t’s just get it out there, once for all: Android consoles didn’t turn out to be the Next Big Thing that the some fans were hoping for. Ouya, for instance, might have dominated Kickstarter with a lot of fanfare, but it continues to struggle maintain its relevancy in mainstream gaming.

ich begs the question: what does  want with a company that specializes in Android gaming hardware? The answer is simple, really. wants to take over your living room (as if it hasn’t done so already). 

Daily reports that has acquired the parts labor of what was once Silicon Valley-based Green Throttle Games. The company launched back in late 2012, headed up by three prominent games technology alumni: Charles Huang, who worked on Guitar Hero, Crowley Karl Townsend, both of whom worked on the lm lot.

st year, the company launched a custom controller that syncs up to an Android device via Bluetooth. It had been criticized for arriving too late to the game with companies like OUYA already hitting the scene with its own full-fledged console, the selection of Android-based games that work with controllers were too limited to cater to the vast gaming audience. 

th the Chromecast doing so well, opening it up to third-party developers, all that seems to be missing now is some sort of gaming functionality. t’s not forget that the search giant hired Noah Falstein as its Game Designer for Android ay Studio. There’s likely a bigger gaming chapter in ‘s future after all, we just hope it learns from everyone else’s mistakes.