Ouya tops $8.5 million as Kickstarter campaign comes to a close

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"We've been blown away the whole time," Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman said this afternoon, just 10 hours ahead of her company's Kickstarter project reaching its end. It's an understandable reaction considering the Android-based open-source console aimed to gather just $950K in total – the project lept over $1 million in its first eight hours, and crested over $8 million this afternoon. The final number at time of publishing? $8,580,682 (from 63,277 backers).

Uhrman believes the reaction goes beyond what her company's offering, and that the Ouya's success is more than just a measure of interest in the console. "People are ready for something new, and Ouya is that thing," she claimed.

Since we first heard about Ouya, it's gotten a whole mess of new features and support. Both Namco and Square Enix are working with the console, as are a variety of multimedia applications (iHeartRadio, XBMC, OnLive), not to mention indies. "We never expected to do this well and be this well-received," Uhrman added. "It's just truly amazing that it's resonated so well with gamers and developers."

Uhrman said that, beyond the Kickstarter backers getting their consoles first, Ouya will be "taking pre-orders" via web for consoles, and those will ship at some point in April 2013. Ouya backers can expect their consoles to arrive at some point in March 2013, and Ouya promises we'll hear more before ... yup, 2013.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/09/ouya-kickstarter-end/#comments

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ChugJugPosted:

AIexis My gamestop went out of business : (


That sucks :(

AIexisPosted:

My gamestop went out of business : (

ChugJugPosted:

I have2 gamestop rite across the street from each tother were i live

MoanPosted:

Mazur
Emazing-Lights
Mazur
Aced
ithought they had it in the uk


i don't think they have a gamestop at every corner of the street like we do here in america.


The funny thing is that I have 2 gamestops close by each other. :P


haha me too. it's pretty stupid xD


Feel lucky, the gamestop I had here went out of business.

EmazedPosted:

Mazur
Emazing-Lights
Mazur
Aced
ithought they had it in the uk


i don't think they have a gamestop at every corner of the street like we do here in america.


The funny thing is that I have 2 gamestops close by each other. :P


haha me too. it's pretty stupid xD
Yeah lol but what ever it's funny cause the GameStop I go has way more people than the other store. xD

MazurPosted:

Emazing-Lights
Mazur
Aced
ithought they had it in the uk


i don't think they have a gamestop at every corner of the street like we do here in america.


The funny thing is that I have 2 gamestops close by each other. :P


haha me too. it's pretty stupid xD

EmazedPosted:

Mazur
Aced
ithought they had it in the uk


i don't think they have a gamestop at every corner of the street like we do here in america.


The funny thing is that I have 2 gamestops close by each other. :P

MazurPosted:

Aced
ithought they had it in the uk


i don't think they have a gamestop at every corner of the street like we do here in america.

PeetzuhPosted:

Aced
M60
Mazur
Scanty
M60
Mazur
Minecart
Lol, can't you buy GameCubes now for like $30?


yeah, at GameStop.


I dont have Gamestop where i live


Well where do you live? You have game stores where you live don't you?


I think he's in the UK, he might not have a gamestop available everywhere like America does


Yes i am in the UK :)

ithought they had it in the uk


I thought the UK had GameStop. :/

That sucks for you M60. :/

AcedPosted:

M60
Mazur
Scanty
M60
Mazur
Minecart
Lol, can't you buy GameCubes now for like $30?


yeah, at GameStop.


I dont have Gamestop where i live


Well where do you live? You have game stores where you live don't you?


I think he's in the UK, he might not have a gamestop available everywhere like America does


Yes i am in the UK :)

ithought they had it in the uk