Pokémon Company’s CEO Essentially Confirms the NX is a Home/Handheld Hybrid

We’ve had various rumors and reports in regards to the NX run across our table, but nothing wholly concrete from any sort of credible source that we ourselves could feel 100% confident in. That is until today, where the Pokémon Company’s own CEO makes some very clear and concise comments about the NX itself that all but confirm the hybrid nature of the system. The Wall Street Journal got a chance to talk to Tsunekazu Ishihara about Pokémon being on the NX and here is what he said:

“The NX is trying to change the concept of what it means to be a home console device or a hand-held device,” said Mr. Ishihara. “We will make games for the NX.”

Another interesting quote from the article itself states this:

TOKYO—Pokémon Co.’s chief executive said Tuesday his company plans to create games for Nintendo Co.’s next-generation system, which people familiar with the plans say is likely to meld features of traditional consoles and hand-held devices.

While this isn’t confirmation necessarily, it’s the first time we have been able to peg an exact name to something like this that clearly points in a direction that has been rumored where clear ties to Nintendo exist. It’s time to unleash the beast, Nintendo.

Source: Wall Street Journal