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NewLeaf Entertainment was a joint venture between IBM and Blockbuster[3] established in early 1993[2][4] to develop the ambitious Game Factory service of rewritable Mega Drive cartridges.
Company
| “ | We believe the system offers retailers and game publishers the ultimate in just-in-time inventory. With the ability to program game cartridges at retail locations, retailers and game publishers can maximize their opportunity to put products into customers’ hands and increase overall transactions. | „ |
— President David Lundeen[5] | ||
Game Factory
- Main article: Game Factory.
Promotional material
External links
- Game Factory: Blockbuster & Sega's On-Demand Game Rentals video essay by Gaming Historian at YouTube
- Remember When Blockbuster Video Tried Burning Game Cartridges On Demand? article by Drew Littrell at Hackaday
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrUWIHasHPQ
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://retailgeek.com/future-of-retail-as-seen-in-1992/ (Wayback Machine: 2022-07-06 06:37)
- ↑ https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813828/0000950112-94-002292.txt (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-06 04:53)
- ↑ https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20181003-new-leaf-entertainment/ (archive.today)
- ↑ EGM², "July 1994" (US; 1994-07-19), page 28