GamesBeat journalist Jeffrey Grubb recently had the opportunity to read through the forthcoming Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation by author Blake J. Harris. The book has plenty of interesting titbits including the revelation that Nintendo once accounted for 10% of Walmarts profits. Here’s some of the facts contained within the 500-plus paged book.

• 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…