History of video games/Platforms/Sega Pico

History
The Sega Pico was initially released in June of 1993.

The Sega Pico was released in the USA in 1994.

In 1995 the Sega Pri Fun printer was released for the Pico and Saturn.

The Pico sold poorly in North America, but was better received elsewhere with 3.4 million consoles sold by 2005.

On August 5th, 2005 the Advanced Pico Beena was released in Japan.

Technology
Aside from lacking a Z80 processor and a Yamaha sound chip, and adding a DMA chip for audio, the Pico has similar specifications to the Mega Drive or Genesis.

The pen uses a microswitch to detect presses.

Special Editions

 * Sega Pico Pikachu Edition

Notable games (Storyware)
For more listings see the List of Sega Pico games on Wikipedia.

2002

 * Pokémon: Catch the Numbers!

2003

 * Pokémon Advanced Generation: I've Begun Hiragana and Katakana!

2004

 * Pokémon Advanced Generation: Pico for Everyone Pokémon Loud Battle!

External Resources

 * Game Medium - Advanced Pico Beena page.