Well I guess it's probably a cheap machine intended to play the few mobile Nintendo games that will come out.
Just before anybody freaks out, an android-derived OS doesn't imply that it's a tiny 69 dollar android box or something.
This is bad. Android has a huge Piracy Problem, and I think the last thing Nintendo wants is bad sales because of that. They better have a Solution for that
Aaaaand It'll be hacked within 5 hours.
Status: Still doomedIs this good or bad???
Uh, doesn't the topic title needs an edit for rumor? "Inside source," isn't confirmation.
Just before anybody freaks out, an android-derived OS doesn't imply that it's a tiny 69 dollar android box or something.
Status: Still doomed
Uh, doesn't the topic title needs an edit for rumor? "Inside source," isn't confirmation.
Pretty sure it'll be hacked in its first public showing.Aaaaand It'll be hacked within 5 hours.
Android-based? I wonder if Nintendo will be able to prevent widespread piracy which I imagine would be a very serious problem for them (unless all their new content is F2P).
the topic title isn't claiming any type of confirmation, it's citing Nikkei, which is correct.
Android based or straight up Android?
Nikkei before E3; its a rumour but fuck it's Nikkei about Nintendo just before E3 its probably true maybe not. EMOTIONS.
Just before anybody freaks out, an android-derived OS doesn't imply that it's a tiny 69 dollar android box or something.
There will be absolutely nothing related to NX at e3.
No way to know. There are no hard facts we know of besides the Android OS and the fact that NX is a dedicated gaming platform. We don't even know if it is a handheld or a home console. There is no reason to freak out or even be underwhelmed. We know nothing and the machine is at least 17 months away from landing on store shelves.Is this good or bad???
But that is still a rumor. And it is claiming that it will use Android OS.
Mind posting an excerpt through the google translator tool, or is said content paid and therefore not be able to be posted?
No one doubts you, but it would be nice to see it being elaborated upon at least.
■「OSはアンドロイド」
 京都市南区上鳥羽の任天堂本社近く。昨年6月に竣工した白亜の開発棟がそびえる。ここでは今年3月、社長の岩田聡がその存在を明らかにした新型ゲーム機、開発コード「NX」のサンプル作りが進んでいる。会社側は「全く新しいコンセプトのゲーム専用機」「2016年に発表する」としか明かさず、携帯型か据え置き型かもわからない。だが、ある関係者はこう明かす。「基本ソフト(OS)はグーグルの『アンドロイド』を搭載する方向だ」。
 「任天堂の歴史的大転換だ」。関係者はこう続ける。任天堂が日本初の本格家庭用ゲーム機「ファミリーコンピュータ」を発売したのが1983年。以来、同社は9種類の主力ゲーム機を開発してきたが、そのスタンスは徹底した「自前主義」だった。コアとなる半導体から記録媒体、OSに至るまで独自仕様で固めた。94年にソニーが「プレイステーション(PS)」でゲーム機に参入し、汎用的なCD-ROMをソフトの記録媒体に採用したときも、当時社長だった山内溥は「読み込みスピードが遅くてアカン」といって独自のカセット方式にこだわった。
 アンドロイドが本格的に採用されるとなれば、そのインパクトは大きい。世界に普及したOSで「あらゆるソフト開発者の参入を促すことができ、スマホやタブレットなどさまざまなデバイスに展開が可能になる」(同関係者)。
 「大転換」を促した第一の要因は、潮が引くようなソフトメーカーの任天堂離れだ。2012年に発売した主力の据え置き型機「Wii U」は手元のコントローラーとテレビという2画面を使える画期的な製品だったが、それが裏目に出た。他社のゲーム機と互換性がなく、多額の開発費を投じてゲームソフトを作っても、1つのゲーム機向けにしか発売できなければ投資回収は難しい。ソフトメーカー発ではWii U唯一の大作ゲームだったスクウェア・エニックスの「ドラゴンクエスト」も、次作からソニーのPS4で発売される。
the topic title isn't claiming any type of confirmation, it's citing Nikkei, which is correct.
Not speculation. It specifically states an inside source, and they quote the source directly in the article.
and?
Welp...
Seriously guys, it may use a forked version of a type of popular Linux as a basis. So what? That has ZERO to do with compatibility, UI, security, or anything else. Stop taking this as something it's not guys.
Title makes it seem like fact.
Probably the former, a la Fire OS.
The idea here would presumably not be for Nintendo to give up all control of the NX OS.
Hope this just means Android apps and games will work on this device. Otherwise, piracy of Nintendo games will probably increase greatly.
because that's what Nikkei (hence the "Nikkei:" at the beginning of the title) is saying.
Guys, just because it's running Android doesn't mean it's going to be an Ouya. Knowing Nintendo I'm pretty sure they're going to make a super customized skin like FireOS.
People seem to forget the Dreamcast ran Windows CE. That didn't mean the Dreamcast was suddenly a computer.
Either DOA or could be the one android powered device that is finally successful