Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has furthered claims that Nintendo's next console, codenamed NX, will stand apart from Microsoft and Sony's home consoles.

Speaking to IGN at an Ubisoft event yesterday, Guillemot - who has previously expressed his admiration for the upcoming console - explained specifically why he was excited for NX:

"I think, once again, the interface is very attractive," he said. "It's a machine that will be easy to use for all gamers. They have built in something that will give us chance to really have a different experience from what exists today. That's what I like - that they come with something new that is adapted to what we actually want now."

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During a separate presentation, he called it "a fantastic machine", going to on to explain that "I think it's a really new approach, it's really Nintendo, coming with something new again. We love it."

Persistent rumours have said that the NX will be a handheld console featuring detachable controllers and a dock for TV play - a claim backed up by comments from the Pokemon Company that say it "is trying to change the concept of what it means to be a home console device or a handheld device".

Nintendo's last home console, Wii U, has been a sales failure. When we asked if Guillemot saw the NX as a step back towards the Wii's more inclusive (and financially successful) approach, he said:

"It's difficult to answer that [before NX is revealed]. What we see is that Nintendo has learned from the Wii U. All publishers learn from what they do, and then come with something new and more attractive, which I think is the case here."

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Historically, Ubisoft has supported new formats early in their lifecycle, including Nintendo's consoles. When asked why the company appears to embrace new technology more than other similar companies, Guillemot explained that it's as much a positive financial decision as it is a creative one:

"We always take disruptions on the positive side. We think each time that it's an opportunity for our creators to take more risk. When a machine is installed, there are a certain number of brands that are taking up the time of players, so they are going to buy the next Assassin's Creed or Call of Duty. Even if they say, 'I'm interested in what you're doing,' at the end of the day they first buy what they know, and then they go somewhere else.

"When they change machines, they consider that it's better to try actually what has been done for that machine, so it gives us an opportunity to either totally change an IP that we have done before, or to create new experiences and new IPs."

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The Nintendo NX

due for release in March 2017 , although no official reveal has been scheduled or discussed by the company. Ubisoft's Just Dance 2017 is one of five games confirmed for the console

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