Nintendo is trying to increase sales of the new Wii U.
According to current sales the Wii U does not sell well. Japanese game giant hopes that porting applications on smartphones game console home will attract buyers. Thus we can play for example Angry Birds or Fruit Ninja on the Nintendo console.
Porting a smartphone application to a home console is not a new idea: one year ago, Sony began to encourage developers to provide mobile applications on the PlayStation Network, and Playstation Vita.
Building on smartphone success, the arrival of Nintendo games and applications tends to looking for a quick way to build a library and a sizeable market software. It is also a good way for developers to explore a new area of distribution to reach customers consoles.