What makes The 3DS' street pass feature so fresh is that its inputs are user generated content. Sure, the minigames that you play with other people's Miis use the mechanics of their various genres, but there's a much bigger element of randomness involved. After all, there's no telling what you'll wind up having to work with.
As an example, Find Mii is a game that uses standard turn-based RPG mechanics. At the same time, your heroes' abilities depend entirely on the colour of their shirt. However, you have no control over their shirt colour. As such, the most important variable in the game is what colour the people you street pass prefer.
Given the technology behind the recent Skylanders games, it's easy to wonder if we might one day see a game that allows people to trade customized NFC figurines. Even further, if some day a game might exist that could integrate such custom figurines into a pre-existing story or experience.
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