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Mario Kart Wii Receives No Text Chat (Update)

on 28.02.2008 at 09:45 User Icon Posted by Jorge Ba-oh (jb)
Tag Tags: Mario Kart Wii, USB, Keyboard, Chat
Update: According to CVG. we won't be receiving text chat. According to Nintendo of America, the European division was telling a few lies and apparently only predetermined phrases can be used, no lobbies or chat rooms.

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With Mario Kart power sliding its way to stores in just over a month's time, it's been revealed that gamers will be able to chat online...using text.

According to Kotaku, players will be able to create chat-rooms for friends (who have been added by friend codes presumably) and most likely use USB keyboards to type away.

Will voice chat eventually turn up with Nintendo's upcoming Pay and Play service? Hopefully.

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The cheese. Reply Quote #1 

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Nintendo once again keep up their reputation as gaming innovators. Smilie
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Better than nothing I suppose.

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Hopefully I'll actually manage to get my Keyboard working with the Wii again. That really annoys me, it hasn't worked in ages.

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Phoenixus said:
Better than nothing I suppose.



My thoughts exactly.
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Now why doesn't Brawl have this basic online component...
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Ha, lame. Seriously, who's going to use this?


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A very good move, this will encourage some community that the Wii needs. It should be great for arranging events with friends.

I really cannot wait now, especially with the lame news about Brawl of late. Mario Kart Wii is going to be awesome fun.

( Edited 27.02.2008 13:04 by Linkyshinks )


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Metroid Hunters, a game from 2006 on the DS has Nintendo's premier titles Mario Kart Wii outdone in the communication department. Its just so hilariously pathetic.

I knew it was probably too late to have it in Brawl, but I really expected Mario Kart to have voice chat.


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Its not a technical issue, its almost certainly a philopshy one.
Metroid Hunters is a marginaly higher rated game then Mario Kart will be, so that probably makes a difference.
(eg, 13 year olds can hear swearing, but 7 year olds cant, or something)
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Nice way to put it Flame.

Still think this is much better than having nothing at all. I still think that VOIP will be subject to the Pay and Play at least Nintendo have a get out when someone sues them for something said over it.

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Decent enough I guess, although if the chatting is only possible with friends, I would much like to have voice chatting with friends too.
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Probably a pricing/agreement issue, as its free they don't want creeps coming along and people/mothers sending in complaints.

Guessing once the pay to play scheme kicks in then it'll be more likely to have voice chat and more things for big-kids.

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well i guess that makes mario kart one step up on the communication ladder than brawl even if voice chat would have been preferable
oh well, beggars cant be choosers
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Um...what's the point? Won't you want to be racing, not typing? Smilie
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you do have a point there
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i was expecting nothing really, but yah chatrooms.... i could make a chat room on the internet if i wanted to, ffs what a joke.
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Ikana said:
Um...what's the point? Won't you want to be racing, not typing? Smilie

I assume this is for before/after races.

jb said:
Probably a pricing/agreement issue, as its free they don't want creeps coming along and people/mothers sending in complaints.

Guessing once the pay to play scheme kicks in then it'll be more likely to have voice chat and more things for big-kids.

Why can't they just put a parental lock on it and have a warning with the game manual and when you change the settings: "Using the voice chat function will allow the player to contact anyone playing the game online. If you do not wish to contact or be contacted by strangers do not use this function"

Or something along those lines. Surely it's not difficult to have voice chat just for those that want it? Then search by 'just voice chat' or everyone.
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Azzy said:
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ha just because they might employ you doesn't mean you'd get listen to you'd start right at the bottom kissing their asses until you made them some decent money
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If only Nintendo let us communicate DURING game play. Better than preset messages I suppose.
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Azzy said:
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ha just because they might employ you doesn't mean you'd get listen to you'd start right at the bottom kissing their asses until you made them some decent money


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This is all Iwatas fault. All they needed to do was release a fucking blu tooth mic peripheral and then let develpers use it.
POKEMON for fuck sake had voice chat POKEMON!!!, it has nothing to do with content of the game or who it's aimed at.
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