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mentalfloss · May 13, 2013

Against the might of Nintendo, Ouya seemed like an ant. Sure, it had raised $8.6 million in crowdfunding on Kickstarter, but to put out a real game console in lots of retail stores takes a huge investment. It had no credibility even with all of the support from indie game developers who didn’t have the cash to make big-budget console games.

Now the scales may be tipping.

We’re not sure what the valuation was, but Ouya just got a lot more expensive as a potential acquisition. Nintendo should have grabbed it while it had the chance. Nintendo, meanwhile, had its window to sell Wii U game consoles during the last six months. It had a shortage of hits, and the big games from top publishers either didn’t materialize or didn’t sell well. Nintendo generated some good digital revenue through the app store on the Wii U platform, but it hasn’t had a huge breakout hit on that front.

Now the Wii U is dead in the water.

http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/10/t...-have-bought-ouya-and-other-might-have-beens/

Hex · May 13, 2013

Who? Wha..? Huh?

Poetic.Injustice · May 13, 2013

What difference would it have made?

GulAtiCa · May 13, 2013

Buying Ouya seems like a bad idea.

Ridley327 · May 13, 2013

What is this current obsession of Nintendo buying Ouya?

Impeccable · May 13, 2013

Ouya needs Oculus Rift support then we can have two massively over-hyped products colliding to finally save us from our console shackles!

Askherserenity · May 13, 2013

Is everyone just trying to take random shots at Nintendo now?

ComputerMKII · May 13, 2013

I wish Nintendo would go back to its former Gamecube/Nintendo 64 glory.

benny_a · May 13, 2013

One of the best gamepads on the market vs. one of the shittiest.

Ouya also has Canabalt HD on lockdown. That is probably the missing killer-app that would catapult WiiU to Wii heights.

Gravijah · May 13, 2013

They could obviously have just ported their entire in development library from the Wii U onto the Ouya, easily.

electroplankton · May 13, 2013

That'd be a terrible business decision, like Nintendo should develop a smartphone, Nintendo should fund Shadow of the Eternals, etc.

Aquamarine · May 13, 2013

Were not sure what the valuation was, but Ouya just got a lot more expensive as a potential acquisition. Nintendo should have grabbed it while it had the chance. Nintendo, meanwhile, had its window to sell Wii U game consoles during the last six months. It had a shortage of hits, and the big games from top publishers either didnt materialize or didnt sell well. Nintendo generated some good digital revenue through the app store on the Wii U platform, but it hasnt had a huge breakout hit on that front.
Now the Wii U is dead in the water.

Come on, son.

HawthorneKitty · May 13, 2013

Ridley327 said:
What is this current obsession of Nintendo buying Ouya?

They want Nintendo to die even faster.

Carl · May 13, 2013

if Ouya, in its entire life cycle, sells half of what WiiU has so far i'll be surprised.

Aostia · May 13, 2013

Wii U has a horrible, slow CPU.

Air Zombie Meat · May 13, 2013

Ouya? Really? How does that make any sense?

JWong · May 13, 2013

Wii oUya?

lunchwithyuzo · May 13, 2013

lol. Dean should stick to reminiscing about Castle of Illusion.

TUSR · May 13, 2013

So they could team up to release another lack luster console that the general consumer market has no idea what it is?

Hrothgar · May 13, 2013

So they should go from weak hardware to even weaker hardware?

Sir_Crocodile · May 13, 2013

The wii u isn't in the healthiest of states, but why on earth would investing in something that's DOA be the way forward?

Nirolak · May 13, 2013

Aostia said:
Wii U has a horrible, slow CPU.

Though compared to Ouya it might as well be a supercomputer.

Linkhero1 · May 13, 2013

Sounds like a fantastic idea.

frankie_baby · May 13, 2013

Carl said:
if Ouya, in its entire life cycle, sells half of what WiiU has so far i'll be surprised.

if ouya sells much beyond the people that kickstarted it i'd be surprised

Morfeo · May 13, 2013

No way, Ouya is worthless for Nintendo.

mentalfloss · May 13, 2013

Askherserenity said:
Is everyone just trying to take random shots at Nintendo now?

