NINTENDO Wii U GAME CONVERSION SOFTWARE TO SMARTPHONE APP DEVELOPERS

NINTENDO Wii U

While we knew Nintendo was happy to hook up its newest consoles with smartphones, we thought that would only extend to social networking and shopping.

Nope, it looks like the company is planning to go a step further, with a report from Japan Times suggesting that the games maker is offering high-level conversion software to app developers "so they can produce smartphone games that can be played on Wii U."

A weak existing games library has been blamed for Nintendo's recent financial woes and the company is hoping the addition of some popular titles will offer enough of a reason to invest in a dedicated device.

We just hope it's able to glean some fresh gaming gems -- the first Angry Birds title launched in 2009.