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Wii Speak Will Be Tradeable

3:20AM Mike Fahey | According to a Nintendo UK representative, inclusion of a Wii Download Ticket number with Wii Speak microphone will in no way affect the ability for purchasers to resell the peripheral. More »

Now Nintendo Are Going After Used Games

12:20PM Luke Plunkett | Well, not games per se. Hardware. The Wii Speak peripheral, which is due to hit shelves any day now, is the latest item to take the fight to used games. How? Included with the microphone is a download coupon for the Wii Speak Channel, which you’ll need if you want to use the device outside of games. That coupon is the only way you can get the channel. You can’t download it from the Shop Channel, you can’t pay for it then download it, you can’t even beg Nintendo for a copy. So if you buy a Wii Speak mic used, you won’t get the coupon, you won’t be able to use the Wii Speak Channel. Savvy shot across the bow of used-game retailers, or dick move for budget-minded consumers? It’s probably both. More »

Wii Speak Channel Coming Next month

3:50AM Mike Fahey | You didn’t think the Wii Speak microphone was only for Animal Crossing, did you? No, Nintendo announced today at their press conference in San Francisco that an all-new Wii Speak Channel will arrive in North America on November 16th, allowing up to four friends who’ve exchanged Friend Codes to chat with one another. In the chat room, players will be represented by their Mii’s, who will mimic their speech on the screen as it happens. I’m guessing that’s limited to hand gestures and simple body movements, so those planning on using the channel for more intimate encounters will still have to rely on their imaginations. The Wii Speak microphone, which retails for $29.99, will come packaged with a code that allows owners to download the Wii Speak Channel at no additional charge. Other uses of the mic include leaving voice messages for your friends (”Why did you disconnect? I wasn’t done yet?”) and narrating photo captions. More »