Nintendo’s upcoming NX console won’t run on Android

Nintendo has shot down rumors about the company planning to use Android to run its next console, codenamed NX. A Nintendo spokesman told The Wall Street Journal, “There is no truth to the report saying that we are planning to adopt Android for NX.” The report in question came from Japanese business newspaper The Nikkei. The idea isn’t entirely implausible: Nintendo announced a partnership with gaming company DeNA to launch titles for mobile devices featuring its renowned characters in March, and has plans for five releases in the next two years. If Nintendo’s got mobile on its mind, adopting Android…

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