Wii Speak peripheral: your ONLY gateway to the Wii Speak Channel, don't buy second hand |
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A word of caution to those buying the Wii Speak peripheral. MTV Multiplayer blogger Stephen Totila has picked up his unit yesterday and found that if you're buying Wii Speak, you have to get it brand new. Second-handers out there won't be too pleased with this prospect.
According to him, included in the package of the Wii Speak peripheral is a pamphlet in which a 16-character code is printed. This code is the Wii Download Ticket Number, and you'll need this to download the Wii Speak Channel. The catch is that this "cannot be replaced by Nintendo or your retailer if it is lost or stolen."
You doing the math? Buying it second hand would mean that you won't be getting the Wii Download Ticket Number, of course assuming that the original owner has already used the code for his own use. And no, there is just no other way to download the Wii Channel except through this code. And this code can only be had if you buy the Wii Speak microphone peripheral. A tight package, don't you think?
So if you're still keen on getting it second hand, just make sure the code hasn't been used yet - although that is quite a stretch. Or else, you're just gonna be limited to using the voice chat function on Animal Crossing: City Folk.
Related Wii Speak Articles:
- More Wii Speak specifics: standalone price details, features
- Downloadable Wii Speak Channel coming in December
Via MTV Multiplayer
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Thanks for the news !!! Apparently...It sucks to have this feature. Although it wouldn't matter if the product itself was cheap.
Thank god for the Wad installer, and all that the hackmii scene has done. ***** YOU NINTENDO! ***** ALL THIS BULL*****.
ninty is being pretty fascist when producing new hard/software. they're too into that 'my way or the highway' behavior and that will only push people away from them... but ninty dieharders.
Get over it. Its not that big of a deal having to buy new. Its a piece of plastic with some wires and a sound receiver, Its hardly going to cost THAT much anyway. But as Relys said, i seriously doubt its going to be that hard to hack, with all that has been done so far at least.
Except that it's incredibly sh*tty of Nintendo to intentionally make it impossible to officially resell the device in its original usefulness.
...way to force customers buying their overpriced *****.
... the intent is more to prevent third party manufacturers from selling microphones than to prevent second-hand sales. That's a nice side effect for them, sure. Besides, it's really no big deal. You only have to buy it once, and then you can buy as many used ones as you want from then on. I doubt it will be expensive. Third party accessories usually suck anyway. Excluding Nyko; they make some nice stuff.
Everyone that wants useless chat will have to buy the overpriced $30 microphone directly from Nintendo. This channel costs Nintendo NOTHING, but of course that wouldn't prevent Nintendo from forcing you to buy new crap to download it when a basic feature like this should be free for every wii owner. Thank god for hackers! Otherwise Nintendo could get away with this s*it.
"Besides, it's really no big deal. You only have to buy it once, and then you can buy as many used ones as you want from then on. I doubt it will be expensive." $30 IS expensive for a microphone. Only a true moron would buy more then one, used, new whatever. You can chat FOR FREE on both the 360 and PS3 and you don't have to buy an official $30 accessory to do it! A third party microphone would cost $10 and be just as good. They are not expensive at all to make. The way Nintendo sells their new crap is a horrible ripoff for their customers. They are obviously trying to make most of their money selling hardware rather than software, and the horrible game selection reflects that.
"This channel costs Nintendo NOTHING" But they're not in the business to lose money. F*ck me, you're stupid. "Thank god for hackers! Otherwise Nintendo could get away with this s*it." What do you mean, "get away" with it? It's not ILLEGAL.
No Mister Common Sense. You just committed fail. If you do not have a 360 which is bundled with the microphone, the official mic is the exact same price as the Wii one. And the official PS3 headset costs 10 GBP MORE then the 360s. Oh and one further thing, UK is being charged around 40 USD for it. So 30 USD for a mic is cheap so shut the ***** up.
As always, Mr. Douche fails. "have to buy the overpriced $30 microphone directly from Nintendo." WRONG!!!!!!!!!!! You don't have to buy the mic DIRECTLY from Nintendo. Quote where it states as such!!!! You can buy the Mic from any authorized reseller as well as countless unauthorized resellers but be careful!!! "This channel costs Nintendo NOTHING" That is down right FALSE. 1. It cost them money to develop. 2. It costs them money to keep it running, updates and maintenance. "it's a scam really" How is it a scam? If you buy the product from an authorized reseller you get EXACTLY what you paid for. "Everyone that wants useless chat will have ....." Useless? If does exactly what it's suppose to do, that alone defines use. Retard! "but of course that wouldn't prevent Nintendo from forcing you to buy new" I already slammed your ass in another article regarding this. Nintendo is not forcing you to do anything. I asked you before to explain how Nintendo is FORCING people to add chat to their Wii and you failed. As I suspect you will fail here again as well. As you tried to explain in the other article, IF a user wants chat then a user is FORCED to buy a mic. Well, that translates to, "If a user wants to use a mic then a user is forced to get a mic". That is exactly what makes you a total ass! The same goes for the 360 and a PS3. You either need to buy a mic or you need to buy a larger console package. "when a basic feature like this should be free for every wii owner." Why should it be free for EVERY Wii owner? It's not free for EVERY 360 owner and it's not free for EVERY PS3 owner. http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/10/xboxarcadenew009.jpg You are such an idiot. Anyway, with all my usual Mr. Douche ground stomping, I can understand why Nintendo went with this model. Imagine if everyone had the channel available for downloading, can you also imagine all the support calls asking why it doesn't work? Some people, like Mr. Douche, aren't bright enough to realize that they would need a mic BEFORE the new channel would work for them. However, with that said I'd also like some REAL CONFIRMATION that if you bought a WiiSpeak second hand and called Nintendo that they wouldn't give you a new code? THIS IS RUMOR PEOPLE!!!! I see no OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION. All the article says if you MUST have a code. Well, since it's free I bet top dollar that Nintendo will ALSO HAND OUT THE CODE for free. Use your brains people! Quit ONLY accepting the media s***** you're so used to.
