Can an Indie Console Compete with Ps4 and Switch? - Talking to Intellivision's CEO about Amico
444The CEO of was nice enough to sit down with me for an hour and let me ask all the hard questions about the upcoming Amico console they are working on. Is this thing worth the hype? Let's dig into it and find out!
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Intellivision, the home video game console that first launched in 1979, is planning a comeback in a new, family-friendly format. The modernized platform, called Amico, will include the original’s iconic omni-directional disc as well as a full-color touchscreen on each controller. The expected release date is Oct. 10, 2020.
Intellivision’s leadership team, led by chief executive officer and video game musician Tommy Tallarico, is making some bold claims about its device, which is still on the drawing board. Chief among them is the console’s price point, said to be between $149 and $179. Additionally, every single game published for the platform will be exclusive and cost between $2.99 and $7.99, they said. It will launch with several built-in titles and over 20 more games in its online store.
“We are creating a console that parents want to buy, not that they were asked to buy,” Tallarico said during a keynote address at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo this past weekend.
“Most every game being made for the home consoles these days is created with only the hardcore gamer in mind,” he continued. “We see a world where everyone is interested in playing at home and with friends, but this isn’t currently possible because the barrier to entry is nearly impossible for a non-gamer due to the complexity of the controllers, intricacy of gameplay, expense of the hardware and software and steep learning curve with an unbalanced fun factor for the beginner. Our goal was to create a console that both gamers and non-gamers are able to have fun with and play together. The Intellivision Amico is our answer to this gaping hole we see within the current video game industry.”
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