Jul 15 2008
WiiSpeak will bring voice chat to Wii
With the launch of Animal Crossing: City Folk later this year, Nintendo will be stepping out of their comfort zone, and into the world of voice chat. WiiSpeak, a device that is designed to sit on top of your sensor bar, will allow an entire room of players to communicate via one microphone.
This strays from the traditional headset mentality, but will work wonders in games like Mario Kart or Animal Crossing where there is often a room of players commenting on the action. Some may prefer the traditional style of a personal mic, but I applaud Nintendo for trying something different that fits the style of their system. Additional picture after the break.
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ok as cool as i think it is, and as glad as i am that we finally get VOIP, wtf is up with the massive brick on the cable, theres no reason for something that size ffs.
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