$99 Ouya delayed because of High Retail store Demand for the Google Android micro-console

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The move was made in order to meet high retail demand according to Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman, who spoke to Joystiq on the matter.

“We’ve had incredibly positive reactions from our retail partners, and so in order to meet their greater than expected demand, we decided to shift the launch date by a couple of weeks – three weeks – which will allow us to create more units and, basically, have more units on store shelves in June,”

Uhrman said.

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Crazy how the Ouya which is a Kickstarter Google Android console has so much demand, and publicity by just using Kickstarter, Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, the internet, and word of mouth to create high retail demand without spending a lot of money on commercials and print ads.

I think I'm going to get an Ouya someday when it is available in Canada, or spend my remaining Amazon Giftcard credit on an Ouya.