Tommy Tallarico Steps Down As Intellivision CEO
There has been a reshuffling of CEO's at Intellivision, developers of the illusive Amico console, which still has no confirmed release date since its third delay.
Tommy Tallarico acquired the rights to the Intellivision brand in May 2018, one of the oldest brands in the video game industry, dating back to the late 1970s and selling millions of consoles during the 1980s. Tallerico as CEO oversaw their rebranding into Intellivision Entertainment and development of the troubled Amico console.
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Stepping down as CEO, former chief revenue officer Phil Adam will be taking Tallarico’s place, though Tallarico will be staying on as both a board member and president of the company. Tallarico’s reign as CEO was tumultuous at best. It’s unclear whether his stepping down has any direct connection with the company's Amico console which is yet to release 4 years after it was first announced. In a statement provided by the company to IGN, Phil Adams taking up the CEO position is part of a corporate reshuffling at the company which is “a business closing in on the last phase before launch” and that Tommy’s stepping down is because he “felt it important to provide focused roles, so he can continue to do the things he loves the most.”
The Amico, Intellivision's ill-fated, family-oriented console, was originally due to launch in October 2020 but has been delayed 3 times and remains indefinitely delayed. The console would have wished to see Intellivision return to its former glory and carve out a space in the family console market currently dominated by the massively popular Nintendo Switch.
It is unclear whether the Amico, in whatever state it exists now, could hope to
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