INTELLIVISION® CELEBRATES ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY
RELEASES INTERACTIVE AR GAME DEMO, UPDATED CONSOLE AND CONTROLLER IMAGES AND VIDEO, FIRST PACK-IN GAME ANNOUNCED, LIST OF GAME DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, NEW MERCHANDISE AND NEVER BEFORE SEEN LEGACY PROMOTIONAL VIDEO FROM 1978
IRVINE, CA, December 3, 2019 – Intellivision Entertainment is celebrating 40 years of Intellivision by releasing a multitude of news, information, and assets that will give followers a closer glimpse as to what’s to come when the all-new Intellivision Amico console is released on 10/10 2020
It was 40 years ago today that the very first Intellivision video game console hit store shelves. By the early 80's Intellivision owned 20% of the home console market generating over $500 million in yearly revenue with over 1,800 employees worldwide. Intellivision created and pioneered many "firsts" in the game industry that have now become de facto standards including... the first directional pad on a controller (d-pad), the first console to be able to pause a game from the controller, the first spoken voice in a game (Major League Baseball®), the first to license professional sports leagues (NFL®, NBA®, MLB®, PGA®, NHL®, PBA®, etc.), the first digital and subscription based system (PlayCable™ add-on), the first console to also be used as a home computer (Keyboard Component™) and physical music learning device (Intellivision Music Synthesizer™) as well as creating new genres of gaming such as the first "god/city building” and Real Time Strategy with the game Utopia™. Intellivision intends on keeping their legacy of innovation alive with the release of the brand new Intellivision Amico™ family gaming system launching 10/10 2020.
Intellivision CEO Tommy Tallarico stated, "We want to bring the industry back to the core root of gaming. We believe that it is the unique games that are the most important part of any system as well as the talented developers who create them. It's not how fast something can be processed or streamed, it’s not about the complexity of the controls or how realistic the graphics are... but instead, the FUN FACTOR of the games. I feel that sometimes this sentiment and approach has been lost in modern gaming. This is what our brand and the upcoming Intellivision Amico console is focused on. What makes Amico unique is that ALL games will be able to be played with friends and family no matter what the skill level of the player. Each game will have a single player mode, but the most fun will be experienced when playing with others in the same room, which is reflected in our slogan... ‘Together Again’. We're creating something unique, simple and affordable that offers everyone a chance to enjoy gaming entertainment the way it was always and originally meant to be. It’s been said that ‘no news is good news’, we have a different perspective and believe that ‘more news is great news!’
In celebration of the 40th Anniversary, Intellivision has put together a plethora of new information for the upcoming Amico system:
• Updated images and video of the Amico console and controller. After extensive focus group testing, the original Intellivision side buttons have been split apart to function more like shoulder buttons when being played horizontally. This information and much more about the controller can be found in the newest edition of the MEET AMICO video series on YouTube here:
• Interactive Augmented Reality app. Allows the user to point the app at any new Amico logo (image below) to see the logo come to life in AR followed by letting the user play a short full screen game demo of Moon Patrol: The Milky Way Chronicles, a new and exclusive reimagining of the Moon Patrol game originally released in 1982 by Irem. Download the AMICO AR app in the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
• The first of five pack-in games for Amico is being announced along with screen shots comparing the original. Skiing is one of the sports and recreational activities that families love to enjoy together. The original Intellivision Skiing was no exception and was a very popular game among family and friends of all ages. A completely new and reimagined version will be available on board every console. It features up to 8 players, 10 courses and includes 4 player Ski Cross competitive racing.
• Over 75 unique and exclusive products from developers all over the world are currently in development. Intellivision is pleased to announce the first group of 25 world class developers working with Intellivision on Amico products:
Other Ocean
Digital Eclipse
Concrete Games
Choice Provisions
Playchemy
React Games
Stainless Games
WastedStudios
Bonus Level Entertainment
NeoBird
Aesir Interactive
Thera Bytes
Way Digital Studios
BBG Entertainment
PHL Collective
Rogue Rocket Games
Pixel Pug
Quicksilver Software
Tozai Games
Human Soft Inc,
Flashman Studios
Spaceflower UG
Exozet Berlin GmbH
Independent Arts Software
Pool Legends
