Nintendo Announces "NFC" Figures

[KnightOfTruth]

Haven't seen anyone around here post about this yet, but this is absolutely AMAZING news!

At first I thought it was just a cash-grab technique a la Disney Infinity or Skylanders, but with the NFC technology planned in the Wii-U from the start, it seems like they had this on the drawing board for awhile.

Also, the greatest piece of news in all of it is that these figures will transfer and receive data across MULTIPLE platforms and software titles! WOW! That's crazy - it could be like unlocking special characters in SSBB or Mario Kart by buying a figurine or something... and then using that same figurine in a Star Fox game and flying as Samus or something... there's certainly some "red alert" signs here that Nintendo could mess things up in some of our favorite games, but they (above all the other contenders in the industry) seem to have their fans at the front of their minds... at least sometimes

I DEFINITELY will have to make some shelf space though if they start releasing a ton of these things!! What're YOUR thoughts?

Article: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/201..._wii_u_and_3ds