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Mario Kart Wii Receives No Text Chat (Update)
on 28.02.2008 at 09:45
Posted by Jorge B (jb) 
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Mario Kart Wii, USB, Keyboard, Chat
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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.
Who's the weakest link?
Original Story -
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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Better than nothing I suppose.
( Edited 27.02.2008 10:50 by Phoenixus )
( Edited 27.02.2008 10:50 by Phoenixus )
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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.
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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8336L100 C3 Master
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 )
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.
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)
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.
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.
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
oh well, beggars cant be choosers
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Um...what's the point? Won't you want to be racing, not typing? 
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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?
Um...what's the point? Won't you want to be racing, not typing?
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.
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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Some times I think we should be working at Nintendo.
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Some times I think we should be working at Nintendo.
Some times I think we should be working at Nintendo.
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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iangennery said:
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
Azzy said:
Some times I think we should be working at Nintendo.
Some times I think we should be working at Nintendo.
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
I only mean if we were there in the company now. Us gamers know what we want in games. I'm not serious about it - it was a joke.
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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.
I mean your chatting with your friends, they wouldn't be your friends if you thought they were going to molest you. It's just plain bizzare.
Whats the diffrence between text and voice at the end of the day your communicating does voice chat contain better molesting abilities or somthing!?
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POKEMON for fuck sake had voice chat POKEMON!!!, it has nothing to do with content of the game or who it's aimed at.
I mean your chatting with your friends, they wouldn't be your friends if you thought they were going to molest you. It's just plain bizzare.
Whats the diffrence between text and voice at the end of the day your communicating does voice chat contain better molesting abilities or somthing!?
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I say we go into Iwata's base and kill his d00dz.
Nintendo's surround sound voice chat must be REALLY HARD to make.
To be honest though, it IS better than nothing. As long as my keyboard works well with it. I prefer typing to talking anyway (Quiet kid by day, post whore by night)
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Nintendo's surround sound voice chat must be REALLY HARD to make.
To be honest though, it IS better than nothing. As long as my keyboard works well with it. I prefer typing to talking anyway
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I don't need to talk in Mario Kart so I really could care less. It would be fun to talk trash using voice chat but eh whatever.
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Apparently Nintendo of Europe cocked up. No text chat either, just predetermined phrases. Rejoice!...not.
Apparently Nintendo of Europe cocked up. No text chat either, just predetermined phrases. Rejoice!...not.
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