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Report: Nintendo’s next-generation NX games console may run Android [Update: Nintendo denies]

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Update: The WSJ is reporting that Nintendo has denied the suggestion:

There is no truth to the report saying that we are planning to adopt Android for NX

Nintendo has been keeping quiet about its plans for its NX games console, due to launch next year, but a report in Nikkei claims that the system will run Android.

The report suggests Nintendo is planning the shift away from its own operating system as a means of bringing more games developers on board after the Wii U was left with almost no non-Nintendo titles available for it … 
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YouTube app now available on Nintendo Wii U

YouTube recently rolled out an app to the Nintendo Wii Shop Channel for Wii users, and today it announced on the Official YouTube Blog that the app is now available for Wii U owners. While it appears you won’t be able to watch actual video from the GamePad, you will be able to search, flip through subscribed channels and categories, and view any video in 1080p on the big screen. The YouTube app is available as a free download from the Nintendo Wii U main menu.

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YouTube app now available on Wii via Nintendo Wii Shop Channel

The folks at YouTube announced this afternoon that Wii users can now download an official YouTube app from the Nintendo Wii Shop Channel. The app allows users to browse all of YouTube using their Wii Remote. YouTube said it plans to roll out the feature to more international users later, but the feature is only available to users in the United States for now. [YouTube]
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