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Nintendo's next platform will run Android. Here's why.
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Half the replies in this thread are telling you the reason is piracy.
PeakPointMatrix
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shacklesmcgee
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Lmao yeah, that's what the problem was, we thought you owned an android device
Android is also a platform where a piracy is rampant, so I doubt they would use it for their core devices. Ouya also wasn't exactly a huge success despite the existing catalog of Android apps, so I don't really see that factoring in.
Of course 'based off' could mean anything. It's like saying that PS4 runs Linux.
Edit: Additionally, they plan to target iOS and PC with their new plan as well. A better strategy would just be to make sure their tools can target a variety of platforms. They already do this to an extent with the Nintendo Web Framework and Unity partnership.
Of course 'based off' could mean anything. It's like saying that PS4 runs Linux.
Edit: Additionally, they plan to target iOS and PC with their new plan as well. A better strategy would just be to make sure their tools can target a variety of platforms. They already do this to an extent with the Nintendo Web Framework and Unity partnership.
SinCityAssassin
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If you want discussion, back up the facts with sources so people won't start accusing you of being a loony. If you expected not to be mocked for your speculation while being pretty convinced of it despite no source info then I don't know what to tell you.
maquiladora
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Well Iwata has talked about Android (and iOS) as an inspiration at least for a future platform.
http://www.siliconera.com/2014/02/03/future-nintendo-devices-inspired-ios-android-operating-systems/
http://www.siliconera.com/2014/02/03/future-nintendo-devices-inspired-ios-android-operating-systems/
ArchedThunder
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Ain't happening. They'll probably make sure it's easy to port mobile games though.
Also I'd just like to throw in that I personally believe NX is their next handheld, just makes more sense to me with the time frame presented.
Also I'd just like to throw in that I personally believe NX is their next handheld, just makes more sense to me with the time frame presented.
NeOak
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Because tales from your ass "all but confirmed" is just that: tales from your ass.
Sorceror12
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That's basically what I'm talking about. This implies that they are making their own. Using iOS and Android as references I guess.
Op is anything you said based in reality?
I just busted up laughing. Omg I'm crying.More like...
OP is Iwata
Gormless Noodle
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Iwata is actually Kojima
And that's as far as the comparisons go, they saw how iOS/Android work and want to make an OS similar where different devices can be connected
Uhhh. I dunno what you are smoking but it certainly seems to alter ones perception!!
Things wrong with this post:
* thread title written as if it is confirmed news ( hint: it's a stabbing guess in the dark )
* as others have mentioned, Nintendo would likely not choose android as there are known exploits they would have to fix up
* you say it's "all but confirmed" when, in reality, it hasn't even had a vague hint given by Nintendo
* Nintendo working on Andoid games is not proof they will base all future hardware OS' on Android.
* you call people out for saying "no" and that's it, yet your OP is essentially saying "yes, cause I said so" and that's it.
Come on 300 posts! Can't wait to be a full member so I can makes posts about random afternoon "what if?"s that sounds like news is breaking!
Things wrong with this post:
* thread title written as if it is confirmed news ( hint: it's a stabbing guess in the dark )
* as others have mentioned, Nintendo would likely not choose android as there are known exploits they would have to fix up
* you say it's "all but confirmed" when, in reality, it hasn't even had a vague hint given by Nintendo
* Nintendo working on Andoid games is not proof they will base all future hardware OS' on Android.
* you call people out for saying "no" and that's it, yet your OP is essentially saying "yes, cause I said so" and that's it.
Come on 300 posts! Can't wait to be a full member so I can makes posts about random afternoon "what if?"s that sounds like news is breaking!
Moon_frogger
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Yeah, they'll rest the future of their software business on the most highly exploitable os in the history of computers. Welp, this was good for a laugh if nothing else.
You're missing the point.
Your title is a straight up fact. If it's an assertion like you say, a more suitable title might be "Why Nintendo's next platform looks like it might run Android." The word 'will' implies an inevitable event.
Let's examine the 'facts' you've posted. I've highlighted the ones that aren't facts in red.
You've come to the idea that the NX is running Android because it i) plays dedicated games, ii) and smartphone gamesthat's it.
Am I missing something?
I mean, even if you ignore piracy (and honestly you can't, Android piracy rates make PC blush) OP thinks emulating 3DS and WiiU is something achievable on Android. I'd like to remind you, dear OP, that 3DS and WiiU can't even emulate GBA and GCN/Wii respectively.
Isn't the PC 3DS emulator pretty awful right now, 4 years after the release of 3DS?
Isn't the PC 3DS emulator pretty awful right now, 4 years after the release of 3DS?
super-famicom
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What a wonderful thread!
tim_pkmn89
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Using Android doesn't mean you can just start side-loading .apk files all willy nilly. You can do that because Google releases it as an open, consumer product. Anyone making their own distro can easily lock that stuff down.
