Nikkei: Nintendo NX to use Android OS

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Dulfite said:

Darwinianevolution said:
Would Microsoft allow Minecraft Pocket edition on an Android based Nintendo system?

Microsoft spent billions on minecraft. They already allow Sony (their main rival) to use it. Why wouldn't they allow Nintendo (a rival with a different demographic) to use it too and make some of the profit to make up for the expense of buying it?

My theory on why Minecraft isn't on WiiU/3DS is that Microsoft doesn't want to compete with a console with Mario and Minecraft for the "kid first console" market. But in an Android based system, the temptation of ust releasing the game might be too great to resist.