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Miyamoto Says Implementing NFC Functionality More Important Now Than Dual GamePad Support

Posted on Wednesday, March 6 @ 11:25:20 Eastern by Keri_Honea


One feature Nintendo showed off about the Wii U before the console's launch that never came to fruition was near field communication (NFC) support. With their version of NFC support, the GamePad could read real life physical objects, similar to what Skylanders has done with their toys and what Disney will do with Infinity.

Nintendo initially advertised other features that the Wii U would have, such as dual GamePad support, that also never came to be. According to a report by Polygon, Shigeru Miyamoto has stressed that Nintendo has a high priority for getting NFC support up and running before other features, including the ability to use two GamePads at once.

"With NFC, that's a feature that everyone that owns a Wii U can take advantage of," said. "So that's what we're putting [as] our priorities right now."

This isn't to say that they aren't going to implement dual GamePad functionality; it's just not a priority at the moment, especially since Miyamoto believes (and is probably right about) that the Wii U isn't at a point where people want to purchase a second, pricey GamePad.

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  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Mar 6th, 2013 at 11:56 am
    More gimmicks, more money, less interesting games being produced. This is exactly what is going to kill the WiiU indefinitely.
    0 2
  • wildmario
    wildmario
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Mar 6th, 2013 at 11:59 am
    Nintendo always used gimmicks, they should have died 10 times over from it. And technically, every console has a gimmick.

    Sorry, but people seem to be throwing gimmick around as much as the word ironic.
    1 0
  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Mar 6th, 2013 at 12:02 pm
    They are seriously on the edge with the WiiU. The slowest game releases so far for any Nintendo console, and the hardware is $350 which is steep for a Nintendo console. Causing people to pay more money for something like action figures is just stupid, but then again people will by anything as long as a certain name is on it.
    0 1
  • wildmario
    wildmario
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Mar 6th, 2013 at 1:45 pm
    Yep, and who can forget Sony did the same thing with the PS3 with the high price tag.

    At this point, I barely even bother with the extra add ons Nintendo puts out cause I know only a few games will ever use them
    1 0
  • TheJx4
    TheJx4
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Mar 7th, 2013 at 1:25 pm
    this is a different time in gaming. Sony started busting out *new* exclusives everywhere, they managed to survive. I don't think Nintendo can rely on their old catalog anymore.
    0 1
  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Mar 7th, 2013 at 3:12 pm
    Yes, Nintendo seems stuck in the past. They won't release any new exclusives and are just riding on the same IPs. They are running out of ideas for them, and Mario is starting to become the lowest scoring franchise for Nintendo. The days of 9/10's for the franchise are over.
    0 1
  • elmoreoocyte
    elmoreoocyte
    Joined: Apr 2012
    Posted: Mar 6th, 2013 at 11:57 am
    I have to say a Super Mario RPG style game where I can unlock some party members in game, or have other characters from Nintendo franchises join my party based upon buying figurines would be tempting.

    I'd seriously contemplate a Wii U just for a Mario RPG style of game, but that brings us back to the general lack of software.
    1 0
  • Kakulukia
    Kakulukia
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Mar 6th, 2013 at 12:18 pm
    Unlocking characters through... I don't know... story progression seems like a better deal.
    Unless the game itself is F2P, which Ninty already said they weren't inerested in.
    0 3
  • elmoreoocyte
    elmoreoocyte
    Joined: Apr 2012
    Posted: Mar 6th, 2013 at 12:40 pm
    Let me clarify that I meant it more in the sense of what ideal DLC content would be. Additional content that doesn't detract from a COMPLETE on disc game.
    0 0
  • 213EDD
    213EDD
    Joined: Sep 2007
    Posted: Mar 6th, 2013 at 12:05 pm
    RIP Dreamcast 2
    0 2
  • Kakulukia
    Kakulukia
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Mar 6th, 2013 at 12:16 pm
    Eeeww.
    I already wasn't very interested in the PiiU. This pretty much seals the deal.
    0 1
  • wildmario
    wildmario
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Mar 6th, 2013 at 1:48 pm
    Really? And here I thought people got over giggling over the Wii
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  • xDUMPWEEDx
    xDUMPWEEDx
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Mar 6th, 2013 at 12:21 pm
    The Wii U is wasting its 1 year head start.
    0 2
  • TheJx4
    TheJx4
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Mar 6th, 2013 at 1:32 pm
    So, um, wouldn't you have to buy a new gamepad anyway? Or maybe an accessory for it? How about implementing games. Wii U has no games.
    0 1
  • xDUMPWEEDx
    xDUMPWEEDx
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Mar 7th, 2013 at 2:18 am
    Implementing games would be the best choice IMO.Or maybe implementing a reason to actually buy the console. Also implementing a massive price cut.
    0 1
  • TheJx4
    TheJx4
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Mar 7th, 2013 at 1:13 pm
    Don't really see a future for the Wii U, to be honest. People seem to think it's outrageous for a console to fail....but look at the Dreamcast. Mario isn't a "killer app" anymore.
    0 1
  • xDUMPWEEDx
    xDUMPWEEDx
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Mar 8th, 2013 at 12:20 am
    Most of the video game fans these days are new to the industry and completely ignorant of its history before Halo. Consoles fail more often than succeed.
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