Atari just declared that , along with further than 200 video games from Intellivision Enjoyment LLC. This areas an finish to the rather initial console war, as Atari and Intellivison had been bitter rivals going all the way once again to 1979. The initial Intellivision console, created by Mattel, went up towards the Atari VCS (later on named the 2600) a complete decade ahead of Nintendo and Sega began off their beef.

“Uniting Atari and Intellivision promptly just after 45 decades ends the longest-operating console war in historical previous,” explained Mike Mika, the studio head at Atari-owned Digital Eclipse.

The deal does not include the retro console. Intellivision Leisure LLC will retain on performing on the Amico as a independent and rebranded company and will use a license presented by Atari to release Intellivision games on it. The enterprise has had a difficult time getting the console funded just after initially saying it back in 2018. It did handle, nonetheless, to release a undoubtedly weird app for iOS and Android gadgets that demands two smartphones or tablets to get the job completed. Just a single gadget shows the game and the other acts as a controller. It is a strange notion and, , “1 janky piece of crap.”

As for Atari, it is by now creating use of the Intellivision brand name by incorporating solutions like . Atari CEO and chairman that the acquisition supplied a “very uncommon chance to unite preceding opponents and present with every single other followers of Atari, Intellivision and the golden age of gaming.” The ColecoVision, , was also portion of this golden age of gaming, but has nonetheless to be snatched up by Atari.