Mario Kart Wii: Text Chat?!?

vashivihan · 02-27-2008, 12:12 PM

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You read the headline correctly. Rather than taking the plunge and allowing online players in Mario Kart Wii to use voice chat like the rest of the civilized world, Nintendo has apparently decided that it is far more feasible to integrate text chat into the experience. Using a USB keyboard, your impossible task is to taunt and interact with your opponents while in the middle of a driving game.I think Nintendo needs a calendar. Somehow they’re stuck in 1993 or something. How on God’s green earth is anyone playing a RACING game supposed to reach down and type a text message without pretty much throwing the game away. Why are they so afraid of voice comms in-game? Yuck Nintendo.

wiiwimp.jpgI can’t help but wonder if there isn’t a more insidious reason that we’ve yet to see meaningful voice chat from the Wii. What if the Wii CAN’T do it. What if it’s such an underpowered system that they can’t get it to work reliably? Remember when Sony left rumble out of their controllers, calling it “last-gen.” Later we found out that the real reason was that they were getting their pants sued off for patent infringement.

I’m not buying what Nintendo is selling here (both figuratively and literally). I think they grossly underestimated the demand for voice comms when designing their mac-influenced PS2. But what the hell do I know? Why do you think Nintendo keeps screwing the proverbial pooch with their online experience?

nice little article. linkage

crazyman2 · 02-27-2008, 01:41 PM

I dont think you can chat in game, only in the lobby prior too the start of a game.

Adds in threads now huh? haha nice move ion

gidget · 02-27-2008, 01:44 PM

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Foosoo · 02-27-2008, 01:51 PM

How would you manage to do text chat anyway? It would take about 10 minutes to send one message.

vashivihan · 02-27-2008, 01:51 PM

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gidget · 02-27-2008, 01:53 PM

i suppose if it actually supports in-game taunting it would be pre-programmed keyboard macros... maybe even custom macros...

Frogger · 02-27-2008, 01:54 PM

Mm, angry sarcasm, you just have to agree with it.

vashivihan · 02-27-2008, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by idjut

i suppose if it actually supports in-game taunting it would be pre-programmed keyboard macros... maybe even custom macros...

oh boy!!!!!ninty is certainly pushing technology with that kind of stuff. keyboard macros? are we in 30th century?

Wii_BrEnDo2007 · 02-27-2008, 02:09 PM

no but i belevie smart-arses like you should stick to 360 or ps3

if your gonna complain about voicechat or text chat go **** off.nintendo have never been appreciated(for good reason) for their online play

Frogger · 02-27-2008, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Wii_BrEnDo2007

no but i belevie smart-arses like you should stick to 360 or ps3

if your gonna complain about voicechat or text chat go **** off.nintendo have never been appreciated(for good reason) for their online play

No, they have been appreciated for their good games in the past, and games such as Mario Galaxy now. Do you notice that the best games Nintendo have produced don't have any online play? It's because they're new to online, and it quite frankly sucks. At least I'm hoping for Brawl to turn this around, pay to play might also, hopefully make headsets and voice chat available.

Wii_BrEnDo2007 · 02-27-2008, 02:14 PM

thats exactly what im saying you dont need online play for good games

nintendo suck at online but as long as i can verse people thats all i care about!

vashivihan · 02-27-2008, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Wii_BrEnDo2007

no but i belevie smart-arses like you should stick to 360 or ps3

if your gonna complain about voicechat or text chat go **** off.nintendo have never been appreciated(for good reason) for their online play

u should know about me before making ccomments like that. i dont own a 360 or ps3. i jave always owned nintendo consoles. if what u say is right then why did they give wii online capabilities? certainaly they want to have a good online but they just cant make it. we would be good without text chat but i dont want to type with wii keyboard or an actual keyboard before the game or in the game. also criticizing something makes it perfect or near perfect. ninty should just introduce voice chat without having to take the step of text chat in between. i am willing to wait for that.

Frogger · 02-27-2008, 02:16 PM

No, you said their online play was good, when everyone knows it really isn't! I think online play is needed for a good multiplayer.

vashivihan · 02-27-2008, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Frogger

No, you said their online play was good, when everyone knows it really isn't! I think online play is needed for a good multiplayer.

when did i say that?

gidget · 02-27-2008, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Frogger

No, you said their online play was good, when everyone knows it really isn't! I think online play is needed for a good multiplayer.

read this again... he agrees their online play is not appreciated for good reason(s)

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Originally Posted by brendo

...nintendo have never been appreciated(for good reason) for their online play

Frogger · 02-27-2008, 02:20 PM

Oh wow, that is wrong. Cheers.

Wii_BrEnDo2007 · 02-27-2008, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by idjut

read this again... he agrees their online play is not appreciated for good reason(s)

thanks idjut

major missunderstanding lol

castlezelda · 02-27-2008, 05:09 PM

why does ninty want Text chat, itt don't make sence to me, i thought mario kart was gong to be online but with texting? a voice chat would be more like it, like headsets or ear-pieces but texting sounds stupid, how can you pull it off?
c-mon big N quit being a fudgin coward about online capabilities.

Nwe1024 · 02-27-2008, 05:17 PM

Heck, I'm just happy it's coming out. Although I would like voice chat. But then I would probably have to deal with one of those typical trash-talking ten year olds.

AoWFraggit · 02-27-2008, 05:23 PM

TEXT CHAT???!?!?!!1111!?!11!?

dis is goin 2 revolushionize de games! neva b4 haf wii hurd bout such a amayzin ting!

wut naxt? mycrowave dinnurs?

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02-27-2008, 01:51 PM	#4
Foosoo Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Currently in England Posts: 772 Friends: 0	How would you manage to do text chat anyway? It would take about 10 minutes to send one message.

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Wii_BrEnDo2007 PM TO JOIN TETRIS CLUB Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Scotland,portglasgow Posts: 2,820 Friends: 1	thats exactly what im saying you dont need online play for good games nintendo suck at online but as long as i can verse people thats all i care about! __________________ PS3 PSN: GTRacer1967 if you dont play gran turismo 5 P...you suck at life

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Frogger God Complex Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 4,295 Friends: 16 9156-1265-6763-2556	No, you said their online play was good, when everyone knows it really isn't! I think online play is needed for a good multiplayer. __________________ I love you, Adam.

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Nwe1024 The Master Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 40 Friends: 0 5198-3459-3393-8195	Heck, I'm just happy it's coming out. Although I would like voice chat. But then I would probably have to deal with one of those typical trash-talking ten year olds. __________________ Wii Gaming: Wii Sports,Wii Play, Lego Star Wars 2, Resident Evil 4, Rayman Raving Rabbids 2, The Sims 2: Pets, Mario Party 8, Wario Ware: Smooth Moves, Mortal Kombat: Armagedon, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 Wii Hardware: 4 Wii remotes, 3 Nunchucks, Classic Controller, Wii Remote Jacket (Blue)

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