rinks wrote:A big reveal… on “launch date”? Which is a Sunday. It’s going to be marvellous.
Tommy Tallarico's sister died on 10 October and he originally chose the date as the target launch for Amico. "Amico" is Italian for "friend" and it would have been a nice tribute. Unfortunately that goal could not be achieved but they've decided to make an Amico update on the day instead.
The announcement might not be about the launch date; it could be a reveal of the final console, the physical game format and/or the range of launch games.
I'm surprised that jawa hasn't been here to post the BIG REVEAL, because it's pretty damn exciting.
For those who are wondering, some of the games are on sale RIGHT NOW! Physical editions!
There are two sets of four games. Each individual box contains: A lenticular card. A metal coin. A card containing an RFID tag, that will prompt the Amico to download the game. And it doubles-up as one of those fancy NFTs, so you can transfer ownership. Somehow. Unlikely to be free, given that it's a blockchain transaction. No actual physical game. It's essentially a boxed download code.
Of course, the Amico isn't on sale yet. And there's still no release date.
But it gets better! The game four-packs only cost $79.99 each, or $149.99 for all eight games. Remember, Amico game downloads are going to be priced at $10 or less, so you're paying at least double the amount for a download card in a box, for a console that hasn't even been released. WOO! GO AMICO POSITIVITY YEAH!
I can't find it now, but I saw a picture the other day of all the people shilling for them on youtube, and every single one of them was some random middle aged overweight bald bloke with a beard
If there's one thing I know the target audience of families and young children love, it's NFT and buying physical games at double the normal price for a console that's not coming out.
Cuttooth wrote:The inclusion of an NFT is about as big a flag as you can get that this is at least scam adjacent.
Scam adjacent
There's always the possibility that this is simply a really badly run business that just happens to do things like release "physical" download codes for a delayed console that still doesn't have a solid release date.
I'm out.
