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Ouya devs reveal sales figures
- Thread starter statham
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Have you considered the possibility that the 60k + launch are the bulk of Ouya life time sales?
Well, I probably would have spent at least a couple of bucks just try out the thing I bought if nothing was free.
Yeah, but if you keep reading the picture gets really gloomy.
grosvenor_92
Member
Came in expecting poor sales figures so I'm not surprised
Diddy Kong
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James Coote
Neo Member
I think most OUYA developers expected that and were willing to take a risk that if OUYA sales really take off, it'll have been worth it getting in on the ground floor.
It's always been a chicken and egg thing with OUYA. Need devs and games to sell consoles, need console numbers to attract game devs
Sola Scriptura
Member
This is just sad. What Ouya could have been...
How many people outside of the Kickstarter have even bought an Ouya?
How many people outside of the Kickstarter have even bought an Ouya?
-MD-
Member
I'm I wrong for thinking that many of this games would have sold much better on almost any other platforms, including flops like the Vita and Wii U?
Nintendo should buy them.
Nintendo should buy them.
outunderthestars
Banned
Agreed. Also, isn't pointing out someone's junior status as an insult/basis of argument frowned upon here?
-MD-
Member
I would hope so. Thinking you're superior to someone because you've been registered longer? That's a bit sad.
shadowsdarknes
Member
If you were a game developer, we would all be downloading your day one, three gigabyte patch, wouldn't we?
Aquamarine
Member
OUYA, Kickstarter: 58,221 sales
OUYA, USA Retail, Launch Period = 13,000-17,000 sales
Considering the underwhelming retail launch and the tiny userbase, most definitely. I think once OUYA's LTD gets >100,000 units, sales will dramatically taper off and adoption will be very slow (like 4,000 units a month worldwide).
To this day I still can't believe any venture capital firm thought it was a good idea to put THAT much money into such an untested concept.
outunderthestars
Banned
Agreed.
Back on topic, can the Ouya bounce back after the bad initial reviews?
It really seems like the poor launch and terrible controller crushed any hype the platform had going for it...
Ricerocket
Member
Those numbers don't look good at all. I even forgot Ouya was out since there is barely any talk of it.
statham
Member
If you were a game developer, we would all be downloading your day one, three gigabyte patch, wouldn't we?
I would probably work at T10
dragonbane
Member
It often is yes lol
oh, you mean "the stradivarius of controllers"?
I can 't believe how much they hyped this piece of crap. I feel sorry for the Devs who wasted their time on the platform.
James Coote
Neo Member
Found some more stats for the game "Retro Racing":
Source: http://www.mrqwak.com/2013/07/retro-racing-ouya-sales-and-stats/
Source: http://www.mrqwak.com/2013/07/retro-racing-ouya-sales-and-stats/
Sola Scriptura
Member
The controller isn't that bad (at least the version I got). Sure, it feels rough and the triggers feel very cheap, but I have used worse.
sixteen-bit
Member
Oh no!
Aquamarine
Member
Extrapolating from that chart, you can get Retro Racing's daily OUYA sales performance:
Retro Racing sales on OUYA (since launch)
Wed, 10-July - 28 sales
Thu, 11-July - 14 sales
Fri, 12-July - 25 sales
Sat, 13-July - 37 sales
Sun, 14-July - 30 sales
Mon, 15-July - 18 sales
Tue, 16-July - 34 sales
Wed, 17-July - 19 sales
Thur, 18-July - 28 sales
Fri, 19-July - 18 sales
Sat, 20-July - 23 sales
Sun, 21-July - 41 sales
Total: 315 sales as of July 21st, 2013
13,116 downloads as of July 21st, 2013
James Coote
Neo Member
Ah, but that's the perception, and it's gonna be hard for OUYA to shake now
To quote one of the devs from the gammasutra article: (source)
DarkLordMalik
Member
Just for a meaningless comparison, here are the numbers for RCR on all platforms.
PSN - 35k units and 600k revenue (Doesn't include PS+ Freebie period)
PC - 40k units and 400k revenue
Xbox live - 15k Units and 200k revenue
Wii Ware - 2k units and 10k revenue
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/29/where-retro-city-rampage-made-its-money/
Granted, these are LTD numbers as of March 17, 2013 but most of these sales happen in the initial weeks so i think that most of the Ouya sales are pretty terrible.
PSN - 35k units and 600k revenue (Doesn't include PS+ Freebie period)
PC - 40k units and 400k revenue
Xbox live - 15k Units and 200k revenue
Wii Ware - 2k units and 10k revenue
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/29/where-retro-city-rampage-made-its-money/
Granted, these are LTD numbers as of March 17, 2013 but most of these sales happen in the initial weeks so i think that most of the Ouya sales are pretty terrible.
I never expected it to sell much more than their kickstart numbers. But I didnt expect software numbers to be this bad. A no insignificant number of games must be on the single digits. We are talking about not recovering the devkit investment...
http://www.psnstores.com/2013/04/so-how-well-do-games-on-playstation-mobile-sell/
That is from back in Apr, might do a follow up soon.
Fox Mulder
Member
I'm enjoying my ouya as an emulator and media box, and haven't bought anything yet. It's still better than a roku for me. I suppose I should buy some games, but the install base is still very low anyways.
The store is clunky, some demos of games and free stuff are good enough, and it's hard to figure out how to actually buy some games. The pricing for some games is stupid as well, $15 was seen as high on XBLA for incredible polished games, but I believe Wind Up Knight is $20 on the ouya...wut?
I keep hearing this, but it's not the worst controller in the world. My only real gripe is the shitty dpad, but everyone seems to have forgotten how to make those now. It's still awful on the 360, even with their over engineered twisting dpad garbage.
The store is clunky, some demos of games and free stuff are good enough, and it's hard to figure out how to actually buy some games. The pricing for some games is stupid as well, $15 was seen as high on XBLA for incredible polished games, but I believe Wind Up Knight is $20 on the ouya...wut?
I keep hearing this, but it's not the worst controller in the world. My only real gripe is the shitty dpad, but everyone seems to have forgotten how to make those now. It's still awful on the 360, even with their over engineered twisting dpad garbage.
Diddy Kong
Banned
No need to be snarky to someone when the thread was submitted before the OP was even finished.
Vigilant Gambit
Member
3+ Ouya controllers with everyone pressing buttons at once, and you will notice significant input lag.
statham
Member
hey now, I had a link up, the quotes are bonuses for people not wanting to read the short article, or give the other site hits.
Dark Octave
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My work computer doesn't allow me to go to gaming sites, Gaf being the exception for some reason, so I'm glad the OP posted the quotes and spared his forced comment just to say something.
Depressing news though for a lot of these indie devs.
There wasn't any quote when I posted my comment. Just the link. He edited later.
statham
Member
2 minutes 12 seconds.
DidntKnowJack
Member
Ouch.
I mean, I knew the Ouya would flounder somewhat but that's kind of shocking to read.
Shahid (sony) reading the low numbers on ouya and developers desperate for money made on their games.
edit: heh
Lol. But is the Vita really that profitable for devs?
Shalashaska161
Member
What else are people gonna play on it?
You should. It was interesting. Would be interesting to see if sales have picked up a bit.
DidntKnowJack
Member
The indie titles on PSN are usually cross buy, so they aren't limited to just Vita.
outunderthestars
Banned
I have seen quote from indie developers that have been pleased with the results of porting their games onto the Vita.
MrCookiepants
Member
That's cute. You go, Ouya.
darkistheway
Member
How else do you beat Wario?
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