Booya, OUYA! The First Kickstarter Game Console Raises $8.6M
OUYA is a game console that's looking to compete with the big boys - Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft - by leveraging the Android to build an inexpensive set-top box. The company recently started soliciting crowd-funding on Kickstarter and after a surprising early run, they've wrapped up with a grand total of $8.6 million in funding from 64,000 individual contributions. I'm sure the big 3 are looking at this closely and wondering if this is going to be a real threat or not.
OUYA is a game console that’s looking to compete with the big boys – Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft – by leveraging the Android to build an inexpensive set-top box. The company recently started soliciting crowd-funding on Kickstarter and after a surprising early run, they’ve wrapped up with a grand total of $8.6 million in funding from 64,000 individual contributions. I’m sure the big 3 are looking at this closely and wondering if this is going to be a real threat or not.
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