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Nintendo Appears To Be Working On Educational Tablet For Schools Which Doesn’t Play Games

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Nando Monterazo, a Software Engineer at Nintendo of America, has shared that the company is testing out a tablet device primarily aimed at both children and schools. The tablet is apparently based on Android and is fully modified. Nintendo is testing the tablet using Android, but they ultimately want a system written in C/C++ in a Unix environment. The tablet will won’t feature traditional Nintendo games and will instead be for educational games only. Whether they will be able to compete against low-cost Android tablets and Chromebooks at schools remains to be seen.

Thanks, Jimbob

97 thoughts on “Nintendo Appears To Be Working On Educational Tablet For Schools Which Doesn’t Play Games”

    1. Well, Nintendo, you just lost your game completely, you were a game manufacturer, now you’re bullshit manufacturer, also fanboys, i wonder what you’re going to say now

      1. You’re stupid. Haven’t you learned a learned anything about comma splices? And it’s you’re “a” bullshit… stupid Mexican people needs to get an education.

        1. i’ll comma splice you, you fucking imbecil, also i’m not mexican lol, and your name is osama bin hidin.Shut the fuck up, you motherfucking father molested argument-less idiot

        2. Hey, JACKASS, I’m mexican and I can write and read English and Spanish properly. Americans can’t write a shit their own fucking language so fuck yourself xenofobic asshole.

        3. and that is why Nintendo is making this educational tablets…. For stupid people, don’t forget it’s a great way to get Nintendo into the minds of small children.Nintendo is being clever, a bit too clever. Also, no no no! They made playing cards first and that’s what they should continue to do! Everyone knows expansion is the worst thing ever, ask the english!

      1. You were going for the reverse psychology. But it’s true, with this step nintendo showed us that they are no longer sure in their games market and that they will try to profit elsewhere, so really, this is a big deal

        1. Not really, this is more like a step further for get more fresh blood (younger audience) to be involved in the industry, takes this as a… starter kit for them, to learn basic game programing, the coding, etc, in sort of speak. This is more like the “extracurricular Nintendo”, well, at least this is how I see this.

  1. Top 5 reasons wii u is the best console !!!!
    5.No Dlc
    4.Not that much games so you can Save money for Food.
    3.No Online games
    2.Good For Lil Kids(No 3rd party boring shooters Etc)
    1.No good Graphics
    So if you dont like the Wiiu go grab Ps4 or xbox1

  2. Interesting way to make profits so that if their games flop hardcore fans can still enjoy them and they can get money to keep making them with these…

  3. Even though it’s meant to be educational, I think it would be a good idea to base the games around upcoming releases on 3DS and Wii U to promote them.

        1. OH BOY U BETTER GO GET A DIALYSIS SO THEY CAN CLEAN YOUR BLOOD MAYBE ULL OPEN UR EYES.
          UR ONE OF THOSE THAT IF NINTY RELEASES THE VIRTUAL BOY 2 ULL BE THE FIRST IN LINE LMAO

            1. TALKIN ABOUT FANBOYS. LATER BITCH.

              HAVE FUN PLAYING AAA THIRD PARTY GAMES ON UR WII U LIKE HOT WHEELS, BARBIES AND MONSTER HIGH.

                    1. good argument, nintendo is your blood, good argument, somebody would’ve thought that it was typed by a chimpanzee, but don’t worry, i know it was you

                    2. oh, so you are a chimpanzee, well at least you admit it, also i’d take it that you’re probably a “gamer” since the wii so you don’t even know what games are, lol, lol loloklolololololoklololoklololololoiliol

  4. REALLY NINTENDO????

    U KNO U HAVE A DYING CONSOLE AND U ARE GETTING INTO OTHER FAILURE. WHY DONT YOU WORK ON MAKING MORE GAMES OR “KILLER APPS” INSTEAD OF THIS.

    LIKE THE BOY SAID IN THE VIDEO. BECAUSE ITS NINTENDO.

  5. very good idea from nintendo. this gives them a good start and a good entry for possible new gamers in the future. plus they make something very useful – because education is so important today. plus they show the parents that their software aka games is useful and can be played by their children without any doubt.

              1. yes, i don’t know why you think that xbot is going to offend somebody, if they are an xbox fan, at least they have games, if you know what i’m sayin’, also people like nintendo is my blood who is a nintendo fanboy is cursing more then i am, and also also, everything you just said is not an argument it’s just you being a fanboy

    1. Congratulations! You’re the first person here to make a rational comment! Lets celebrate with the Dance of Joy!

    2. The very first On-Topic* comment, that shares an open and healthy debatible view of why Nintendo is helping them to enter the in the gaming industry. A comment that was not intended to outrage anyone here, and best of all, it makes sense. Thank You Sir, my respect.

  6. *BECAUSE ITS NINTENDO*.Okay guys get Ready for another Failure The Scam U was not Enough.They really wanna go to hell okay!LETS DO THIS MOFos All Blind Nintendosheeps need a Big Reality Check.Hope that Video Help you guys

  7. there are some seruiosly immature and very selfish individuals, who live within the coding of the internet, with their virtual armour, okay so what is all the hate against catering for lil ones, shouldnt they have a chance to play games, if you think something is for kids then maybe it is and it don’t concern you, so don’t concern yourselves with it either, if ninty is a kiddie company then maybe it is???? what the hells your major malfunction, with that??? if you want to shoot everything with a pulse, go sign up to the army and fight for your coutry, instead of sitting infront of a tv playing, so-called hardcore games. then bash anything else because your too hardcore for anything that has colour or cheerful music.looool, like i said, keyboard solidiers can chat all day long, how hadcore they are, but in the real world they piss dere knickers at any sort of danger, so yea shut up already like what you like, play what you play, and leave others alone, simple then everyone can live in bloodclart peace ya heard

  8. Looking at the (lack of) literacy skills on display in the comments section, it’s clear that a lot of people who post here would actually benefit from a product like this.

    1. I’ve definitely got to agree with you there. These guys could really use some typing practice! I actually wouldn’t mind a sequel to the Mario Teaches Typing game. It was pretty fun to watch on Youtube and if you’re in school and going to learn anyway..might as well learn with Mario!

  9. FUCKYOUDISNEYANDYOURMONOPOLY

    Ok so Nintendo makes something for the sake of Education, and y’all think it’s the end for them? If anything it’s a good thing, help change the image of Video Games for parents who believe that Video games makes their children stupid.

  10. its called educational tablet with educational games not a gaming tablet. plus its for that place where people go get this thing called education and i think that place is called school.

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