Atari VCS Pre Order Crushes IndieGoGo Goal With Over A Million Dollars
By TJ Denzer ·
Pre-orders for the Atari VCS console went live and in the span of only a couple hours, it flew past its modest goal into the million-dollar mark worth of backing.
Ever since the Atari VCS was announced, there has been speculation all over the board about it. Who is there for? Is there a big enough audience? Well, Atari opened the gate on pre-orders and got their answer fast. In less only an hour, backing for the system crushed its initial goal. In two hours, it had reached more than 1.5 million dollars, showing both Atari and the world that there’s more than a little interest for their new console.
Atari opened up pre-orders in the early morning of May 30, 2018. Announced on their social media, the developer/publisher began allowing for crowdfunding of the Atari VCS through the IndieGoGo platform. Their goal was set at a modest $100,000 and in only a few minutes, they had passed their expectation.
It's time!
— Atari VCS (@TheAtari_VCS) May 30, 2018
PRE-ORDERS ARE LIVE on Indiegogo!
Order your Atari VCS now to lock in the best price we'll ever offer!
An open platform means games and entertainment just got fun again.
Welcome to Atari VCS. Rebooted for today.https://t.co/NfPRol5lDd
Two hours later, the Atari VCS has crossed the million-dollar mark and is well on its way to $2 million, with $1.6 million raised by over 6000 backers as of this writing. To say the response has been more than anyone expected may be quite the understatement.
Atari has claimed that the response was so swift and heavy that it has actually caused issues for the IndieGoGo platform with processing and payments. They came back to tweet after reaching 5000 backers and assure customers to remain patient as the IndieGoGo team actively works on the matter.
Now about 5,000 backers strong! We're getting reports from our friends at Indiegogo they're working on resolving payments processing issues. Keep trying in the next few hours. Here's that link for you: https://t.co/BH0nczcSTA pic.twitter.com/D3n546LpIq
— Atari VCS (@TheAtari_VCS) May 30, 2018
There’s a month left on crowdfunding for the Atari VCS, but if anyone is looking to get in on the action, it may be best to do it sooner than later. With all expectations destroyed and so many pre-orders already happening, it’s worth considering that Atari may close pre-orders early to work with what a massive workload they’ve got.
Either way, whether people were drawn in by the claims of what the Atari VCS’s hardware can do, the updateable library of Atari games, or the vintage style of the hardware controllers, one thing is for sure: There is most certainly a healthy market for a new Atari. You can check out the video showing off the Atari VCS and all of its features below.
Atari isn’t the only one working to revitalize a vintage market with new hardware and work either. Tommy Tallarico just recently announced the revival of Intellivision and a new Intellivision console in the future, and with this response to Atari, the timing for it is looking more and more ripe.