If Ouya's dedication to being an open gaming platform wasn't already obvious, now you'll be able to 3-D print your own Ouya console case.

With the first consoles being shipped out to early backers on March 28, Ouya has announced a partnership with MakerBot, the desktop 3-D printer manufacturer.

[partner id="wireduk"]Templates and specifications for the Ouya console case have been uploaded to MakerBot's website Thingiverse.com, allowing users with a 3-D printer to customize their console. The template includes a case, a lid and a spring-loaded button.

Ouya is an attempt to break the stranglehold of closed-platform gaming consoles like PlayStation and Xbox. Its Kickstarter campaign in 2012 raised over $8.5 million (£5.6 million) from 63,000 backers. The console costs $99 (£65), runs on a version of Android, and allows gamers to try games for free before purchasing them.

The partnership between Ouya and MakerBot mirrors Nokia's decision in January to release 3-D templates for the Lumia 820, thus allowing customers to 3-D-print their own case for the smartphone.

On March 8 at SXSW, MakerBot unveiled a prototype device called the "Digitizer," which creates digital scans of physical objects, allowing the user to make copies of the object using a 3-D printer. It can currently only scan objects smaller than 8 inches by 8 inches, about the size of the small garden gnome used to demonstrate it.

The full launch of the Ouya console is this June.