Ouya Kickstarter ends at over $8 million

Forum Options:	my.neoforum register members prefs search faq

Topic: Ouya Kickstarter ends at over $8 million Options: Print subscribe remove NeoPM
Threads List « Next Newest Next Oldest »
chautemoc the wanderer ultra seeker since: Mar 2008
	Log in to remove this sponsored message Ouya Kickstarter ends at over $8 million Sean Ridgeley - Friday, August 10, 2012 6:31am (PST) Like +my favourites Just a little over the asked amount Android-based console Ouya has far exceeded its original Kickstarter goal. The team asked for $950,000 to help fund the project; as of today, the campaign has ended at a dizzying $8,596,475. So, regardless of all the debate about whether or not it will succeed, people really want this thing. An official website for the console is now live, complete with pre-orders, which run $109. Ouya supports four controllers, and will sport Final Fantasy 3 as a launch title. Ouya launches March for Kickstarter backers, and April for everyone else. The developers previously noted that they expect the final product to be fairly small, about the size of a Rubik's Cube. Source: Eurogamer Section: Console Games View original news article news
	posts in thread
Advertisement Neoseeker	^ Sponsored message

	Log in or register to remove this sponsored message
Big A2 moderator General Nintendo 3DS since: Jan 2006	Aug 10, 12 at 7:31am ^ re: Ouya Kickstarter ends at over $8 million
	Everyone likes Final Fantasy 3.... right? ------------------- Join the Neoseeker Film Club today, Mac! Now Showing: Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
	quote quick quote edit quick edit del posts in thread report
Peace-Child dangerous total posts: 176 since: Jul 2012	Aug 10, 12 at 8:31am ^ re: Ouya Kickstarter ends at over $8 million
	Well, with nearly 10 times it's intended payment, this system better be pretty good. I, for one, am glad to hear that FF3 is going to be a release title, but it's not going to sell the system to me with that alone.
	quote quick quote edit quick edit del posts in thread report
BlackLabel I AM THE TABLE!! Resident Neo GameGrep pts: 1171 since: Jun 2008	Aug 10, 12 at 8:48am ^ re: Ouya Kickstarter ends at over $8 million
	$8 million isn't much not with consoles anyway. Yes this system isn't ultra high end and isn't designed to be, but there is the importing of parts, production, marketing and shipping that needs to be done. You don't do that on $8 million not with the hardware they have chosen at least. What I assume is that this Kickstarter was used primarily to get the OUYA into the hands of backers, and to give outside investors solid info that people want this device. This project will set them back possibly $100 million, right now they have $8 million, they need more and they probably have the financial support for that lined up already.
	quote quick quote edit quick edit del posts in thread report
Peace-Child dangerous total posts: 176 since: Jul 2012	Aug 10, 12 at 9:00am ^ re: Ouya Kickstarter ends at over $8 million
	BlackLabel But, if that's true, why would they originally ask for just $950 thousand? I mean obviously they were going to need more than that. I think I'm missing something with this whole kickstarter thing.
	quote quick quote edit quick edit del posts in thread report
Liege Mirab, his sails unfurled. Resident Neo total posts: 2749 since: Apr 2011	Aug 10, 12 at 9:15am ^ re: Ouya Kickstarter ends at over $8 million
	quote Big A2 Everyone likes Final Fantasy 3.... right? That depends on if you really mean Final Fantasy VI.
	quote quick quote edit quick edit del posts in thread report
BlackLabel I AM THE TABLE!! Resident Neo GameGrep pts: 1171 since: Jun 2008	Aug 10, 12 at 9:26am ^ re: Ouya Kickstarter ends at over $8 million
	quote Peace-Child BlackLabel But, if that's true, why would they originally ask for just $950 thousand? I mean obviously they were going to need more than that. I think I'm missing something with this whole kickstarter thing. Kickstarter these days is used in a way to get evidence that something is wanted by the public. In this case they asked for a modest sum of money something not too high to make them look greedy but something low enough to make it appear feasible. What they were more than likely after was the backers number which they then take to an investor as proof that people want this. Now not all kickstarters are like this, but the big ones usually are.
	quote quick quote edit quick edit del posts in thread report
nnnddd101010 Do you feel like a hero yet? ultra seeker total posts: 1374 GameGrep pts: 104 since: Jun 2011	Aug 10, 12 at 10:10am ^ re: Ouya Kickstarter ends at over $8 million
	Color me skeptical. ------------------- quote John234MKWii what is a bj contest?
	quote quick quote edit quick edit del posts in thread report
Nagare (#295547) Legendary Seeker since: Oct 2007	Aug 10, 12 at 10:21am ^ re: Ouya Kickstarter ends at over $8 million
	BlackLabel, they also privately funded some of the required money. I doubt it will set them back $100 million at all. Everything is likely to be put together in China anyways and the parts would amount to $50 at maximum given what they have in the system. ------------------- Check out the Android Forum!
	quote quick quote edit quick edit del posts in thread report
Tenklis no-stoppin-me-now total posts: 256 since: Dec 2008	Aug 10, 12 at 4:54pm ^ re: Ouya Kickstarter ends at over $8 million
	It's not ff6, its the original ff3. The same one that was remade for ds. Its fun, grindy as all hell though.
	quote quick quote edit quick edit del posts in thread report
Big A2 moderator General Nintendo 3DS since: Jan 2006	Aug 10, 12 at 7:26pm ^ re: Ouya Kickstarter ends at over $8 million
	quote Liege quote Big A2 Everyone likes Final Fantasy 3.... right? That depends on if you really mean Final Fantasy VI. Nope, it's the actual 3rd game. Seems like a very strange title to launch a system with. I'm guessing it was the best they could get. ------------------- Join the Neoseeker Film Club today, Mac! Now Showing: Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
	quote quick quote edit quick edit del posts in thread report
[All dates in (PST) time]	Threads List « Next Newest Next Oldest »

Thread title	From	Last replied
Now searching...

news Ouya Kickstarter ends at over $8 million

Ouya Kickstarter ends at over $8 million

Hobbies

Sports

Skills

Chat and Lounges

Game Platforms

Mobile Platforms

Top Core Games

Top Portable Games

Top Communities