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#1 KarlMarx1818

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Posted 13 April 2013 - 07:05 AM

Lots of Transports System use NFC technology instead of tickets. This includes London Transport and is rolling out across the UK rail system as well many other major cities and transport networks.

 

It'd be kinda of cool if you could use the NFC in the Wii U gamepad to check your balance and top up your card. 



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Posted 13 April 2013 - 09:24 AM

Holland uses NFC too, is p. cool.

Nintendo haven't even used NFC yet, an app would be nice.


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Posted 13 April 2013 - 02:13 PM

Would be cool if Nintendo could find a way to take NFC outside of Wii U games. For exemple, special cards on McDonald`s or Burger King that you could take home and download games (indie and retail), points, that book for Zelda, cds from the Zelda orchestra and all that stuff from the Nintendo Club offerings.


 

 


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Posted 13 April 2013 - 02:59 PM

I could see this being used for promos (in Japan at least). 



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Posted 13 April 2013 - 03:12 PM

Even something as simple as being able to use your NFC enabled credit card to pay for stuff on the eShop without having to manually type in the details would be nice.


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Posted 13 April 2013 - 05:11 PM

An NFC app would be nice Nintendo :D just an idea.



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Posted 13 April 2013 - 08:46 PM

Could NFC cards be the next USB sticks?


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Posted 14 April 2013 - 02:20 AM

Even something as simple as being able to use your NFC enabled credit card to pay for stuff on the eShop without having to manually type in the details would be nice.


My understanding is that paying using bank/credit cards via NFC is limited to a maximum of £15 per transaction here in the UK. I suspect it's a similar amount in other countries. It wouldn't be much use in the e-shop.

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Posted 14 April 2013 - 08:20 AM

Am I the only one who isn't overhyping NFC?


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Posted 14 April 2013 - 10:10 AM

Am I the only one who isn't overhyping NFC?

 

I'm not that bothered by it but I was on the Underground and the idea popped into my head. 



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Posted 14 April 2013 - 02:58 PM


I'm not that bothered by it but I was on the Underground and the idea popped into my head.

Oh yea your idea does seems interesting! I was actually talking bout the Wii U's NFC feature.
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Posted 14 April 2013 - 09:53 PM

My understanding is that paying using bank/credit cards via NFC is limited to a maximum of £15 per transaction here in the UK. I suspect it's a similar amount in other countries. It wouldn't be much use in the e-shop.

 

That is correct but hardly useless seeing as most digital only titles are under that price and I'm sure I read somewhere they were looking into increasing the limit to £30.  You may also be able to make two £15 transactions to top up £30, I'm not sure if there are limits on that.


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Posted 15 April 2013 - 12:03 AM

I've been wanting this since day one, it's a console seller to me.


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Posted 15 April 2013 - 09:43 AM

It's always a bit chicken and egg with these things. Will the console be popular enough for someone to develop the idea for it or will some develop the idea for it making the console more popular.

 

I'm very much in favour of Nintendo working with app developers to expand the pad's functionality. I would love to see a twitter app with integrates with TVii (when it comes to Europe!).

 

Nintendo need to avoid that dust gathering issue the Wii had that when people were only dusting it off each Christmas for some party games. Netflix is great for that. 



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Posted 15 April 2013 - 09:59 AM

That is correct but hardly useless seeing as most digital only titles are under that price and I'm sure I read somewhere they were looking into increasing the limit to £30.  You may also be able to make two £15 transactions to top up £30, I'm not sure if there are limits on that.


True but most retail games cost more so its use would be limited. Its pointless in my opinion unless you use it to purchase anything. As for topping up twice to spend £30 that's not really practical.




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