<s>
The	O
Intellivision	B-Application
Amico	I-Application
is	O
a	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
that	O
is	O
being	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
that	O
sold	O
3	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Mattel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tommy	O
Tallarico	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
composer	O
,	O
bought	O
a	O
stake	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
that	O
owned	O
the	O
branding	O
for	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
then	O
in	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
announced	O
a	O
planned	O
relaunch	O
of	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
(	O
which	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
named	O
the	O
Amico	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
Entertainment	O
is	O
working	O
with	O
developers	O
(	O
including	O
people	O
who	O
made	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
)	O
to	O
create	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amico	O
features	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controllers	O
that	O
dock	O
into	O
the	O
console	O
itself	O
for	O
charging	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
using	O
an	O
app	B-Application
downloaded	O
on	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
journalists	O
have	O
criticized	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
's	O
presentations	O
and	O
the	O
console	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Tommy	O
Tallarico	O
,	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
creating	O
the	O
concert	O
series	O
Video	O
Games	O
Live	O
,	O
bought	O
a	O
stake	O
in	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
Productions	O
after	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
its	O
former	O
owner	O
,	O
Keith	O
Robinson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tallarico	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2018	O
that	O
he	O
planned	O
to	O
relaunch	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
from	O
the	O
1980s	O
that	O
sold	O
3	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
to	O
mid-1980s	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
retro	O
branded	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
Entertainment	O
company	O
that	O
Tallarico	O
had	O
founded	O
announced	O
a	O
planned	O
October	O
2020	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
revealed	O
more	O
proposed	O
details	O
about	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
's	O
wireless	O
controllers	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
on	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
allow	O
smartphones	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
controllers	O
for	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
would	O
have	O
an	O
RFID	B-Application
system	O
in	O
it	O
that	O
allows	O
for	O
payments	O
from	O
credit	O
cards	O
to	O
be	O
easily	O
processed	O
for	O
new	O
game	O
purchases	O
and	O
allows	O
easy	O
sharing	O
of	O
games	O
between	O
consoles	O
and	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
exclusive	O
new	O
Earthworm	O
Jim	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
Entertainment	O
was	O
paying	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
studios	O
for	O
exclusive	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
were	O
opened	O
in	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
Entertainment	O
revealed	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
10,000	O
pre-orders	O
of	O
its	O
"	O
VIP	O
edition	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
priced	O
at	O
$249	O
for	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
versions	O
and	O
$279	O
for	O
a	O
woodgrain	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tallarico	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
to	O
stop	O
taking	O
retail	O
purchase	O
orders	O
because	O
of	O
supply	O
chain	O
issues	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
to	O
make	O
development	B-Application
kits	I-Application
by	O
hand	O
in	O
California	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
planned	O
manufacture	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fakhruddin	O
further	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
software	I-Device
seemed	O
somewhat	O
laggy	O
and	O
unresponsive	O
when	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
Shark	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Fakhruddin	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
its	O
games	O
were	O
"	O
fun	O
and	O
engaging	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
came	O
away	O
less	O
than	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
"	O
,	O
and	O
questioned	O
the	O
Amico	O
's	O
price	O
point	O
at	O
$250	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
the	O
author	O
,	O
Tallarico	O
noted	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
"	O
never	O
experienced	O
the	O
slight	O
delay	O
issue	O
on	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
screen	O
menu	O
of	O
Shark	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
former	O
Microsoft	O
executive	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
co-founder	O
J	O
Allard	O
had	O
joined	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
Entertainment	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
global	O
managing	O
director	O
,	O
assisting	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
launching	O
the	O
Amico	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Securities	O
and	O
Exchange	O
Commission	O
(	O
SEC	O
)	O
to	O
send	O
a	O
letter	O
for	O
clarification	O
to	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
Entertainment	O
to	O
clarify	O
when	O
Allard	O
had	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
Entertainment	O
had	O
hired	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
creators	O
of	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
to	O
remake	O
their	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
presentation	O
showcased	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
already	O
available	O
as	O
free	O
web	O
games	O
,	O
like	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Sesame	B-Application
Street	I-Application
edutainment	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Digital	O
Foundry	O
noted	O
that	O
a	O
presentation	O
by	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
Entertainment	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
weeks	O
later	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
was	O
extremely	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
2019	O
console	O
reveal	O
trailer	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
already	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
portal	O
held	O
game-design	O
guidelines	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
10	O
Commandments	O
of	O
Game-Design	O
"	O
and	O
Machkovech	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
commandments	O
felt	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
"	O
Game	O
Design	O
101	O
"	O
manual	O
instead	O
of	O
anything	O
specific	O
to	O
the	O
Amico	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
pricing	O
guidance	O
in	O
the	O
