Wii U controller to offer NFC support
Nintendo has announced plans to implement NFC (near field communication) technology into the Wii U controller, allowing "cards and figurines" to exchange data with the system, and even enable direct payments.
Nintendo has announced plans to implement NFC (near field communication) technology into the Wii U controller. This will allow Wii U to communicate with other noncontact devices, such as NFC-enabled phones and credit cards.
By adding NFC support into the controller, Nintendo is hoping it will be able to create "cards and figurines" that can exchange data with the system, and even enable direct payments.
NFC is widely used in Japan for payments and metro access. In America, the technology can be found on American Express ExpressPay cards, MasterCard PayPass, and more. While NFC can be found in most modern Japanese phones, only a select American phones currently have the tech embedded. It's expected to become standard in future smartphones in the US. The Wii U will adhere to both FeliCa and MIFARE standards, making it compatible with most NFC devices. Here's a demonstration of NFC tech used in the Nexus S:
Activision's Skylanders game also takes advantage of NFC by embedding the tech into its collectible figurines. It's clear that Nintendo sees value in that lucrative toy/game hybrid market.
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Nintendo has announced plans to implement NFC (near field communication) technology into the Wii U controller, allowing "cards and figurines" to exchange data with the system, and even enable direct payments.-
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but what about online shopping in general. People would love not to have to punch in CC details every time, and since you could always wave it (assume card NFC enabled) then they'd never have to store the info server side and accounts would be significantly less valuable hacking targets
what about that?
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sounds like they paid attention to Skylanders
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I'd imagine that they've been working on this well before Skylanders exploded on the scene. They even mention the tech being fairly common in Japan.
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Yah i doubt I'll buy this unless they get 2 tablets working on 1 system.
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<citation needed>
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Just a rumor really... guess we won't know until E3.
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they WANT to support more than one, it was just a matter of making it work.
one might imagine that streaming video to two screens at the same time without noticeable latency while also running the game might be a tricky thing to figure out.
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that means nothing unless they can get the price down too. I mean supporting 2-4 controllers is good on paper, but how many of you complained about having to buy 3 wii controllers at $40 a pop, and those didn't have screens on them.
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I honestly think all the wii and balance board crap went to their head and they realized they could overcharge for their stuff and people would eat it up, but got waylaid by people not bothering to buy the overpriced 3ds. Now they are stuck with a console that is going to be costly but one that people want multiple costly controllers for, while knowing that people won't pay rapedollars for something branded 'nintendo' anymore.
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All the processing for these things is done on the system itself and the screen is just going to be standard widescreen most likely (very low-res for that size). I don't think they're going to be nearly as expensive as everyone is thinking they'll be. Still more than an average controller though, I'm thinking $70.
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I don't know how they would pull off $70 without people feeling gyped by paying $40 for the wiimote. The whole system they had is messed up.
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I'm sure by now, even though all the Wii-motes they sell have motion+ inside, that they can afford to reduce price there.
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Yeah, you could've payed like, $280 for three full sets back in the day.
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NFC = Near Future Cancer. ;)
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