Report: Nintendo's next console a handheld hybrid

Nintendo's next video game console will reportedly work as a home device with mobile component users can take on the go.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Nintendo has started shipping software kits to developers to create games for Nintendo's NX platform. The report claims NX will include a home console and mobile device that "could either be used in conjunction with the console or taken on the road for separate use."

The console would also reportedly feature high-end processing chips, potentially putting it on par with Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One.

Nintendo is pressing forward with NX with a new leader at the helm, Tatsumi Kimishima. Nintendo named him president and CEO last month following the death of longtime chief executive Satoru Iwata this summer.

Nintendo says it will reveal details about its future video game console during next year's Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.

Entering three years on the market, Nintendo's current home console -- the Wii U -- has struggled to attract video game players. As of June, Wii U sales topped 10 million. Meanwhile, Nintendo's handheld DS platform continues to perform well. Sales of its 3DS topped 53 million, while its predecessor, the DS, has sold more than 154 million units to date.

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