NoA Software/Hardware Engineer - Nintendo working on educational tablet/games for schools

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Mr Khan said:

Soundwave said:

People ripped me apart for it, but I've been saying for a while if Nintendo was going to make a tablet, Google would be an ideal partner. Free OS, entirely customizable, established fan base, etc. etc.

They also already have worked with Google in the recent past, with the Google Maps app for the Wii U. Iwata Asks even had a Google software engineer to answer questions about the app.

Now this may strictly be an experiment for the educational market (which isn't a bad play either, except Apple seems to be cornering the market on that fast), but if Nintendo is R&Ding tablets of any nature, it's actually pretty mind blowing. 

The key point of a google partnership is that Google will leave Nintendo with hardware control, which is the key point of keeping Nintendo as we know them.

I've argued that very point on these forums. Google is an ideal "silent" partner for Nintendo provided they were to create an actual consumer tablet.