NFC

NFC headlines

• Nintendo doesn't plan to focus on making a Skylanders-style game

  Nintendo Figurine Platform isn’t a direct competitor to Skylanders and Disney Infinity, apparently; the big N has other plans for its NFC-enabled figures.

• PS3 firmware update 4.40 hits all territories, adds NFC reader support

  Sony has released a new firmware update for all territories that lets the console communicate with the company’s RC-S380 NFC-powered reader device.

• Pokemon Rumble U to challenge Skylanders with NFC tech - report

  Pokemon Rumble U is ready to go all Skylanders on us. Reports suggest the upcoming Nintendo game will ship with a line of physical Pokemon figures that can be used in-game.

• Miyamoto: Wii U NFC games are a 'priority' at Nintendo right now

  Nintendo has yet to employ the near-field communication tech within its Wii U console, but Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed that the company is putting its priorities into the tech, and is hopeful he can show off games that use the function soon.

• Sony Japan patents NFC tech to suppress second hand game sales - report

  Sony Japan has allegedly filed a patent application for near field communication tech that is rumoured to quash second hand game sales going into the next generation.