Animal Crossing Wii Speak bundle priced Comments by Ellie Gibson

WiiSpeak on it's own is more than my wireless headset, at it was a tad on the pricey side! I know it's for the whole room, but still. The bundles also shocking value for money, as is releasing Animal Crossing Wild World 1.5 in the first place.

I'LL TAKE 12

Yeah, 60quid is a bit much, surely if they released it for a more reasonable amount they will get more sales, people might reconmend it to friends etc more likely to pick it up. At 60quid a lot will think twice.

Surely it can't be that expensive to make a mic/speaker!

If it was a 360 device I might consider it to replace wearing a headset all the time but seeing as this will only really be used for one game, one game that none of my friends will own. I just can't see the point.

It's probably in line with how ridiculously expensive the Wii is for what you get in the box!

This, gentlemen, is what we call daylight robbery. Particularly for what is essentially an N64 game with about 3 extra features.

EDIT: Considering the ShopTo link right next to the article, you are essentially paying £31 for a branded microphone which I imagine costs about £3. It's just Nintendo trying to eat your money.

Wii Speak looks like a load of shit to be honest and the game is barely discernable from the N64 version.

Gah, Nintendo...

I think I'll wait for them to re-release it in 2 years time as the Wiibcam (0.2 megapixel).

"According to Nintendo, Wii Speak will also be available as a standalone accessory for around GBP 25. If you just want the game, it'll cost around GBP 39."

We all know the game will actually be on sale for £30 like the rest of wii games. So it'll probably be slightly cheaper to buy it seperately anyway.

Bugger - not at that price.

Have they not read the news recently?
Or noticed the banks collapsing around us?

Animal Crossing is one of those games that you wanna play every decade, not every year. I am quite happy with my DS version for now :)

I think I'll wait for them to re-release it in 2 years time as the Wiibcam (0.2 megapixel).

0.2? That's a bit ambitious isn't it?

Because 59.99 (UK price) is 69.99 (US price).

Oops, no it isn't, 45.16 (UK price) is 69.99 (US price).

game pre order bonus is a tube of ky jelly

Disappointing but not surprising, to be honest. I was expecting this and was, I'll admit, smugly amused at those who were saying "but it comes free with a game" poor, naive fools you should know by now; Nintendo give nothing away free.

"The idea is everyone in the room is able to communicate without the need for individual headsets"

And there was me thinking I could just turn my head and speak to the person sitting next to me ;o)

Can't say I'm overly interested in Wii voice chat anyway...but this is overpriced for the market they're aiming at.

Should have been £19.95 for the Wii Speak......£29.95 for the game and £39.95- £44.95 for the bundle.

I would have been more tempted if they gave the game a lush Pikmin style landscape make-over.

Bah, I've had enough of all these add-ons and weird pseudo-games. Time to sell the Wii... of course that'll probably be bloody difficult too as I don't have Wii Fit with the bloody balance board to entice the casual masses... Anyway, thank god for the rush of awesome games on 360 [and PS3] at the moment, loving Fallout 3.

The official PS3 headset works as a desktop mic when its in its charging cradle, it comes with Socom for £30.

Nintendolol.

"It's probably in line with how ridiculously expensive the Wii is for what you get in the box! "

Did you buy a sandwich this week? theres more % mark up on that, than on the Wii. I guess real world people know the Wii is not "ridiculously expensive" or it wouldn't sell.

"The idea is everyone in the room is able to communicate without the need for individual headsets"

So this could be used for audio-dogging. You're banging away at enemies on The Conduit and your mate is banging away at his missus? It'll never work, SWAT 4 proved erotic audio and FPS is not a good combination.

HA! Fuck right off Nintendo.

Maybe if Animal Crossing was actually an advancement from the Gc/WW version which it clearly isn't. Actually, no I'd still want a £40 no-mic version.

"Can't say I'm overly interested in Wii voice chat anyway...but this is overpriced for the market they're aiming at.

Should have been £19.95 for the Wii Speak......£29.95 for the game and £39.95- £44.95 for the bundle.

