGM goes hands-on with 3DO     https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/60/mode/1up?view=theater     Edge 1, pg. 49     Edge 1 pg. 54     Edge1 pg. 58 Nintendo signs up Silicon Graphics     https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater   https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/70/mode/1up?view=theater CGI vs  clayamation vs. Digitization     https://archive.org/details/play-time-1993-10/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater        https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_57_Oct_1993/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater     https://archive.org/details/play-time-1993-10/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater        https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.10/page/n9/mode/1up Nintendo gives away Mario All-Stars     https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_051_October_1993  pg. 168        https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_57_Oct_1993/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater Wolfenstein 3D to come to the SNES     https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/220/mode/1up?view=theater Sega does Sports     https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_051_October_1993  pg. 132 EA announces EA Sports Soccer     https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_051_October_1993  pg. 149 Sega introduces the Activator     https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/60/mode/1up?view=theater     https://segaretro.org/Activator Move Over Gameboy, Newton is here     https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/207/mode/1up?view=theater     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Newton ReelMagic wants to bring FMV to the PC     https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-october-1993/page/56/mode/1up?view=theater    Buggy software on the rise     https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-october-1993/page/4/mode/1up?view=theater Centergold prepares for stock launch     By PAUL TAYLOR. (October 7, 1993, Thursday). CentreGold valued at Pounds 50m. Financial Times (London,England). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SKR-N110-006F-W48W-00000-00&context=1516831.        GAIL COUNSELL, Business Correspondent. (October 5, 1993, Tuesday). Nintendo losing ground to Sega ; Video games giant blames profit warning on soaring yen. The Independent (London). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3T47-8F30-0021-R1WR-00000-00&context=1516831. Apple goes Multimedia     https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1993-10/page/n32/mode/1up EA plans to ditch floppies     Edge 1, pg. 21 Sam & Max undergoes pizza party testing     https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.10/page/n9/mode/1up More details of AT&T deal to buy TSN emerge     https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_051_October_1993  pg. 168     https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/31/business/company-encountering-digital-age-occasional-look-computers-everday-life-keyboard.html Arnie Katz argues for National Electronic Gaming Convention     https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-october-1993/page/52/mode/1up?view=theater Ziff Davis buys CGW     https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-october-1993/page/56/mode/1up?view=theater Edge 1 premieres     Edge 1      Mario teaches... English?     https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1993-10/page/n29/mode/2up        https://www.nexgam.de/artikel/buch-super-mario-super-englisch-multi Mortal Kombat goes multimedia     https://archive.org/details/cashbox57unse_6/page/30/mode/1up TSR brings video to board games     https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_57_Oct_1993/page/n14/mode/1up?view=theater Matt Groening launches Bongo Comics     https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/208/mode/1up?view=theater Recommended Links: The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/ They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/ Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/ The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/ Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/ Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/ Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/ Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/ Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/ Modo Historia - https://www.youtube.com/c/ModoHistoriaPodcast Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play. 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