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No OUYA? Why Not?

43 users from the TwitterVerse were nice enough to fill out my Why Don't You Have an OUYA Yet poll and this is what 17% said:

I have no use for an OUYA. This was the most popular checkbox and multiple selections were allowed.

 


This is a problem for OUYA – their biggest problem. Most people won't go out and buy an OUYA if they think they can't use it for anything.

When OUYA launched, premium OUYA-only games should have been available from Day 1 (OUYA-exclusive games never to be ported to other platforms). I mean ... why buy an OUYA when you can just wait around for the good games to be ported to your PC?

OUYA still needs exclusive games that will NEVER be ported and these have to be games that are good enough to compete with top-selling games on the market. Now, I know that OUYA's processor can't compete with the other major consoles', but OUYA developers can still come up with beautiful high-quality titles.

So, What Are These Games?

This is the magic question, so of course it's the most difficult one to answer.

A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them. ~Steve Jobs

So while OUYA's figuring out what people want next, I'd suggest more OUYA-exclusive games with a focus on multiplayer similar to Mario Party, Super Smash Brothers, and Super Mario Cart. Also, pay successful studios to expand their current content on OUYA. So Many Me could definitely use a few more levels. We could also use a Call of Duty, GTA, Zelda, and an awesome 2D fighter.

This doesn't mean that there aren't nice shooters, racing games, 2D fighters, and other great games from different genres on OUYA, but we do need titles that are disruptive if smaller indie devs are to ever stand a chance at making decent income from OUYA.

Isn't OUYA Meant To Be An Indie Platform?

Yes, but we need some amazing original titles to draw people in at first. Not all customers are used to playing indie games with retro visuals and programming shortcuts, so it's going to take a bit of convincing for some that these games are fun and worth playing. Right now, people think they don't have a reason to get an OUYA and adding media/entertainment apps doesn't provide anything that can't be accessed with a tablet or laptop. OUYA's success will rely on exclusive games – really nice shiny games.