During its investor meeting, Nintendo revealed its plans for its use of NFC in the future. A new Nintendo Figurine Platform (NFP) will use figures (such as the one shown above) to store data with games for the Wii U and the 3DS too, which will be getting its own NFC reader in the future.
Nintendo has also confirmed that it will be showing off a title that uses this new technology in a major way at E3 2014. Nintendo has just announced Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Said to release November 2014. On May 30 Nintendo is releasing the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Set bundle that includes a Wii U Deluxe Set system, a Mario Kart 8 game, a red Mario Wii Wheel accessory and a red Mario Wii Remote Plus controller, all at a suggested retail price of just $329.99.
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