It's sad to see all that philosophy of modern strategy and global os etc in the OP.. and still making the horrible and useless mistake of having TWO dedicated gaming system.
It's funny cause gamers are all about Nintendo modernization nowadays but they still can't go beyond that conservative idea that Nintendo needs two systems, one being for the tv.
The day Nintendo realize they only need their portable, it'll be a great success for them.
It's funny cause gamers are all about Nintendo modernization nowadays but they still can't go beyond that conservative idea that Nintendo needs two systems, one being for the tv.
The day Nintendo realize they only need their portable, it'll be a great success for them.
Nintendo, "should," use a modified version of Android OS for their next major platform, because it's cheap, relatively stable, and would allow easy porting back and forth between mobile devices. But lets be real here, it's Nintendo. Nintendo has proven time and time again that they're perfectly willing to go it alone, and lending some IP out to a mobile game company doesn't necessarily change that.
I certainly wouldn't be surprised if their next platform ran off a modified version of Android OS, but I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't either.
I certainly wouldn't be surprised if their next platform ran off a modified version of Android OS, but I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't either.
HammerOfThor
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I can't picture this happening.
And in this situation "no" would suffice because there is absolutely nothing indicating they would ever do this to begin with. Even their history of using their own designs proves they wouldnt.
Not only that but exactly do they gain? They would put so much into modifying it to their needs it wouldn't even be Android at that point.
They just need emulators to play a mobile game on their next console.
And in this situation "no" would suffice because there is absolutely nothing indicating they would ever do this to begin with. Even their history of using their own designs proves they wouldnt.
Not only that but exactly do they gain? They would put so much into modifying it to their needs it wouldn't even be Android at that point.
They just need emulators to play a mobile game on their next console.
Yes, you are. The line directly above that, which states "I think what we are likely to see will be structured as such:"
I think does not equal "Fact"
Calamari41
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Man... this is going to be a looooooong year between now and next E3 when they hopefully reveal this thing.
OP should work for Game press.
What a magnificent click bait title.
Nintendo will never use any operating system they haven't designed for their console. Period. End of story. At most they may do a PSMobile style thing where they emulate Android or iOS games on their own architecture but you will never, ever see a non Nintendo designed OS on a Nintendo device. I will eat my hat if it ever happens.
What a magnificent click bait title.
Nintendo will never use any operating system they haven't designed for their console. Period. End of story. At most they may do a PSMobile style thing where they emulate Android or iOS games on their own architecture but you will never, ever see a non Nintendo designed OS on a Nintendo device. I will eat my hat if it ever happens.
Japanmanx3
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Literal .gif usage...
Fine Ham Abounds
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ArchedThunder
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That's cutting off a revenue stream, so unless their next console makes absolutely no money it isn't worth it.
So far, all I see is:
1. People laughing at the idea;
2. People pointing to piracy as the only reason Android will not be adopted.
Adoption of Android does not = piracy. As has been mentioned, it can be locked down. Nintendo is getting much better at that.
I listed off six good reasons why Android makes business sense for Nintendo. I am yet to see a reason why it does not.
1. People laughing at the idea;
2. People pointing to piracy as the only reason Android will not be adopted.
Adoption of Android does not = piracy. As has been mentioned, it can be locked down. Nintendo is getting much better at that.
I listed off six good reasons why Android makes business sense for Nintendo. I am yet to see a reason why it does not.
Yep. In full context he's talking about the ease of development and connectivity. The Android and Apple ecosystems have this and Nintendo's looking into this method as well for their own systems. Iwata likes bring up the systems like a family and even talked about how he wants the handheld and home console to be brother and sister again like they used to be.
But that is as far as the comparison goes. Nintendo will forge their own path of going about this.
Ignoring the ridiculous premise of the OP, Android is a poor choice for a gaming system. You want to squeeze as much power as possible from your hardware and android is not great for that. It's for running software across multiple platforms at the cost of optimization. The worst nightmare of a console developer.
Why am I even dignifying this thread with a response?
Why am I even dignifying this thread with a response?
Meanwhile, Nintendo isn't comfortable with emulating GBA on 3DS
Can you please mention a custom build of Android that has not been cracked? Nintendo is good at it because they use their own, closed OS. Had you considered that?
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
Let me direct you to the title: "Nintendo's next platform will run Android." + some buzzfeed bullshit on the end.
If you start "discussions" this way you will always get resistance. This is a very heavy-handed thread claiming your stab in the dark is closer than any other stab in the dark.
The first step is to have evidence behind your assertions.
As it sits now, this thread jumped to the top of my "worst threads of 2014 list" pretty much based on your approach.
Next time present your opinions as opinions and don't expect the burden of disproving your opinions to be placed on your audience. The burden of proof is on you when you said Nintendo's next platform will run Android.
Android can not be locked down. Any device released on android has been shattered open and allowed sidelining of apps and games and eventual custom rom installation.
megatronium
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