History of video games/Platforms/Intellivision Amico

Background
After the original Intellivision, the brand was dormant for some time, at most seeing compilation consoles released.

Development
A new system bearing the name of Intellivision was announced in 2018. The Intellivision Amico was scheduled for a October 2020 release with a launch price of $250, but the launch was delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In September of 2020 it was announced that Ark Electronics would handle manufacturing of the Amico.

The company making the system partnered with GameStop to do physical marketing in stores in 2021.

A third delay for the Intellivision Amico was announced on August 7th, 2021.

By January 2022 it was estimated that there were around 6,000 orders for the system.

In February 2022 Phil Adam became CEO of Intelivision Entertainment.

Around early April 2022 Gamestop preorders of the Amico were purported to have been canceled.

In July 2022 it was stated that the console was still in development.

Compute
The Intellivision Amico has an unspecified Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 core CPU clocked at 1.8 gigahertz. Developer documentation indicated the Amico CPU was similar to the model APQ8053-Lite of Qualcomm's Smart Display 200 platform. Given the focus on simplistic, easy to pick up, games, technical specifications were less emphasized then on other major consoles of the era, allowing resources to be focused in more impactful areas.

The Amico has 2 gigabytes of RAM, and 32 gigabytes of flash storage.

Software
The Intellivision Amico runs an operating system described as a hybrid of Android and Linux.

Most Amico games are made with the Unity game engine.

Notable games
The Amico contains a few games bundled, and has a digital marketplace. Most games for the Amico are designed for couch co-op and all games for the Amico are rated E or E10. (Presumed to be under the ESRB rating system.)

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Standard

 * "Glacier White"
 * "Graphite Black"
 * "GTO Red"
 * "Vintage Woodgrain" - Intellivision website shop exclusive finish.
 * "Galaxy Purple" - GameStop Exclusive color

Founders Edition
2600 preorders of the wood grained Intellivision Amico Founders Edition consoles were made avalible.

External Resources

 * Official Website