Nintendo clears up Wii Speak issue Comments by Ellie Gibson
You will be able to sell them on.
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Eighthours
25/11/08 @ 17:20
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Then what's the point of the codes? None.
It's pretty obvious that Nintendo is now backtracking, realising the silly mistake it had made. |
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Yeah it doesn't make sense... You need the Wii speak peripheral to use the channel, and you get it for free however you get the peripheral... So why bother with this constant code retrieving malarkey?
Could be one of two things: They could be -discouraging- second hand sales. I'm more likely to buy new than arse about with customer support reps trying to get a code. I guess on the same note they could be trying to prey on the lazy who would also not like to arse about with reps and just buy the channel instead. The other is it could be a monitor on piracy? This is stretching but if they can somehow monitor when someone's using the channel without having redeemed a code then they can possibly use that in their quest against evil homebrewers. |
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designerheadache
26/11/08 @ 08:21
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so basically, we are going to make it really difficult for you to download the channel, especially those who are in the Wii demographic and don't read gaming websites, who wouldn't know what to do and assume the microphone is broken and take it back to the store asking for a refund.
what a pointless waste of time, if you want to allow people to sell it on, make it a free downloadable channel, otherwise you are just wasting peoples time and confusing your userbase.
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BartonFink
26/11/08 @ 08:58
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Gnort: 25-Nov-08 18:00:31
Yeah, because the Wii is a veritable hotbed of piracy and homebrew. megadaisy 25-Nov-08 19:24:22 No it isnt actually Well it is actually. |
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IronCladChicken
26/11/08 @ 11:08
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@BartonFink
I think, like Smelly says, its part of the family friendly thing 'for making sure dirty old men dont talk to kids' |
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kangarootoo
21/10/09 @ 10:12
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Ok, there was a whole load of customer service fluff in that article, but I have a more important question in my head that maybe someone can clear up.
My understanding is thus. In order to use the Wii Speak service, somebody has to pay £60 for an official Nintendo microphone and speaker set. And a special code system prevents them from just buying any old mic for a fiver and relying on their TV speakers. Is that true? You HAVE to buy a £60 mic to chat online? Edit: Ahhhhhhhh. £25 for the mic (which still seems steep) and £60 for an Animal Crossing bundle. I stand self-corrected.
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kangarootoo
21/10/09 @ 10:32
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@Pirotic
That is how I read it too. Though I'm not sure how they would be able to tell the difference. I think they are basically saying it will be ok, without actively condoning second hand selling on of Wii kit (which is understandable) |
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No it isnt actually
It actually is. Edit: I also think smelly is right, Nintendo is making sure they can track eventual dirty practices within the Channel. With all this mess they seem to want to know which console is talking to another one. Seems fair. Obviously they wont say "we're doing this because you children might be bothered by "dirty old men" (sic.) while playing with their Nintendo".
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Sunyavadin
21/10/09 @ 12:02
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Wii that Wii makes Wii no Wii sense, Wii codes Wii seem Wii pointless. Wii Nintendo Wii need Wii to Wii learn Wii from Wii their Wii competitors...
*Edit* Did that peripheral come out yet? I don't think I've switched my Wii on since November of 2008...
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giant_frying_pan
21/10/09 @ 19:21
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Well in the ten months that Wii Speak has been available, software support for the device has...what...doubled?
(From one to two...) |
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Sunyavadin
21/10/09 @ 22:45
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So was this a deliberate repost, to remind people that Wii speak existed?
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