The Entertainment Software Association, the company which owns and operates the E3 Expo, called the Los Angeles Police Department today in an attempt to shut down Ouya’s public presence at E3 2013.
Julie Uhrman, founder of the Ouya console, informed IGN that the police visit was just another event in an ongoing conflict with the ESA.
From systems that could keep your beer cool, to oddities trying to get in on the popularity of VHS and laserdisc, you’ve got some very, very weird video game consoles out there.
I had the LaserActive... it was a nice collectors piece but not very practical. Especially when it came to needing recapping. I think i paid all of about $50 for the floor model from an incredible Universe back in the day. I ended up selling it many years later for $300 at the time due to it needing a new laser and the aforementioned recapping.
An honorable mention not on the list would be the VM Labs Nuon. It basically looked like any regular DVD player but it had ports on it for controllers to play specific games. one of which is still exclusive to it with Tempest 3000. It also offered nuon enhanced DVD movies with extra content not accessible by regular players.
Virtual Boy, Sega Nomad, Ouya and the other troubled game systems that nobody bought.
How has this article missed out Sega's Dreamcast and Nintendo's Wii U, two consoles that were actually superb devices in their own right, but were seen as failed due to lacklustre sales at the time of release?
Wonder how long before Stadia appears on the list surprised the Ngage is not on that list
Talk about a blast to the past.......I remember trying the virtual boy at Toy R Us and it was cool but I did feel slightly disoriented afterwards......good article.
The Ouya, a failed Android gaming console from early in this generation, is getting a second lease on life thanks to Internet archivists and some new software.
That's pretty cool they were able to bring it back. It sucks when something online only gets killed.
I got mine when it first launched, however it wasn't good for anything other than retro emulation. I couldn't sell the thing fast enough. Managed to get almost all my money back selling it on eBay.
I guess the Stadia launch is bringing back memories of other failed consoles/services.
OOOOOOOooooooooo scandalous...
LMAO, not quite sure which side was sadder.
Lame publicity stunt , for something that otherwise struggle to get noticed .
You wanna be there ? Get a booth , and if you can't , well that's on you .
It's not as if they needed E3 and target any of the public of E3
OUYA is a grassroots operation, we as gamers should support this entrepreneurial spirit. Its the exact kind of thing that got us to where we are in this industry.
Some of us remember trading "games" as they where being released in brown paper bags with xeroxed copies of hand written notes as manuals.
Things go in cycles and as long as they where not breaking laws, why not try and have a presence. In fact E3 should have slots for these kinds of independent folks.
Remember when E3 was becoming irrelevant? Not cool to stomp on ideas. If they die let be because it was a bad idea, not because they have a corporate boot on their throats.
Ouya should stamp a sticky sign on the side of a simi truck the next time that reads.
*OUYA IS AT E3 LOT #14*
and if anyone spots the sign and takes it down always have 20 signs of the same type and color waiting in a box.