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Intellivision delays its Amico retro console launch yet again

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Facing a global semiconductor chip shortage, Intellivision has delayed the launch of its Amico retro console for a third time.

Intellivision had most recently scheduled the Amico to debut in October, and now it won’t release until the end of the year. But it doesn’t have an exact launch date, based on the company’s announcement on late Friday.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.