That Intellivision friend Has been delayed. Once again. The console should hit the market this October. Now it’s been delayed as the company behind the console promises that the people who pre-ordered it will receive the machine “by the end of the year”. This is the third delay the Amico has experienced.
In an email sent to people who pre-ordered the console, Intellivision entertainment explained how disappointed it was was that it was unable to keep to its original schedule.
Here is an excerpt from the email that was sent last night.
“We originally planned to launch Amico in the fall of 2020 but had to adapt amid the global pandemic that disrupted our production. Despite our best efforts and in the face of new, unprecedented international challenges in component delivery and logistics beyond our control, we apologize as we have been forced to postpone our desired start date again.
Despite these delivery hurdles hindering our ability to fulfill all orders, we are focused and determined to deliver pre-ordered units by the end of the year. This also gives us more time to optimize our operating system for future game developments. We want to make sure that those who have been waiting for the Amico for so long can enjoy it as soon as possible. It goes without saying that we will keep all of our customers and interested parties informed about our further progress. “
It should be noted that this email was sent out at 12 noon on Friday night, almost as if they didn’t want people to report on it until Monday. Hmmm…
First unveiled in October 2018, the Amico is a family-friendly console focused on smaller, cheaper games. The reinvigorated Intellivision Entertainment is directed by famous video game composer Tommy Tallarico. The company began taking pre-orders for the system in 2019 and promised a release on October 10, 2020.
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However, it was postponed a few months before that first release date and given a new start date for April 2021. That date wasn’t happen and Tthe console was late again until October 2021, a year after it was the first planned release.
Now this appointment will no longer take place either. IInstead, Intellivision only vaguely says that pre-orderers will receive their systems before the end of the year. (Probably.)
Making a video game is hard. It is even more difficult to make a video game console. Creating a brand new video game console is during a global pandemic… really, really difficult. So it’s not shocking to hear that the already delayed Intellivision Amico has been postponed again.
But hopefully the third time is the attraction for the people excited to get their hands on the device. If not, keep an eye out for more late night emails from Intellivision. Though based on some leak specifications and others information I would suggest to wait and see what This thing actually ends before it falls down $ 250 on top.
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