The year is about to end, which is why video game enthusiasts are eagerly waiting for more information regarding the alleged new gaming platform from Nintendo called Nintendo NX.

According to a recent report from MUI PR, Nintendo is already sending software development kits to an unknown third-party game developers for the upcoming game console from the Japanese gaming giant.

The kits are allegedly intended to bring together a system with portable and home consoles that can beat the consoles made by Sony and Microsoft.

While Nintendo has yet to reveal what Nintendo NX will actually look like, the report mentioned that the device will be a combination of a console and a mobile device that will be sold separately. But there are no clear details about how these gadgets work together.

Meanwhile, a report from the Wall Street Journal revealed that that the actual shape of the Nintendo NX is still unclear, and the console and the mobile unit can work together when used at home and the mobile device can be used on its own when travelling. The report also claimed that the Japanese gaming giant will make the Nintendo NX with the state-of-the-art processors after critics claimed that its current console product, Wii U, is inferior to leading competitors in the market.

However, the late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata had stated that they would not make any announcements about the upcoming gaming console until next year.

"We will not announce any details about NX until 2016. I used the name 'NX' during our joint press conference with DeNA on March 17 because we thought that our announcing the business alliance with DeNA to start a smart device business could result in such misunderstanding as 'Nintendo is making a transfer to smart devices because it is pessimistic about the future for dedicated video game systems," Iwata stated.

More details about Nintendo NX are expected to be revealed in the coming days.