I would have been more tempted if they gave the game a lush Pikmin style landscape make-over. "

Err...the game is £29 at dvd.co.uk so expect this to be £25 from your local Sainsburys or Asda at some point., Im pretty sure Nintendo are marketing this at...you know..the 20 odd million people who havn't played it on another platform. Wii speak is a new voice conference channel that will be very welcome for famililes all over the world. I don't think Nintendo are going to lose any sleep because Rodriguez prefers Fallout 3.

@canIdoyabombsforya
"Err...the game is £29 at dvd.co.uk so expect this to be £25 from your local Sainsburys or Asda at some point., Im pretty sure Nintendo are marketing this at...you know..the 20 odd million people who havn't played it on another platform. Wii speak is a new voice conference channel that will be very welcome for famililes all over the world. I don't think Nintendo are going to lose any sleep because Rodriguez prefers Fallout 3."

Really? You think that the average family will want one of these? Why? I can't see that the average family has a pressing need to communicate with other Wii owning families. I imagine this will rely on friend codes and unless the Wii speak channel allows you to set up some kind of account that others can search for I can't see it being used that much.

I could, obviously, be wrong but I can't see it appealing to families that much and I really can't see those families that do buy it getting that much use out of it.

@canIdoyabombsforya
"Err...the game is £29 at dvd.co.uk so expect this to be £25 from your local Sainsburys or Asda at some point., Im pretty sure Nintendo are marketing this at...you know..the 20 odd million people who havn't played it on another platform. Wii speak is a new voice conference channel that will be very welcome for famililes all over the world.I don't think Nintendo are going to lose any sleep because Rodriguez prefers Fallout 3."

I don't think Nintendo will lose any sleep because I prefer Fallout 3 either, but I've been gaming for around 20 years now and it's the first time I've ever wanted to get shot of a current gen console before the end of it's lifespan. When you compare the availability of quality titles on 360 and PS3 and what they've got coming in the future next to the Wii there's just no comparison. I gave the Wii a fair chance, I enjoyed the likes of Mario Galaxy and Mario Kart Wii, but have no desire for animal crossing, wii music, wii fit etc - to me they seem and 'play' like glorified gimmicks. The Wii had shitloads of potential but just hasn't delivered for me, and the gimmick-laden future has put me right off. Fallout 3 is awesome, innovative and immersive, and I think both Microsoft and Sony have shown they too can deliver [better?] quality 'mass appeal' games in the likes of Viva Pinata and LittleBigPlanet respectively, compared to say, Animal Crossing, but I don't see the Wii delivering the likes of Fable or Fallout.
Finally I'd add that whilst you dismiss my comments and decision to get shot of my Wii as being ineffectual to Nintendo, I'd point to the fact that the Gamecube was on it's knees in the last generation, and it was dedicated gamers like me who bought a Cube and plenty of games throughout its lifespan, helping them, in my own small way, survive the last gen and make it to the Wii. I hope Nintendo's new found audience are as dedicated in the long term future to supporting them if times ever get bad again.

BARGAIN!!!!

I'll have two!

(not)

Oh, and to all yous guys going on about the price and how much better the 360 is or something.

Have a quick looksy - see how much the 360 wireless adapter sells for...

you had to do it didn't you smells. Just had to.

I had just about recovered from buying that ... Now you've bought back all the painful memories.

... ... ... Meh!

€?

(Guess this teaches me to go to Eurogamer.nl instead of .net... but this one's the real deal! :-/ )

Ouch, so much for stocking filler, think I'll give it a miss for now until the sales...

@smelly
"Oh, and to all yous guys going on about the price and how much better the 360 is or something.

Have a quick looksy - see how much the 360 wireless adapter sells for..."

"This is expensive!"
"A car is more expensive!"
"Good point, that means this is cheap!"

Who cares if the 360 wireless adapter is expensive? For a start you don't need it for voice comms. For another thing it's irrelevant when we're talking about Wii Speak.

I bought a brand new Wireless Adapter yesterday from Game for £35 (: