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"Nintendo\u00A0is looking to integrate near-field communications (NFC) technology into figurines that work in tandem with specially designed Wii U games, the company announced at the E3 games conference today.\r\n\r\nThe company said that\u00A0the figurines can\u00A0interact with in-game content, allowing you to develop and improve your\u00A0individual\u00A0character.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe first game to support it will be Super Smash Bros for Wii U, but it will also be supported on more games in the future, including Mario Kart 8, Nintendo confirmed.\r\n\r\nData is exchanged between the device and figurine\u00A0when it's\u00A0placed on a\u00A0Wii U game pad. There's a two-way data exchange, which means that not only does your individual character appear in games, but in some instances also become a playable character and earns new skills, as will be the case with Super Smash Bros.\r\n\r\nWhile only announced today, if this sort of thing excites you, there's not too long to wait until the figurines are available - Nintendo said they'll be arriving &amp;quot;this holiday season&amp;quot;.\r\n\r\nThe company also confirmed that the Amiibo characters will also be compatible with some 3DS games by using a special piece of hardware in conjunction with the handheld.\r\n\r\nFeatured Image Credit - Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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