At last, the SEGA Super Game SEGA's triumphant return to hardware with the ePico, an edutainment device. Releases on October 10th, 2024 30,800 yen
Finally. I await the release of the highly requested sequel to Sonic's Gameworld. In all seriousness, the Pico line has always amused me. Looks like a fun thing for a kid to have.
The influence of the Sega AI Computer (according to Hideki Sato, it took them getting that wrong to then do the Pico right) lives on! I do wonder how well this will do though. I guess there isn't much edutainment stuff for kids on the Switch but the last time they made one of these it of course didn't sell as well as expected in the face of the DS' ubiquity.
aw rad, an excuse to share my limited pico experience The Pico was the first console I ever owned, 4 years old, Christmas day. Now obviously my memories from back then are hazy, and I don't specialize in the psychology of education or whatever, but I think it did a terrific job of familiarizing me with a lot of things I still work with to this day. Interfaces, repetition, sorting methods, etc. That teal clamshell will always have a special place in my heart. as will the shading on these red balloons I really REALLY wish we had more Pico coverage. Such a fascinating little line of hardware.