internal	O
portal	O
limited	O
the	O
price	O
point	O
to	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
$10	O
per	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
allowed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amico	O
was	O
further	O
delayed	O
yet	O
again	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
until	O
the	O
"	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
2021	O
,	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
said	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
problem	O
was	O
the	O
global	O
chip	O
shortage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
's	O
Zack	O
Zwiezen	O
noted	O
that	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
being	O
released	O
were	O
not	O
exclusive	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
game	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
2021	O
fundraising	O
call	O
,	O
Tallarico	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
take	O
around	O
50%	O
of	O
revenues	O
from	O
third-party	O
sales	O
,	O
much	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
15-30	O
%	O
Apple	O
takes	O
from	O
developers	O
on	O
its	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Amico	O
game	O
Tank	O
Battle	O
featured	O
assets	O
that	O
were	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
and	O
other	O
3rd	O
party	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
was	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2021	O
,	O
which	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
's	O
Machkovech	O
felt	O
had	O
significant	O
flaws	O
,	O
including	O
combining	O
users	O
 '	O
owned	O
games	O
and	O
store	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Machkovech	O
and	O
Zwiezen	O
begun	O
to	O
speculate	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
necessary	O
number	O
of	O
devices	O
to	O
reach	O
its	O
pre-order	O
capacity	O
;	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
reported	O
6,000	O
pre-ordered	O
units	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
Tallarico	O
stepped	O
down	O
from	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
CEO	O
of	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
remaining	O
on	O
board	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
president	O
and	O
largest	O
shareholder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
began	O
its	O
fourth	O
round	O
of	O
fundraising	O
,	O
acknowledging	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
has	O
had	O
zero	O
revenue	O
since	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
require	O
further	O
investment	O
to	O
operate	O
beyond	O
July	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
run	O
for	O
three	O
months	O
,	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
Entertainment	O
closed	O
the	O
campaign	O
three	O
weeks	O
after	O
its	O
commencement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Machkovech	O
said	O
that	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
's	O
decision	O
to	O
close	O
the	O
campaign	O
early	O
was	O
"	O
...	O
as	O
bright	O
and	O
red	O
a	O
flag	O
as	O
it	O
gets	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
unreleased	O
tech	O
hardware.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
cut	O
staff	O
and	O
licensed	O
IP	O
,	O
both	O
aimed	O
at	O
keeping	O
the	O
project	O
viable	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
still	O
aims	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
4	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
publications	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Application
Amico	I-Application
trademark	O
had	O
been	O
abandoned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
to	O
its	O
July	O
4	O
article	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Application
Amico	I-Application
trademark	O
was	O
renewed	O
,	O
"	O
rather	O
than	O
request	O
a	O
further	O
extension	O
on	O
the	O
existing	O
trademark	O
,	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
has	O
instead	O
opted	O
to	O
file	O
for	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
one	O
as	O
of	O
June	O
30th	O
,	O
2022.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
8-core	O
1.8	O
GHz	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
624	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
with	O
an	O
Adreno	O
506	O
GPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
supports	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
RFID	B-Application
,	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
out	O
,	O
a	O
microSD	O
card	O
slot	O
,	O
a	O
charging	O
cradle	O
for	O
two	O
Amico	O
controllers	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
,	O
passive	O
cooling	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
USB-C	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
for	O
accessories	O
and	O
expansions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
has	O
32	O
GB	O
of	O
internal	O
memory	O
storage	O
,	O
and	O
utilizes	O
a	O
custom	O
Android/Linux	O
operating	O
system	O
developed	O
in-house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
upright|thumb|Intellivision	O
Amico	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
feature	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
speakers	O
,	O
a	O
microphone	O
,	O
an	O
accelerometer	O
,	O
gyroscope	O
,	O
and	O
haptic	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
feature	O
a	O
color	O
capacitive	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
,	O
a	O
home	O
button	O
and	O
a	O
64-way	O
pressure-sensitive	O
directional	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
additional	O
Amico	O
controllers	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
devices	O
emulating	O
Amico	O
controllers	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
free	O
smartphone	B-Application
app	I-Application
,	O
can	O
connect	O
through	O
WiFi	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
eight	O
connected	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
information	O
obtained	O
by	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
showed	O
that	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
's	O
touchscreen	B-Device
would	O
operate	O
at	O
a	O
framerate	O
of	O
"	O
15-30	O
+	O
"	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
and	O
any	O
given	O
game	O
's	O
content	O
on	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
would	O
be	O
coded	O
in	O
SparkAce	O
,	O
an	O
HTML/CSS	O
hybrid	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
PNG8	O
and	O
Ogg	B-Algorithm
Vorbis	I-Algorithm
formats	O
,	O
and	O
fit	O
within	O
1	O
MB	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
document	O
said	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
reduce	O
transfer	O
times	O
between	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
and	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
specifications	O
list	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
memory	O
as	O
8MB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
32	O
MB	O
flash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
accessories	O
include	O
a	O
bag	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
a	O
sleeve	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
and	O
ten	O
themed	O
packs	O
of	O
three	O
controller	B-Device
skins	O
.	O
</s>
