RIP Ouya (2012-2019)
1,470A history of death in slow motion.
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The following videos were used, in part, in the creation of this episode of Side Quest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdUshWn8uM0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0-V2uxz_4o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUI0smiApYY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvJEaUUgwIM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc_SJ5de1zs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuW5lA96B8s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgpJUj7GUFQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZfSNYq3mhs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bylV128wCvA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1FUcNkaLPU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qMEc32nLUA
The following is a partial list of sources used in the writing of this episode of Side Quest (YouTube's character limit stops us from sharing all 50+ sources, though we've done our best to represent all outlets):
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ouya/ouya-a-new-kind-of-video-game-console/description
https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/7/13/3157140/ouya-faces-challenges
https://www.crunchbase.com/person/julie-uhrman#section-overview
https://www.fastcompany.com/90222019/not-another-yves-behar-profile
https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2012/07/24/robert-bowling-gives-ouya-its-first-exclusive-title/#5764aacd3bb8
https://www.forevergeek.com/another-for-ouya-final-fantasy-iii/
https://www.forevergeek.com/ouya-gains-traction-teams-with-onlive/
https://twitter.com/BandaiNamcoUS/status/233342290733711361
https://www.dualshockers.com/ouya-gets-namco-bandaiplex-and-four-controller-support/
https://blog.producthype.co/all-time-most-funded-kickstarter-projects/
https://www.polygon.com/2013/10/22/4867030/ouya-ceo-julie-uhrman-sounds-off-on-consoles-early-mistakes
https://www.pcmag.com/news/300212/why-kickstarters-ouya-looks-like-a-scam
https://techcrunch.com/2012/12/28/ouya-ships-1200-development-consoles-shows-off-its-pre-release-android-gaming-hardware-on-video/
https://www.engadget.com/2012/12/19/ouya-10-new-games/
https://www.theverge.com/2013/2/5/3953686/ouya-retail-availability-and-price
https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/25/ouya-founder-pissed-about-delayed-shipments?abthid=51c9cc69e195010f20000007
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2013/12/03/julie-uhrmans-ouya-out-to-disrupt-70-billion-gaming-business/#761832813c3c
https://venturebeat.com/community/2013/10/15/why-the-ouya-is-worth-100-with-the-next-gen-looming/
https://kotaku.com/ouya-the-kotaku-review-659671543
https://www.polygon.com/2013/7/23/4549332/ouya-review
https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/26/ouya-review
https://www.techradar.com/reviews/gaming/games-consoles/ouya-1141503/review
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/towerfall-sold-better-on-ps4-than-pc-ouya-version-trails-behind/1100-6419269/
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/07/ouya-developers-report-poor-to-middling-sales-figures-for-early-games/
https://gamerant.com/bad-ouya-video-ad/
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/03/ouya-everywhere-initiative-promises-more-indie-games-on-more-devices/
https://venturebeat.com/2014/03/20/ouya-changes-policy-games-no-longer-need-free-demos/
https://www.cnet.com/news/ouya-offers-all-access-pass-to-800-games-for-59-99/
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-videogames-china-xiaomi-exclusive/exclusive-ouya-scores-xiaomi-partnership-to-take-games-to-china-idUSKBN0GL25H20140821
https://www.wired.com/2013/05/ouya-delayed-retail/
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/184465/2013_The_year_of_the_microconsole.php
https://www.vox.com/2014/9/2/11630432/android-game-console-maker-ouya-in-sale-talks-with-chinese-internet
https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/01/29/alibaba-breathes-new-life-into-game-console-maker-ouya/