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The Intellivision Amico Has A Unique Approach To Physical Media And Digital Ownership

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The Intellivision Amico is a rather interesting new system that’s heading to the market, a game console focused on ‘family-friendly’ content (age ratings below 10) that brings to mind a mix of Wii and Wii U in concept. That said it’s also had its share of issues; there have been online spats, controversies over some of those involved in the project, and multiple delays to the hardware. We tackled quite a few of those issues in a summer interview that you can read here.

At present the system doesn’t have a fixed release date after multiple delays, but it does have Limited Collector’s Boxed Edition sets up for sale; yes, it is rather odd to sell bundles of games before the hardware is on the market. Limited to 50,000 units there are a combined eight games, split between an all-in-one bundle at $149.99USD or two volumes of four games each at $79.99. Though the games max out at $20 each in one sense, the lack of flexibility with the bundles shows that these are very much targeting enthusiasts and collectors only.

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