Sega Pico

キッズコンピューター・ピコ Kids' Computer Pico

A special Pikachu Sega Pico

Release dates Japan: June 26, 1993 North America: November 1994 Europe: April 1994 Australia: ??? South Korea: N/A China: N/A Hong Kong: N/A Taiwan: N/A

Technical specs CPU: 16/32-bit Motorola 68000 RAM: 64 KB of Main RAM Video RAM: 64 KB ROM: "Storyware" cartridges of various sizes Video: 315-5313 VDP, same as in Mega Drive Sound: Texas Instruments SN76489 PSG and custom PCM chip Input: pen and buttons

Related information Console generation: Fourth generation Pokémon generations: II, III Console type: Handheld Colors: Unknown

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The Sega Pico (Japanese: キッズコンピューター・ピコ Kids' Computer Pico) is an edutainment console developed by Sega.

The Pico used book-shaped cartridges known as Storyware. Each time a player turns the page of the cartridge, the screen changes to replicate the image in the book. The games are controlled by buttons and a stylus. The back page of each book features a drawing mode, where the player can insert stamps of characters from within the book. All released software for the Pico was rated by the ESRB.

In 2005, in Japan only it was succeeded by the Advanced Pico Beena. According to Sega Toys, the Beena is intended to be the upper-end model in the Pico series.

Pokémon games

Title	Genre	Release
Pokémon: Catch the Numbers!	Edutainment	July 23, 2002
Pokémon Advanced Generation: I've Begun Hiragana and Katakana!	Edutainment	November 17, 2003
Pokémon Advanced Generation: Pico for Everyone Pokémon Loud Battle!	Edutainment	July 13, 2004

Pokémon specials

A Pikachu special edition Sega Pico comes bundled with Pokémon Advanced Generation: I've Begun Hiragana and Katakana!

Trivia

• The Pico was the first Sega console to have a Nintendo-licensed game.

External links

• On Sega Retro
• Sega Toys - Business Strategy (archive)