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Mario Kart Wii Features Text Chat
Mario Kart Wii Features Text Chat
IGN - February 26, 2008
Submitted by llonesmiz (508) at 12:39PM PST on February 26, 2008
Nintendo fans still hoping that the arrival of Mario Kart Wii will herald the beginning of voice chat support on the company's home console will have to put those hopes on hold for a while. The publisher's European subsidiary confirmed in an official Mario Kart Wii posting that players will only be able to communicate with each other via text chat, and not during matches.
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20llonesmiz posted on Mario Kart (Wii) at 12:39PM PST on February 26, 2008. Article: Mario Kart Wii Features Text ChatNintendo fans still hoping that the arrival of Mario Kart Wii will herald the beginning of voice chat support on the company's home console will have to put those hopes on hold for a while. The publisher's European subsidiary confirmed in an official Mario Kart Wii posting that players will only be able to communicate with each other via text chat, and not during matches.[ Oracle ] [ Level 19 ] [ Rank: 508 ]
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"In our original article, we speculated that players might be able to use a USB keyboard or at the very least the Wii remote to enter customized text messages. Not so, according to a rep for Nintendo of America, who contacted us today to clarify. Apparently, gamers will only be able to select from a pre-determined number of phrases that can be sent along as rudimentary texts before matches. Nintendo is clearly playing it safe."