Near Field Communication isn’t exactly a household word, but the products it enables are. Chances are good there’s some in your phone, and those Skylanders toys you’ve been stacking up? Yep, NFC. I wonder what gaming property Nintendo controls that might benefit from something like the Skylanders business model. Hmm, I wonder… Oh, wait, Pokemon. Gamasutra has the story.
I’m still waiting for a Pokemon MMO. Seriously. Maybe the Wii U will have the online horsepower to deliver?