Wii U video chat requires game closure
Owners will be able to make video calls between Wii U's using the GamePad's front-facing camera, but calls cannot be made with a game running in the background.
"First, when the other person is online with Wii U, and you call them, their Home Button will flash to let them know a call is coming in," explained Nintendo's Fumihiko Tamiya in a recent Iwata Asks interview. "If they open the Menu, they'll get a message telling them they have an in-coming call, and if they answer it, the Wii U Chat session begins."
But, he adds, "they will have to end the game" to accept the call.
This is something Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata hopes can be improved at a later date. "There must be technical hurdles involved, but I hope this is an area that we can improve on in the future," he said.
Tamiya explains what happens if a call is made to a Wii U that's switched off. "They wouldn't be able to tell from the Wii U, but you can leave a message that appears in the messages list on Wii U Chat, and also through a message on Miiverse."
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ImNotPhlegmAnymoreOKPosted:
L33t-Ninja-Much well thats not to much of a suprise nintendo makes everything hard and expensive
Along with only 3GB also. Yea, I don't think the Wii-U will be very successful.
L33t-Ninja-MuchPosted:
well thats not to much of a suprise nintendo makes everything hard and expensive
ImNotPhlegmAnymoreOKPosted:
AR15 I thought the wii U was going to be a flop. But a lot of people want it.
Agreed, I can't believe people actually want this... I don't find it to look boring, it's just the past console is left dusty right now...
AlbericiPosted:
But, he adds, "they will have to end the game" to accept the call.
Thats so stupid and a big part would be to play and talk but we would half to quit a game to talk? How stupid.
Thats so stupid and a big part would be to play and talk but we would half to quit a game to talk? How stupid.
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