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Nintendo should copy what Destiny did. I'm convinced the chat system in that game was designed to be kid friendly.
Xbox 360 party chat worked well with Mario Kart Wii. It gets tiring having to turn on and use two consoles just to chat, though.
Ridiculous
Zero²;159402970 said:Dunno, I feel that for most people that voice chat would be such a deal breaker, either weren't that much interested in the game to begin with or don't even have a WiiU.
Really by all the previews I have seen, rarely are the ones that make a big deal out of it. Got to the point where people didn't talk to each other even if they were next to each other.
I guess the game is easy to understand and fast paced, since you can warp everywhere and have a map to see where you are needed, that voice chat might have been a little redundant?
Zero²;159402970 said:Dunno, I feel that for most people that voice chat would be such a deal breaker, either weren't that much interested in the game to begin with or don't even have a WiiU.
Really by all the previews I have seen, rarely are the ones that make a big deal out of it. Got to the point where people didn't talk to each other even if they were next to each other.
I guess the game is easy to understand and fast paced, since you can warp everywhere and have a map to see where you are needed, that voice chat might have been a little redundant?
That's fine if you won't use it but there are millions of players who would like the option.
Wow it's almost as if some sort of choice between chatting or not would solve this problem.
couldn't this be turned off in parental settings?
I don't have statistics to support this but I'd wager the majority of Wii U owners are adults. Most kids are playing iphone/Ipad games and mature console games like Call of Duty. They don't care about Nintendo.
Yeah, content locked behind Amiibo is getting into EA territory.
People can just setup their own private chat with friends if they want it soo much.
Here's a few other notes:
- A note mentions that one of the pairs of shoes available changes color to match the Inkling you've created
- The article mentions one of the challenges for the girl inlking Amiibo might be completing a stage in a certain time limit
- Nintendo is testing the game internally and there are frequent "quarrels" between team members discussing which weapon is stronger in certain situations
- They spent two hours talking about how long it should take the grenades to explode
- Amano and Sakaguchi have been been thinking about the game so much that they've been dreaming about it. Sakaguchi actually dreamed that he asked one of the programmers on the team to come up with something and the programmer in his dream implemented it and showed it to Sakaguchi. Sakaguchi loved the idea. He had that programmer (in real life) put it in the game the next day!
Why not give people the choice? We have mute buttons in-game and on microphones these days. Even just setting chat mute on default would go a long way.
The gamepad has a mic built in.Because the devs didn't think it added anything positive to the game. If people want to talk to their teammates there are tons of ways to do so. Fuck, nine times out of ten I just put my phone on speaker to play online with my buddy because setting up the headsets is a PITA...not really going to miss it.
Nintendo doesn't even have an official headset for the U anyways, just licensed ones.
The gamepad has a mic built in.
If I want to meet other Splatoon players online, it would be cool if I had the chance to talk to them first. Skype or Steam chat is only going to work with people I already know.This is what skype was made for.
Playing Smash with friends online who don't use PS4/Skype/Xbox Chat, or whatever, is a pain. They're online, but I can't send them a message that they will see, too bad.You know, as ridiculous as it is to not have voice chat in Nintendo's online games, it's equally ridiculous to try to join a friend's game. It's cumbersome, and without the ability to instant message friends online on the OS level, or join their games, or invite them from OS level...
...I guess I've just accepted the 'type' of online game nintendo provides. Maybe next-gen...
You'd be better off shouting out your window than using that mic.
I don't want to accept it because it is also annoying for the electric bills. Nintendo makes low wattage consoles, but having to use an MS/Sony console (sold my tablet and I don't want to accidentally drop my phone) means I'm using 130+ watts just to chat with friends. It turns out proper online gaming on a Nintendo console is more wasteful than on the other two machines which is just silly lol.You know, as ridiculous as it is to not have voice chat in Nintendo's online games, it's equally ridiculous to try to join a friend's game. It's cumbersome, and without the ability to instant message friends online on the OS level, or join their games, or invite them from OS level...
...I guess I've just accepted the 'type' of online game nintendo provides. Maybe next-gen...
Well I dont think comparing KI:U to Splatoon is fair, specially since online is way better designed in Splatoon than Kid Icarus, its a multiplayer focused game vs a single player focused one. It's like comparing orange to apples.I donno. For me I'm worried because there was another online shooter that was really kid friendly, had an awesome online system, was super fun and just really unique. I played its online maybe twice because not having a way to communicate with who I was playing with got boring. That game's name? Kid Icarus Uprising. I'm afraid this is gonna be the same situation. Game that looks great and is great, but gets boring because the lack of communication gives it an unintended skill cap.
Guess I'll just be in a goddamn party on another console while playing it.
Because the devs didn't think it added anything positive to the game. If people want to talk to their teammates there are tons of ways to do so. Fuck, nine times out of ten I just put my phone on speaker to play online with my buddy because setting up the headsets is a PITA...not really going to miss it.
Nintendo doesn't even have an official headset for the U anyways, just licensed ones.
Yup. Great for Game & Wario shenanigans and basically nothing else.
I realize that, and it's a poor line of thinking deserving of criticism.
I don't see how putting optional voice chat in, even if it's turned off by default, is not something that is a positive addition to the game.
Does the game have have a Halo-style party system so I can invite friends and go into matchmaking with a team?
Sounds like a pain in the ass. So now I can't listen to game audio and chat audio through my headphones. And I'd need to keep a device like my PC near my Wii U.This is what skype was made for.
Smash and Mario Kart 8 have lobby voice chat using the Wii U microphone.Do any Wii U games have voice chat? Its got a mic on the controller but nintendo never uses it.
I agree, but maybe they thought it was better off and tried to make something that could be played completely without it?For practical purposes it doesn't seem that important, yes. And it's not like the game was designed with voice chat in mind.
But you have to acknowledge it's more fun to actually talk with at least the friends you're playing with. I can understand not liking the general tone of most public servers, but I still like my friends.
Do any Wii U games have voice chat? Its got a mic on the controller but nintendo never uses it.
Do any Wii U games have voice chat? Its got a mic on the controller but nintendo never uses it.