Here's the thing... The OUYA is undoubtedly a console. It's a little box connected to your TV and its primary focus is gaming - the OS it runs is completely irrelevant. Thing is, the great majority of its titles are Android games originally released with smartphones in mind... and the OUYA is not a smartphone, and this alone holds it back greatly. It's not a major player in the console league and it never will be - it's a small device for geeks, a gadget, something for those who want to buy a small, "cool", "nerdy" device to play Android games on the big screen on a small budget. That's cool and eh-o-kay, even if the specs don't dazzle anymore and chances are that the new phone you have in your pocket blows the OUYA out of the water or comes close to doing so.
The only reason why people make fun of it is the avid OUYA audience which lives in an imaginary world in which the OUYA has the push to "change" the gaming industry - it doesn't have that (some would argue it doesn't have any push at all) and there's nothing wrong with the gaming industry as it is. Indies are something I occasionally play in-between of bigger, better, more elaborate productions - it's something you cleanse your palate with, not the core experience. I'm willing to wager that most gamers think along similar lines.
The only reason why people make fun of it is the avid OUYA audience which lives in an imaginary world in which the OUYA has the push to "change" the gaming industry - it doesn't have that (some would argue it doesn't have any push at all) and there's nothing wrong with the gaming industry as it is. Indies are something I occasionally play in-between of bigger, better, more elaborate productions - it's something you cleanse your palate with, not the core experience. I'm willing to wager that most gamers think along similar lines.
