Wii U voice chat sounds pretty complicated

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Nintendo is approaching voice chat on Wii U from a very ... odd angle. Select games will support voice chat via third-party, officially licensed headsets plugged into the WiiPad's headphone jack, but voice chat will not be standard across all games or even the system itself. Even though the WiiPad has a built-in microphone, it can't be used for voice chat.

Things get a bit more complicated when you enter the Pro Controller into the mix. The Pro Controller doesn't even have a headphone jack, so for a game like Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, players will need to plug their headset into the WiiPad and set it next to them while they play with the Pro Controller.

So far the only games listed to support in-game voice chat are Assassin's Creed 3, Mass Effect 3 and Black Ops 2. Nintendo has yet to announce voice chat support for any further games, never mind detailed plans of the Wii U's online suite.

Posted: Oct 19, 2012 5:17 am
Related Forum: Gaming Discussion

Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/18/wii-u-voice-chat-sounds-pretty-complicated/#comments

Comments

ResolutePosted: Sun. Oct 21, 2012

Makes no sense what-so-ever. -__-

Come on Nintendo.

FeatPosted: Sun. Oct 21, 2012

I hope that the WII U manages not to fail, but I doubt it

Thy_BlugoonPosted: Sat. Oct 20, 2012

I have faith in the WiiU to be honest.

OvenMittPosted: Sat. Oct 20, 2012

It probably is. I feel bad for any poor SOB who wastes their money on the Wii U

oohPosted: Fri. Oct 19, 2012

This sounds horrible, hopefully they'll come up with something better than that. I don't understand why they would have a built in mic that can't be used for voice chat?

AlbericiPosted: Fri. Oct 19, 2012

L33t-Ninja-Much nintedo needs to be less complicated its so annoying

I agree but its not even worth it so why try? It would be nice if wii, ps3, oc, xbox people could all play together one day...

L33t-Ninja-MuchPosted: Fri. Oct 19, 2012

nintedo needs to be less complicated its so annoying

OasisPosted: Fri. Oct 19, 2012

Why didn't they design their own pro controller with headphone jack? So many issues and it's not even out yet :/

theartftwPosted: Fri. Oct 19, 2012

This seems like a pretty big design flaw... The worst part is, it's too late to fix, they will probably make changes once they make a "black/red console" or special edition console or whatever they will call it.

MortarPosted: Fri. Oct 19, 2012

- WiiPad with built-in mic yet unable to be used for voice chat?
- The pro controller has no headphone jack so the person needs to plug their headset into the Pad?

Nintendo are just loosing the plot altogether I swear.

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