intellivision amico, we swear none of this is hyperbole 

The CEO of Intellivision rides around in a Lamborghini, giving joyrides to his most loyal fans. His console has been delayed 3 times (so far), and yet he still insists publicly that it's gonna bring the company into the mainstream and best the likes of Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft.

His company's latest video (at time of writing) has revealed the "physical products" for said console. They include a cardboard box with some admittedly nice artwork, a collector's coin, a lenticular trading card, and a piece of cardboard with an RFID chip that he promises will allow you to download the applicable game once it releases. Despite his pitch as a "Family-friendly" system, 10 seconds in he makes a reference to Se7en, an R-rated movie featuring decapitation.

The "physical products" are quickly put up for sale on the company's online store, but only in bundles of 4 or 8. You can also pre-order the console itself for a $100 deposit, plus $150 once it comes out.

His company has yet to show the system in a releasable state. They have shown gameplay footage of certain games, but there's still no footage of the system UI itself.

Meanwhile, if anyone points out any of the above, he takes it upon himself to brand them as a "hater", which gives his rabid fanbase implicit permission to harass anyone he doesn't like. At the same time, he's using underhanded SEO tactics to attempt (and mostly fail) to bump his company's videos to the top of the results if someone searches for one of his "haters".

Forget red flags, this man is an entire football field of red cloth used to make those flags.

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re: intellivision amico, we swear none of this is hyperbole 

@The1AndMany intellivision still exists??? i thought they went out of business in like the 80s
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re: intellivision amico, we swear none of this is hyperbole 

@Felthry

Technically, but the rights to the name have bounced around since then.

If you wanna learn more, this Kotaku article provides a really good top-level summary. If you're in the mood for a full-on rabbit hole, check out this YT playlist of podcast clips.

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