Wii U controller to feature NFC functionality

The Wii U tablet controller will feature close proximity radio communication technology called Near Field Communication (NFC), which shares similarities to the RFID style Oyster cards used across the London transport network. "The NFC I'm referring to here is the non-contact NFC standard that is compatible with FeliCa and MIFARE, and is expected to be widely used around the world in the near future," said Nintendo president Satoru Iwata.