Intellivision Amico is an upcoming home video game console being developed and marketed by Intellivision Entertainment.
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13 Facts About Intellivision Amico
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Intellivision Amico, which was a home console in the 1980s that sold 3 million units, was produced by Mattel.
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Intellivision Amico Entertainment is working with developers to create games for the console.
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An exclusive new Earthworm Jim game was revealed to be in development for the console, and Intellivision Amico Entertainment was paying a number of studios for exclusive games for the console.
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Pre-orders were opened in April 2020, and Intellivision Amico Entertainment revealed that it had sold over 10, 000 pre-orders of its "VIP edition" of the console; it was priced at $249 for black and white versions and $279 for a woodgrain version.
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Intellivision Amico left months later and said the role was "not a good fit.
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In 2021, it was revealed that Intellivision Amico Entertainment had hired a number of the original creators of the Intellivision Amico to remake their games for the new console.
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Machkovech accessed the internal development portal for the Intellivision Amico, and noted that the hardware specs for the console appeared to be especially weak compared to other consoles in the market.
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Intellivision Amico was further delayed in August 2020, with a new release date announced for April 3, 2021.
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In February 2022, Tallarico stepped down from his role as CEO of Intellivision Amico, remaining on board as the company's president and largest shareholder.
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Intellivision Amico was replaced by the company's former chief revenue officer Phil Adam.
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That same month, Intellivision Amico began its fourth round of fundraising, acknowledging that the company has had zero revenue since 2018, and would require further investment to operate beyond July 2022.
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On July 7, 2022, an update by Nintendolife to its July 4 article stated that the Intellivision Amico trademark was renewed, "rather than request a further extension on the existing trademark, Intellivision has instead opted to file for a brand new one as of June 30th, 2022.
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