Intellivision Entertainment, LLC
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| Intellivision Entertainment | |
| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Founded 📆 | December 2018 |
| Founder 👔 | Tommy Tallarico |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
Key people | Tommy Tallarico (President) Phil Adam (CEO) |
| Products 📟 | Intellivision Amico |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| Divisions | Intellivision Europe |
| 🌐 Website | https://intellivision.com/ |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Intellivision Entertainment, LLC is an American video game company headquartered in Irvine, California. It was founded in 2018 by American video game music composer and musician, Tommy Tallarico. Intellivision was a pioneer of the early home computer game industry under the name Mattel Electronics' Intellivision. In May 2018, Tommy Tallarico announced that he acquired the rights to the Intellivision brand and games, with plans to launch a new home video game console. A new company, Intellivision Entertainment, was formed with Tallarico serving as president.
The company was founded after the purchase of the IP and branding of Intellivision, a home video game console released by Mattel Electronics in 1979. The name is a portmanteau of "intelligent television".
History[edit]
In 2017, Tommy Tallarico, best known for creating the concert series Video Games Live, bought a stake in Intellivision Productions after the death of its former owner, Keith Robinson.[1] Intellivision Productions has been renamed Blue Sky Rangers Inc. and their video game intellectual property has been transferred to Intellivision Entertainment.
Tallarico announced in May 2018 that he planned to relaunch the Intellivision, a home console from the 1980s that sold 3 million units in the early to mid-1980s, as a new, retro branded console.[1][2] Tallarico noted to VentureBeat that the target audience was “the non-gamer, the family” and that he wanted simplicity. In December 2018, the new Intellivision Entertainment company that Tallarico had founded announced a planned October 2020 release date, and revealed more proposed details about the console. This console would be named the Intellivision Amico[3]
The Amico's wireless controllers would have a touchscreen, and would allow Smartphones to be used as controllers for games. Games would be required to have a maximum rating of E10+ on the ESRB ratings scale, meaning that games would be completely focused on targeting families.[3] The console would have an radio-frequency identification system that allows for payments from credit cards to be easily processed for new game purchases and allows easy sharing of games between consoles and friends.[4] Tallarico announced that the company would be licensing Atari games for the console. An exclusive new Earthworm Jim game: Earthworm Jim 4 was also revealed to be in development for the console, and Intellivision Entertainment was paying a number of studios for exclusive games for the console. At this point in the development process, the price was expected to be priced between $149 and $179.[5]
At a conference in Dubai in 2019, Tallarico revealed that the company was launching a Dubai office and was planning on releasing the console at the same time in the Middle East as it was going to in the rest of the world.[6]
In February 2022, Tallarico stepped down from his role as CEO of Intellivision, remaining on board as the company's president and largest shareholder. He was replaced by the company's former chief revenue officer, Phil Adam.[7] In July 2022, it is reportedly still being worked on.[8] As of September 2022, the Amico has been delayed at least three times.[9]
Controversies[edit]
James Allard was touted as having joined the Intellivision Entertainment team in 2020 to help launch the Amico.[10] He was brought on board as Global Managing Director in May 2020. According to Allard, he left the company later that summer.[11] However, in 2021, the Intellivision Amico startup crowdfunding offering on Republic still listed Allard being on the team at Intellivision Entertainment. When brought to the attention of the company's CEO, Tommy Tallarico, he said that Allard was a part-time advisor.[12][13] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reached out to Republic, who were advised by Intellivision Entertainment of the following:
"(i) J. Allard served as the Company’s Global Managing Director from before the filing of the first Amico Form 1-A until after the qualification of that Form 1-A on October 21, 2020; (ii) during that time, Mr. Allard served as a full-time advisor to Intellivision, helping Intellivision in the final stages of Amico hardware development; (iii) after this work of his was completed, Mr. Allard ceased serving as a full-time advisor, but has remained available to give advice when contacted by Intellivision; and (iv) considering his contributions overall, Mr. Allard has not played a material role in Amico product development."[14]
Tallarico was asked for a NintendoLife article to clarify the status of Allard. Tallarico stated: “To be clear, J was never an employee of Intellivision.” He went on to say Allard was brought on as a consultant as they were finalizing the hardware and operating system. After J’s time was over we spoke about a potentially bigger role, but he didn’t feel there was a right spot or fit for him moving forward, but he welcomed any kind of e-mails from our team and simple consulting if needed.[15] Additionally, in an investment pitch to angel investors, Tallarico stated in reference to Allard that “He loves our idea and concept so much, that he joined the team, and has been making huge, huge contributions”, contrary to what was told to the SEC.
The Amico has been viewed very negatively by critics, drawing criticism for its delays, fundraising tactics, and use of NFTs. The status of the console has been compared to a car crash.[16][17]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Takahashi, Dean (May 29, 2018). "Intellivision lives: Tommy Tallarico will relaunch 1980s console". VentureBeat. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ↑ "Mattel Intellivision — 1980–1984". ClassicGaming. IGN. Archived from the original on June 23, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2008. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rubin, Ross. "The new Intellivision Amico console aims to revive family videogames". ZDNet. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ↑ Fakhruddin, Mufaddal (May 29, 2021). "Intellivision Amico CEO Talks Competition, Price Point, RFID System and More". IGN Middle East. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ↑ Hall, Charlie (May 2019). "Earthworm Jim game in development for the new Intellivision console". Polygon. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ↑ Hamad, Marwa (October 17, 2019). "Insomnia Dubai: Supercars and gaming announcements on day one". Gulf News. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ↑ Valentine, Rebekah (2022-02-07). "Intellivision CEO Tommy Tallarico Steps Down". IGN. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ↑ Kim, Matt (2022-07-05). "Intellivision Amico Console Still in Development, CEO Says". IGN. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ↑ "The Intellivision Amico Has Been Delayed Once Again". COGconnected. 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ↑ "Intellivision taps Xbox veteran J Allard as global managing director". VentureBeat. 2020-05-14.
- ↑ https://www.geekwire.com/2021/xbox-co-founder-j-allard-left-intellivision-short-stint-hints-project-gaming-vet-brother/
- ↑ https://republic.co/learn/investors/how-it-works
- ↑ https://republic.co/blog/investor-education/what-is-crowdfunding-and-how-does-it-work
- ↑ https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001658966/000121390021015823/filename1.htm
- ↑ "Intellivision's Tommy Tallarico Wants To Follow In Nintendo's Footsteps, But Will He Get His Chance?". Time Extension. 2021-07-09.
- ↑ Takahashi, Dean (August 9, 2021). "Intellivision delays its Amico retro console launch yet again". VentureBeat. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ↑ Allen, Joseph (2022-08-08). "Leaked Intellivision Amico Documents Paint A Grim Picture". TechRaptor. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
External links[edit]
- Official website
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