Editing Smart card (section)

=== Video games ===

In Japanese [[amusement arcade]]s, [[contactless smart card]]s (usually referred to as "IC cards") are used by game manufacturers as a method for players to access in-game features (both online like [[Konami]] [[E-Amusement]] and [[Sega]] [[ALL.Net]] and offline) and as a memory support to save game progress. Depending on a case by case scenario, the machines can use a game-specific card or a "universal" one usable on multiple machines from the same manufacturer/publisher. Amongst the most widely used there are Banapassport by [[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Bandai Namco]], [[E-amusement pass]] by [[Konami]], [[Aime]] by [[Sega]] and [[Nesica]] by [[Taito]].

In 2018, in an effort to make arcade game IC cards more user friendly,<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.konami.com/amusement/corporate/en/news/release/20180209/|title = Konami Amusement, Sega Interactive, and Bandai Namco Entertainment Agree on Unified System for Arcade Game IC Cards|access-date = 10 June 2020|archive-date = 10 June 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200610084912/https://www.konami.com/amusement/corporate/en/news/release/20180209/|url-status = live}}</ref> Konami, Bandai Namco and Sega have agreed on a unified system of cards named ''Amusement IC''. Thanks to this agreement, the three companies are now using a unified card reader in their arcade cabinets, so that players are able to use their card, no matter if a Banapassport, an e-Amusement Pass or an Aime, with hardware and ID services of all three manufacturers. A common logo for ''Amusement IC'' cards has been created, and this is now displayed on compatible cards from all three companies. In January 2019, Taito announced<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1165709.html|title = タイトー、「アミューズメントICカード」規格に参入決定。タイトー対応タイトル第1弾は「ストV タイプアーケード」|date = 22 January 2019|access-date = 10 June 2020|archive-date = 10 June 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200610084911/https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1165709.html|url-status = live}}</ref> that their Nesica card was also joining the ''Amusement IC'' agreement with the other three companies.