http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBeUGqeYsQg

Destructoid's headers often seem to have little relation to the article's subject to me, but what does Captain Birdseye have to do with this?

Wow.

Also, I just got an Android phone. Would I be correct to assume any games I get for that would probably run on this?

This is going to be hilarious.

@ Isay Isay;

OOOHHH YEAAAAA!

Anyway, I have a fear that Ben Kuchera is going to be always be taken less seriously than others in their projects and plans. Like Richard Branson...

even if it does come out its kind of scammy

Does anyone here live in Havana or the Cayman Islands?

I would've preferred an AWYA.

I just a Galaxy S3 and while I love it it is lacking in terms of the game department and even in regards to some of the more specialized apps I use on my iTouch. The platform lacks for Japanese kanji dictionaries, a real Korean dictionary, Lonely Planet maps/guides, and some other such things I'd like it to have. But more relevant to this site, it doesn't have the same quality of games. There's no Sword and Sworcery, there's no Cave shooters, the Mahjong app I found is nice but inferior to my iPod one, and their top games are just Mojang, Popcap, Zynga stuff that I've already played or have no interest in. I'd like to be excited for Ouya but I'm with Kuchera in that I see what it's offering and don't understand why people appraising it rationally would get excited.

@SeymourDuncan17:
I woulda liked a HELLYA myself.

Just wanted to say that I read your blog quite frequently and I’m always amazed at some of the stuff people post here. But keep up the good work, it’s always interesting.
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Hope it does well, but I was never really sold on the Ouya. I'm perfectly willing to have my mind changed when it releases, though. I'll keep an eye on it.

I still think it's a scam: people have loads of unrealistic expectations with this product and the OUYA team did nothing to dispel them as it would mean them getting less money.

Did Ben actually write an article that said he thinks it's a scam, Jim? Because the article he wrote that got all the attention merely said that we should be cautious and skeptical, which isn't terrible advice all things considered.

vance: I'm messing. I <3 me some Ben.

@Jim - Well, that settles that, then. Personally, I'm excited to see what happens with the Ouya. Launch isn't terribly far away.

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I thought there would be some subtle tie in with Captain Birdseye =|

I can see it now: Hundreds of fatties flocking to the Better Business Bureau as the console fails to live up to their expectation ...and the BBB turns around dramatically and says with sobbing anime eyes (This is for your Dale!):

"ごめんなさい。その会社は存在しません。"

*Cue dramatic piano-fuelled cheesy J-Drama / anime music and credits*

@ZeniGeva:
It's no one's fault if the console doesn't live up to expectations. This is an investment, and all investments carry risk.

@Excel-2011

Exactly, however alot of people don't have that common sense up here on the digital realm, sadly.

@ZeniGeva lol -- and yeah, the problem with the internet and its kiddies is that when they 'pay' for something, they expect it, and they really don't care about the details. Investment? I bet that a good deal of the investors do not realize that they've actually invested in something.

@"If there's one thing gamers don't want for, it's faith"

You're adorable, Jim.

Well, I think I'll preorder one soon. They look like an interesting deal to me.

or you know, you could just hook you smartphone with android up to your tv with the mini hdmi ports most come with, and prob even hack a bluetooth game pad or usb controller to it. or hey, even use the phone itself as the controller..... this thing is pointless.

I can't understand in the least why there is so much hate for this thing. It's gotten to the point where I can't tell if people are being serious, or if they're just banging their heads against a wall until the room spins and words fall out of their mouths.

I was pretty much sold on this, but I really need to evaluate it before buying it. I feel slightly uneasy about this but I'm also really wanting it to succeed. So much mixed emotions, I always get like this with a new console it's like going through puberty all over again.

The games will come I think, if we assume all the pledges are from console pre orders that's 86000 owners/users. Now I admit that it's hardly a game changer for the big devs but it's got to look attractive when you can be the only pony in the barn, you know? Even more so if you're Polytron or Playdead.

Kickstarter eh u get it. (drinks shot of whiskey and passes out)

@fetusmilk:
Did your phone cost $99 or less?

I think this looks kinda cool really, honestly if there is enough support for the console it's going to be 1)popular and 2)most importantly, affordable. If there is enough fun to be offered in ouya's future I will gladly jump boat from the next gen in console gaming.

Finally this can be out of the headlines! Next time we see an OUYA headline it'll be because of the failure of the project, what do you think Jimmothy?

ouya is the first console I'm really excited for since the N64

@ZeniGeva, nice try but I read that as "that company is not attending".
I'd write - その会社がありません。

I like this.
My favourite games this year were indies (lone survivor, la mulana, orcs must die 2), so I think this holds great promise.

I don't think it's a scam, I'm just pretty sure it will be a disappointment. Have you seen the size of that thing? You're essentially buying a phone that plugs into your TV.

The business pitches for "Games in the living room are dead" and "This is an open source platform" are bogus to me.

The talks that Ouya is chatting with Namco has me a little interested, though

yeah. 63,000 backers (and only about 58,000 gave enough to actually receive an ouya at release). that's hardly an impressive install base. not saying it wont end up selling well at retail, necessarily, but 58,000 is a meager number of pre-orders for a GAME, let alone a whole new system. not really that impressive when you think about it.

58,221 people put down enough money to effectively buy the console. That's far from an installed base. Hell, the Vita is struggling with 2.6 million units in the marketplace. We've still yet to see a real, working prototype of this thing being used, let alone any games that have been developed for it, largely because the only games with any actual development done for them are ports from other platforms, not original titles.

And even though it's been stated a million times already, I'll say it again: these guys could literally take the $8.6 million and run. Kickstarter is not a legal contract. You didn't buy anything. You didn't invest anything. You don't own anything. Neither Ouya nor Kickstarter is legally obligated to give you shit (read the terms of service), and if this turns into another Phantom, which it very well could, it won't ever be made.

Has this proved that "consoles aren't dead"? No. Of course it hasn't It's proved that a small, niche community on the internet is willing to spend $100 on a set top box that might play some games. Allow me to introduce you to Raspberry Pi, Apple TV, Google TV, Roku, and all the other products that are already on the market in that price range.

So yea. Will this thing get made? Probably. Nothing is guaranteed, but I'd bet at least *some product* gets made. Maybe not by the actual release date, but eventually. But this is more than likely just gonna turn into the Pandora. A neat little open source machine that is GREAT at running emulators and virtually nothing else.

Only now we find out it was Googles entry into the console lineup all along. No, just kidding, if I were really into console gaming I would have thrown some money that way, bit I'll wait and see instead. I see this as hope for escape from the FPS purgatory console gaming is now in.