The First Wii U NFC Title is Pokémon Rumble U

Nintendo are working on a handful of NFC related projects for Wii U, the first of which being Pokémon Rumble U.

The latest issue of Japanese magazine CoroCoro has new details on the upcoming Wii U eShop release, confirming NFC support via the GamePad.

The Wii U GamePad has a small near field sensor that allows objects, like toys and cards, to exchange data when pressed. In a similar way to Activision's Skylanders series, which has its own NFC reader, Pokémon Rumble U will allow players to use specially designed Pokémon figures with the game.

Each of these 200¥ (£1.50/$2) toys can be popped onto the NFC reader on the Wii U GamePad, imported to use in the game. They'll be available as six standard and one special edition figure alongside the game's release next month and can store training data/stats within them - think of these as a prettier, wireless memory cards.

The report also gave away a hint on the game's storyline, which involves the poor Pokémon toys falling into a river and having to find their way back to the toy shop, facing a horde of other toys and bosses along the way.

What do you think of the use of NFC Pokémon figures in Pokémon Rumble U?