<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Pico	I-Device
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
is	O
an	O
educational	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	O
by	O
Sega	O
Toys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marketed	O
as	O
"	O
edutainment	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
Pico	O
was	O
educational	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
for	O
children	O
between	O
3	O
and	O
7	O
years	O
old	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Releases	O
for	O
the	O
Pico	O
were	O
focused	O
on	O
education	O
for	O
children	O
and	O
included	O
titles	O
supported	O
by	O
licensed	O
franchised	O
animated	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
Sega	O
's	O
own	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
Sega	O
claims	O
sales	O
of	O
3.4	O
million	O
Pico	O
consoles	O
and	O
11.2	O
million	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
over	O
350,000	O
Beena	O
consoles	O
and	O
800,000	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powered	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
hardware	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
physical	O
shape	O
of	O
the	O
Pico	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
appear	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
laptop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controlling	O
the	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
accomplished	O
either	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
Magic	O
Pen	O
like	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
,	O
or	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
directional	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cartridges	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
system	O
were	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Storyware	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
took	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
picture	O
books	O
with	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slot	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
also	O
released	O
titles	O
including	O
their	O
mascot	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gameworld	O
and	O
Tails	B-Device
and	I-Device
the	I-Device
Music	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
former	O
Sega	O
console	O
hardware	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
head	O
Hideki	O
Sato	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Pico	I-Device
was	O
possible	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
past	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
MyCard	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
developed	O
for	O
the	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
on	O
drawing	O
tablets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Storyware	O
"	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
sold	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Pico	I-Device
won	O
a	O
few	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
"	O
National	O
Parenting	O
Seal	O
of	O
Approval	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
Seal	O
Award	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
gold	O
medal	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
National	O
Association	O
of	O
Parenting	O
Publications	O
Awards	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2005	O
,	O
Sega	O
claims	O
that	O
Pico	O
consoles	O
and	O
software	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
had	O
been	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
Sega	O
estimated	O
that	O
4.1	O
million	O
Beena	O
consoles	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
20	O
million	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
