NO EXTERNAL LINK, but this guy called the speaker in the controller about 3-4 months before E3.
http://boards.ign.com/nintendo_wii_general_board/b8263/124568835/p1
I've seen the patent for this before, but I wasn't sure when it was going to surface...
This guy's been right before, as I mentioned. He called the speaker some time before E3.
JUST A RUMOR, as always, but a credible one.
http://boards.ign.com/nintendo_wii_general_board/b8263/124568835/p1
"...voice communication will be via wireless, head-mounted microphones..."
"Some peripherals for the DS will be compatible with Wii and vice-versa."
"Many Nintendo first party games (specifically games designed for a younger audience) will feature a new system currently being developed by Nintendo called voice to text communication.
The system works using an advanced voice recognition system which Nintendo has been developing for several years. When a user speaks the sound is converted into on screen text and sent to the other players. However, rather than just plain text being sent the system also picks up the tone, pitch and volume of the voice and translates that into colour, font size and character set. For example, if a player shouts I win loudly into the microphone the on screen text may be all capitalized, and in a large red font; conversely if a player speaks quietly the font may be a pastel shade and smaller.
This system also allows online voice communication to be easily censored by the user.
I've seen the patent for this before, but I wasn't sure when it was going to surface...
This guy's been right before, as I mentioned. He called the speaker some time before E3.
JUST A RUMOR, as always, but a credible one.