Ouya

 Will the first indie gaming platform flourish or flop?

     I assume, if your always up-to-date on your gaming news, that you've heard of OUYA, the first true indie gaming platform. Well, if you haven't, I'll do a quick run over. Ouya (pronounced ooh-yah) is the first indie gaming platform. It was launched on kickstarter, exceeding it's funding by millions, raising a total of 8.96 million dollars. As the team states, "Experimental indie games just fell bigger on an HDTV"  This console also seems like it may a great way for startup game devs to jump into the bussiness, because, "Putting a game on Ouya is as easy as publishing an android app." It seems like their trying to bridge the gap between smartphone oriented games and AAA titles. As it has slightly boosted components compared to an android tablet, and runs an Ouya-oriented Ice-Cream Sandwich.  And all titles are digital, stored on your Ouya/Android account and the marketplace, sort of like OnLive. (who they've partnered with) And at $99, it wont cost your mother her salary, and isn't being released around Christmas, so you'll most likely be able to attain one without a decade's worth of backorder time.

       What games will be on Ouya?

      As the Ouya kickstarter page states, they have already partnered with many indie game companies, such as Mojang, (Minecraft? That's a plus!) ThatGameCompany, and any other developer who has games ready for day one. In some screenshots of their marketplace, you can see that they have Minecraft, Dead Trigger, Samurai Vengeance, and a game I've never seen before, Triple Town

         Where Do I Get Ouya

        On their website, ouya.tv they let you pre-order for $99

, and wether you pre-order or not, you get an sdk for developing games. 

     A cool point to Ouya is that, because it's Android-based, anyone can create apps for it too. They've already got Twitch.tv, Vimeo music, iHeartRadio, and media streaming from the guys at XMBC. So, tell me in the comments, what do you think about Ouya? Personally, I think that if enough people hear about, especially tweens, it's gonna be a major hit. Especially to game developers, and people who love indie games, but ending using their phone as a gaming platform.