Ok, yup, tapping the touch pad works on the OUYA controllers. Posting this with my shiny new dev kit right now, with a USB keyboard :) Swipe emulation may work, though I can see it producing its data differently. Multitouch, which most games and app…
Considering their Kickstarter campaign only finished Aug 8th and they went from a rough prototype to shipping first run fully functional dev kits today (Dec 28th), I'd say they will pull it off.
Compatablity will be a big problem even if the store is hacked in. The touchpad on the controllers will not provide all of the functionality of a touch screen. Any swipes or multi touch presses will not be recognized, and will the touchpad even regi…