Now?

rofl

This has been going on for over 15 years now.

I don't think even Pachter could craft anything this far fetched (and silly).

We've hit a new low.

Risette · May 13, 2013

Sir_Crocodile said:
The wii u isn't in the healthiest of states, but why on earth would investing in something that's DOA the way forward?

Take the talent, kill the product.

AndrewDean84xX · May 13, 2013

What's an ouya?

Into · May 13, 2013

Now the Wii U is dead in the water. Nintendo sold 3.45 million Wii U consoles as of March 31, and since December, Nintendo sold just 390,000 Wii Us. Thats a horrible start for a new game console, and it must be viewed in this context: Apple sold 56 million iPhones and iPads in one quarter.

He is right that Wii U is doing badly, beneath GC etc. But i do not understand why he is comparing a home console to phones and tablets. Ive seen quite a few people do that, Nintendo is not Apple, i do not think anyone expects them to do as well as Apple, very few companies can.

He should have compared it to the original Wii, and its competitors out now 360 and PS3

Meelow · May 13, 2013

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=556236

Meier · May 13, 2013

For a period of time, I think Dean Takahashi was probably the top games journalist -- certainly as far as newspapers go at least. It seems to me from many recent stories of his that he is far off base these days.

dmr87 · May 13, 2013

Can't wait for Nintendo's first party games to come out so we can stop with the 'Nintendo is doomed' threads.

flatearthpandas · May 13, 2013

I'm failing to summon any ideas about why Nintendo would possibly want to own an Ouya.

Also finding it interesting people keep talking about if after how terribly reviewed the first Ouya consoles were

MrT-Tar · May 13, 2013

But, I thought the general consensus was that the WiiU was already underpowered; how the fuck would this help?

Mr_Antimatter · May 13, 2013

pizzaroll said:
Take the talent, kill the product.

whats the talent though? It's an outdated cellphone in a box.

mentalfloss · May 13, 2013

Sir_Crocodile said:
The wii u isn't in the healthiest of states, but why on earth would investing in something that's DOA the way forward?

Reading over the article again, it really sounds like a puff piece to hype up Ouya.

Some dolla bills been entering pockets I think.

TwEE-N-Toast · May 13, 2013

Why would they buy Ouya when they could have made their own really low end console?

Is he suggesting that they should have gone even lower tech then the Wii U? If so I think I may agree.

onipex · May 13, 2013

Wii U is already stealing Ouya's idea of playing smartphone games on the TV though.

stryke · May 13, 2013

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prag16 · May 13, 2013

Ridley327 said:
What is this current obsession of Nintendo buying Ouya?

.

Kusagari · May 13, 2013

This might top the list of nonsensical Nintendo is doomed stories.

Twenty7KVN · May 13, 2013

Did this guy invest in ouya as well?

Kimawolf · May 13, 2013

Hmm What do so many people see in the Ouya I wonder. is there something special going on with it?

Zia · May 13, 2013

Dean, Nintendo already has an underpowered, dead console.

domlolz · May 13, 2013

what a stupid thing to say

the ouya lol

Coolwhip · May 13, 2013

Didnt we have this thread before?

Fowler · May 13, 2013

One of these things does not logically follow on from the other. The Wii U being dead doesn't mean Nintendo should buy Ouya.

Trigger · May 13, 2013

lol, is this article serious?

The Bookerman · May 13, 2013

Aostia said:
Wii U has a horrible, slow CPU.

thank you for your contribution. got anything else.

Dantis · May 13, 2013

dmr87 said:
Can't wait for Nintendo's first party games to come out we can stop with the 'Nintendo is doomed' threads.

Might be waiting a while for that one, haha.

I think he's overestimating the Ouya. I can't imagine it doing any better than the Wii U, and I'd be very surprised if it even did as well.

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