[HN Gopher] What's an Intellivision Amico? Console's leaky dev p...
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       What's an Intellivision Amico? Console's leaky dev portal offers
       hints
        
       Author : crtasm
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2021-06-29 20:05 UTC (1 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (arstechnica.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (arstechnica.com)
        
       | peanut_worm wrote:
       | This thing seems like a straight up scam
        
       | fortyseven wrote:
       | Even 2013's miserable Ouya was in a FAR better position for SOME
       | kind of success. (A tiny Android-powered console was at least
       | somewhat novel, and only $99.)
       | 
       | Yet it still failed hard.
       | 
       | Amico, and the similar-tier Atari VCS, are in vastly more hostile
       | waters in the 2020s.
       | 
       | Both have the audacity to expect success, asking ~$250 for wholly
       | unremarkable machines. A crazy powerful XBox Series S or Switch
       | can be had for a mere $50 more. Or, more threateningly, $50
       | cheaper for the Switch Lite.
       | 
       | Not to mention the Switch is friggin' NINTENDO: home of arguably
       | the most desirable, family-friendly games in the industry. I seem
       | to remember that being the niche the Amico was trying to dig in
       | with: the software being family-friendly, with games under $10.
       | 
       | The class of software they're showing off tends to be in the
       | $5-15 range, at best, on digital storefronts like the Switch
       | eShop. Sure, Nintendo gets a cut of the sale, but I have no doubt
       | they'd make that up in volume compared to both sales on their
       | bespoke hardware.
       | 
       | I actually LOVE the idea of bringing quality gaming within reach
       | of lower-income families and/or casuals. That's a good idea, and
       | could even be quite successful in this crowded market if handled
       | right.
       | 
       | I'm just baffled that either of these projects have gotten as far
       | as they have. Probably caught in the web of sunk-cost, with it
       | being too late to turn back. :P
        
       | dang wrote:
       | Sorry for offtopicness but crtasm, could you please email
       | hn@ycombinator.com? I want to send you a repost invite for
       | something else.
        
         | codefined wrote:
         | Now I guess we just look through crtasm's history for what has
         | caught dang's eye. :)
        
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