HyperScan information

HyperScan
Manufacturer	Mattel
Type	Video game console
Generation	Seventh
Release date	October 23, 2006
Introductory price	$69.99
Discontinued	2007
Units sold	~30,000
Media	CD-ROM
System on a chip	Sunplus SPG290 @ 108Mhz
Memory	16MB DDR DRAM
Storage	RFID cards
Controller input	Gamepad
Best-selling game	X-Men (Pack-In)

The HyperScan is a home video game console from the toy company Mattel. Marketed towards tweens, the console is unique in that it includes a 13.56 MHz radio-frequency identification (RFID) scanner that reads and writes to special cards called "IntelliCards" which, in turn, activate features in and save data from the game. Players are able to enhance the abilities of their characters by scanning cards.^[3]^[4]

Games retailed for $19.99 and the console itself for $69.99 at launch, but at the end of its very short lifespan, prices of the system were down to $9.99, the games $1.99, and booster packs $0.99. There were only five titles known to have been released, with two canceled games.

The HyperScan became critically panned upon its release for having outdated 2D-only graphics, a weak game library, and being less capable then other similar consoles such as the VTech V.Flash, which released the month prior. Critics also raised concerns about the amount of IntelliCards needed to complete a set, and the potential financial burden towards its target audience. Following disappointing sales, Mattel discontinued the HyperScan the following year, and canceled all upcoming game and card releases.^[5]

^ Amos, Evan (2021). The Game Console 2.0: A Photographic History from Atari to Xbox (published September 8, 2021). p. 236. ISBN 9781718500617.
^ "HYPERSCAN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT". Retrieved January 25, 2024.
^ Contributor, GamesIndustry International (July 21, 2006). "Industry First Hybrid Video Gaming System Launches for Tweens". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved January 18, 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "HyperScan – RFID Game System from Mattel". About.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
^ Amos, Evan (2021). The Game Console 2.0: A Photographic History from Atari to Xbox (published September 8, 2021). p. 236. ISBN 9781718500617.

[1] Amos, Evan (2021). The Game Console 2.0: A Photographic History from Atari to Xbox (published September 8, 2021). p. 236. ISBN 9781718500617.

[hyperscan_software_development-2] "HYPERSCAN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT". Retrieved January 25, 2024.

[3] Contributor, GamesIndustry International (July 21, 2006). "Industry First Hybrid Video Gaming System Launches for Tweens". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved January 18, 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[4] "HyperScan – RFID Game System from Mattel". About.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2015.

[5] Amos, Evan (2021). The Game Console 2.0: A Photographic History from Atari to Xbox (published September 8, 2021). p. 236. ISBN 9781718500617.

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