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OUYA launched one month ago, but reports suggest uptake of the Android machine has been slower than some anticipated given its runaway success on Kickstarter.
Still, with 58,000 backers on the funding website the install base isn’t too shabby, so how did some of the system’s launch line-up perform?
Understandably, OUYA exclusive and unofficial flagship title TowerFall has achieved some success with sales of 2,000 copies at $15 each.
“So sales have been surprisingly high for a new game on a new console,” developer Matt Thorson told Edge. “The game has definitely proven itself on OUYA, I think there’s enough demand to warrant bringing it to PC.”
“The response has been amazing,” he added. “A lot of high profile people in games have been praising the game, which is of course fantastic, and there’s been a lot of talk among gamers as well. Launching on OUYA got me a lot of attention, and the sales have been better than expected.”
The same can’t be said of fellow launch title Nimble Quest, which in its first week achieved only 122 paid downloads.
“We released it on OUYA simply because we were using Unity and it was pretty much a snap to port it,” NimbleBit’s David Marsh explained. “So it was a fun thing to do, as well as a test of our cross-platform framework.
“I would wholeheartedly recommend the OUYA to indie devs that have an existing pipeline to Android and are interested in what the OUYA does. It’s probably not going to be a huge source of income compared to other platforms, but it’s dead easy to submit a game and get it into the store.”
Knife Media’s twin-stick shooter Red has been “reasonably profitable,” according to co-founder Jack Shiels.
“We broke even within two and a half weeks, whilst sales are currently sitting at just below 400,” said Shiels. “Right now that doesn’t seem like a whole lot, but there aren’t a significant amount of OUYAs out in the wild right now. I reckon by year end we will have a clearer picture.”
If you picked up an OUYA what games have you bought?
Source: Edge
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