The much anticipated Nintendo Wii U, scheduled for release later this year, will feature NFC (Near Field Communication) technology according to the company's president. In other gaming news, rumours surrounding Microsoft's next-generation console, likely to be called the Xbox 720, continue to circulate, with speculation suggesting its super-charged chipset has entered production.
Unveiled at E3 in 2011, the Nintendo Wii U aims to revolutionise the way we interact with video games much like its predecessor. The console's main selling point, the multi-functional controller, is now set to feature NFC technology.
“By installing this functionality, it will become possible to create cards and figurines that can electronically read and write data via non-contact NFC and to expand the new play format in the video game world,” said Nintendo President Satoru Iwata.
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“Adoption of this functionality will enable various other possibilities such as using it as a means of making micro-payments.”
Elsewhere in the video game world, the next-generation Xbox could well be on the way after IGN sources said that a new super-charged chipset has entered production. The AMD GPU is apparently 20 percent more powerful that the Wii U and six times the Xbox 360's.
Developers could receive kits based on the system's final configuration as early as August, however the final console is not expected to arrive until October 2013.
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