I'm not sure on the marketing for this. Its targeted toward a more casual/family audience, but it seems like only more hardcore gamers and collectors even know it exists. I dont know how they reach their targeted demographic.
"he got his information from a very small 200-member Amico subreddit page whose only goal is to bash the system while spreading as much misinformation as possible in hopes that we will fail"
Seems strange to me that Tommy kind of bashed the Amico subreddit. I'm looking at it right now (r/Amico), and it has 1177 members not 200. Going through several threads it appears Tommy himself somewhat regularly posts/answers questions there, and there are several "Amico Brand Ambassadors" posting as well. It also doesn't appear there is any type of crazy bashing going on.
A different point though I've been wondering about, this is supposed to appeal to a more family friendly/casual audience while also having something for traditional gamers. However, I don't really understand how a casual/non-gamer will even know this product exists, and if they did, why they would want to purchase this instead of a Switch? I read the reasons he provided in the interview, but I'm pretty sure Switch has plenty of single screen family-friendly/casual-friendly multiplayer games. Many of which are of higher quality than what has been shown. I am in my early 30s, and I don't think many under the age of maybe 40 have any type of nostalgia for the "Intellivision" brand. In fact, I don't think many people I know (even my friends who are gamers but not "hardcore gamers") would even know what an Intellivision was. Especially when this is at a similar price point to the Switch. I don't have anything against this system, or TT (I think he is genuinely passionate if nothing else), I am just a little confused by the business model I guess. If it were closer to $99, I think it would have much more potential.
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Re: Intellivision's Wii-Like Amico Console Gets Delayed For A Third Time
I'm not sure on the marketing for this. Its targeted toward a more casual/family audience, but it seems like only more hardcore gamers and collectors even know it exists. I dont know how they reach their targeted demographic.
Re: Feature: Intellivision's Tommy Tallarico Wants To Follow In Nintendo's Footsteps, But Will He Get His Chance?
"he got his information from a very small 200-member Amico subreddit page whose only goal is to bash the system while spreading as much misinformation as possible in hopes that we will fail"
Seems strange to me that Tommy kind of bashed the Amico subreddit. I'm looking at it right now (r/Amico), and it has 1177 members not 200. Going through several threads it appears Tommy himself somewhat regularly posts/answers questions there, and there are several "Amico Brand Ambassadors" posting as well. It also doesn't appear there is any type of crazy bashing going on.
A different point though I've been wondering about, this is supposed to appeal to a more family friendly/casual audience while also having something for traditional gamers. However, I don't really understand how a casual/non-gamer will even know this product exists, and if they did, why they would want to purchase this instead of a Switch? I read the reasons he provided in the interview, but I'm pretty sure Switch has plenty of single screen family-friendly/casual-friendly multiplayer games. Many of which are of higher quality than what has been shown. I am in my early 30s, and I don't think many under the age of maybe 40 have any type of nostalgia for the "Intellivision" brand. In fact, I don't think many people I know (even my friends who are gamers but not "hardcore gamers") would even know what an Intellivision was. Especially when this is at a similar price point to the Switch. I don't have anything against this system, or TT (I think he is genuinely passionate if nothing else), I am just a little confused by the business model I guess. If it were closer to $99, I think it would have much more potential.