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Nah, I'm thinking something like Amibros. No box, just a figure or something.

I can't listen to this without the cowbell.

I almost want to Guess, but I think I am getting them confused with someone else.

🤣 Hehehe, the Founder's Edition went through the roof already.

Don't forget that the difficulty switches can make a big difference. My daughter and I play Ice Hockey with my switch set to to A. That gives her better chances for breakaways, and even more so, allows her to get back to defend the goal. She's gotten to be a great puck thief. We have a blast and I don't have to pull punches too much.

TOAPLAN for the win.

You have a lot of great games to introduce the 2600, but Warlords and Ice Hockey are hands down the best simultaneous two player games (in my ever-so-humble opinion). Those are the two my daughter and I like playing together.

Wizard of Wor and Berzerk

And that's why I love my FB Atari 9 Gold HD and FB Genesis. They don't have to be perfect, just usable. EDIT: Don't forget my Playstation Classic either.

I almost believe that if all the hardcores (like me) here jumped on this blindly, that would be cause for concern with regards to your target market. I think there is a difference between healthy concern and skepticism, and downright ignorance and hate for what you are trying to do.

Only Edutainment game that needs to be.

Check.

I like it when these influencers give honest opinions and feedback. Oh, and I like this Bacon thread. Goes well with my daily dose of Tacos.

Heehee, I told my kids that if they tilted the paddles for Warlords that they could control what direction the ball would go when it hit. They've resorted to tilting themselves, because even though the ball bounces off the block randomly, they think the more they move, the more control they have. So hilarious to watch.

I check in during the halftime show during the Superbowl and there's pages of this nonsense. How the heck can we police this crap? It's almost like we all need to take a step back and enjoy a taco. Hum. I can't seem to add a picture of a taco. Is that because there can only be one thread with tacos?

If my 7yo can't play Pokemon on the Switch, she sure won't be able to play Breath of the Wild. To be fair though, she couldn't legend of Zelda on the NES either. I guess it's hard making games for 7yo that aren't Sesame Street.

I cannot dispute anything you posted. Brilliant points. When we got the Switch for the family this past Christmas, we didn't see it as particularly well suited to our family, but my daughter was interested in Zelda and Pokemon. After a month she only plays Minecraft and Go Vacation. She completely ignores Pokemon Shield, because--I think--it's too complicated for her. My 5yo son also plays Go Vacation but just messes around. He's not good at it at all. So I think you got it right on with the bolded section above. In a few years when Nintendo comes out with their next system, and my kids are 10 and 8, will it take the place of our Amico? Maybe. But I am pretty sure come this October (I think the kids are going to get an early Christmas present--or I will let them play MY Amico and get them one for Christmas) that they will dive into the easier gameplay. Remember that this is the type of gameplay that most of us here started with. Fun co-op or competitive that doesn't need 100 hours of playtime for someone to excel at. Switch doesn't seem to have much like that.* * I picked Mario and Sonic Olympics for very much this reason. Simpleish games that they could play competitively. While they played it for the first few weeks, I think some of the games were way too complicated and some of them way too easy. And now much to my surprise, they ignore the game.

Probable, but Tommy will be first to market. Even with existing infrastructure, I doubt any of them could field a comparable system before the Christmas season. Plus, they are working on the next gen systems. They'd be foolish to split their resources to tap into an untested market. Amico is coming out at a great time. The big three are worried about selling new systems to the more hardcore gaming community. That should allow Tommy uncontested market penetration. I think the controller is key to the success of the machine. If it is successful, the big three will take notice, but how long for their R&D to develop something that doesn't use any of the patents that Tommy has talked about. Also, the big three have nothing to worry about. No one, I mean NO ONE is going to get Amico to take the place of their PS,Xbox,Switch. Tommy doesn't figure as a threat on their SWOT. He may have competition the following Christmas, but this year, I believe Amico will shine brightly all by itself. The real thing I see though is that everything about Amico is different. Everything from the software and hardware developement, deployment throughout the retail sector, and general company ethos is unique. The big three would probably be stuck in trying to mimic what Amico does, but using their own design philosophies. You'd be more likely to see the vice-president idiots-in-charge take what's good about the Amico controller and mash it up with their own making a complete mess of it. Tommy and his company aren't shackled to any existing company nonsense. The big-3 vice-president idiots have probably already analysed the controller and rejected it because quite frankly the existing controller designs are the most efficient for the types of gameplay their systems offer. They've had 20+ years of fine tuning and those controllers haven't changed in recent memory. Amico is going in a completely different direction. That's what Apple did under the helm of Steve Jobs. The only question in my mind: Is Tommy's thoughts about the market correct? Can he sell a non-discounted system at Kohls or Bed, Bath, and Beyond? Does this market really exist? I only wish my wife would let me put my money where my mouth is to invest in this. P.S. The differences I mentioned earlier is where I believe the disconnect is with the gaming community now not realising how different everything about this system is. They are shackled by their own preconceived notions. I find it telling how people change their mind about this system after they get their hands on it. This is not a PS/Xbox/Switch killer. This is the system that will sit right next a PS/XBOX/Switch that gamers can play with their younger siblings. Shit. I can't wait to play a Berzerk-like game with updated graphics; can't stop playing Dr. Who vs. the Daleks on my Vader. My 5 and 7 year-olds love playing Warlords with me. Yeah I think there is a market for this.

I am in the other half; going bald, wearing a Running Man hat.

I love how this thread grew two pages to the one page for the Tacobox thread. Maybe by the time the Taco box and Amico is released, we'll have an equal number of pages. Sorry. Too Soon?

Brilliant. Just Brilliant

Thank you Tommy for coming here and talking with us at this late hour for you.