Intellivision Amico

[zapiy]

I was not that inspired by this before but after watching that video, I am sold.

[TrekMD]

I think Tommy and his team as doing a good job preparing the market for this console.  Atari isn't doing anything like this for their VCS.

[zapiy]

Well, this one is priced correctly for a start, the Atari one is a ridiculous price.

[TrekMD]

Pricing aside, the issue is they are not doing any demos of any games for the system ON the system itself.  We are now aware of a number of games coming to the Amico, know what they will look like and have a sense of they are all about.  There isn't a single title for the VCS that we've seen on the system or anything else.  It's unfortunate because, for all we know, the system could be very capable.

[TrekMD]

Here's the latest video about the Amico.  Tommy himself demonstrates how the controllers work with Missile Command...

[TrekMD]

A new video from today...

[TrekMD]

Sharing this here:  Now available for pre-order â€" reserve your Amico VIP Edition bundle with a fully-refundable $100 deposit.  It has sold over 5000 of these already and 2600 of the Founder's Edition version. 

[TrekMD]

New video today...

[zapiy]

This is looking better each time I see it.

[TrekMD]

That's because it is!  I think this is perfect for us retro gamers and for casual gamers.

[Shadowrunner]

You guys have way more faith than I do. I just don't see people buying it at that price outside of a very niche market. Hope I'm wrong though, wouldn't be the first time lol.

[TrekMD]

They've already presold over 10,000 units.  Hopefully it keeps on selling. 

[zapiy]

How many of us are getting one?

[TrekMD]

You know my answer to that. 

[TrekMD]

I learned today, the presale is up to 13,000 units now.  That's not bad.