You beat me to it. This guy is such an uneducated idiot. I asked him in another article to show me a $10 mic that can pick up anyone in a ROOM from anywhere in the ROOM....without yelling of course. "You can chat FOR FREE on both the 360 and PS3 and you don't have to buy an official $30 accessory to do it!" As King already stated....you are WRONG!!! http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/10/xboxarcadenew009.jpg
Does Nintendo bundle a microphone with any Wii system? Does Nintendo let you use any brand microphone with chat feature? Then you can shut the f*ck up. Goddam, you two are some stupid motherf*ckers.
"What do you mean, "get away" with it? It's not ILLEGAL." So everything Nintendo does is ok with you as long as it isn't illegal? Well that may be your opinion, but that doesn't make sense to me. "This channel costs Nintendo NOTHING" "That is down right FALSE. 1. It cost them money to develop. 2. It costs them money to keep it running, updates and maintenance." The cost per Wii owner is nearly nothing. Stop taking everything literally. "when a basic feature like this should be free for every wii owner." "Why should it be free for EVERY Wii owner? It's not free for EVERY 360 owner and it's not free for EVERY PS3 owner." It was free for me. The headset was INCLUDED with my 360, and I got a FREE bluetooth headset with Warhawk for $40. Plus, my existing cell phone headset worked with it as well. You fail yet again. "Well, since it's free I bet top dollar that Nintendo will ALSO HAND OUT THE CODE for free." We'll see about that.
"So everything Nintendo does is ok with you as long as it isn't illegal? Well that may be your opinion, but that doesn't make sense to me." If it's not illegal then WTF is wrong with it? At that point all you have to do is decide YES OR NO at the sales counter. "The cost per Wii owner is nearly nothing. Stop taking everything literally." The cost per 360 owner is nearly nothing when it comes to the headset for Arcade owners yet MS charges them just as much. Get off your high horse already. "It was free for me." And that RIGHT THERE is the sole reason you FAIL IN EVERYTHING YOU EVER DEBATE. I can't believe you are serious about your comment here. "The headset was INCLUDED with my 360" And your 360 cost MORE because of it. "and I got a FREE bluetooth headset with Warhawk for $40." Then you bought it LATE for a lower price. The bundle was $60 when it first came out. As always you take information and twist it into your own BS world of make believe facts. Wii owners will also get it for much cheaper with a bundle. Which you have been told a half dozen times already AT LEAST. "Plus, my existing cell phone headset worked with it as well." And? WTF does that have to do with anything. The Wii is not a headset you idiot. "You fail yet again." OMG, you are such a fool. I believe I just stomped your ass into the ground for the 497th time this year. "We'll see about that." We certainly will. However, the problem with that is you'll LIE about what you really said and I'll have to point everyone back to this thread of which you will continue to lie about it.
"Does Nintendo bundle a microphone with any Wii system?" Why the hell would they? It's not even out yet! It doesn't ship for two more days in the US anyway. Are you seriously that stupid? As usual you have ZERO point. "Does Nintendo let you use any brand microphone with chat feature?" No, they don't. What's your point? Who the hell said they had to? They chose to provide a mic and did as such. They chose to GUARANTEE the quality of the mic with their software. Unlike the PS3 where people are using CRAP headsets and then reporting the feature as CRAP because it then sounds like CRAP. But I don't expect someone such as yourself to understand such things. "Then you can shut the f*ck up." You are so sad. "Goddam, you two are some stupid motherf*ckers." You are hilarious!!! You are on a blog site crying like a damn baby about a microphone. Honestly, your life is so pathetic and sad most of what you say is forgotten within seconds of reading it.
What I find hilarious about Mr. Common Douche Bags nonsense is that he pitches a fit when Nintendo wants you to buy THEIR mic however.....does he pitch the same fit when MS forces you to buy THEIR HDD if you want to upgrade? Nope, he sure doesn't. Why? because he's one of the most HYPOCRITICAL and BIASED SOB's you will ever meet. He's getting entirely TOO easy! He also likes to CRY LIKE A BABY about how much Nintendo is CHARGING for the mic even though MS charges the SAME AMOUNT FOR THEIRS and, check this out: "Microsoft expects you to pay close to $200 to upgrade your Xbox 360's hard drive from 20GB to 120GB. That's about $150 more than a 120GB SATA drive actually costs." Now, that HDD for the 360 runs $150 yet an equal HDD has also been lowered to $50. So Mr. Common Douche Bag, explain to me why I should pay $150 for something that only cost $50? Sony lets me buy the $50 drive. What's your Microsoft excuse this time?
"However, with that said I'd also like some REAL CONFIRMATION that if you bought a WiiSpeak second hand and called Nintendo that they wouldn't give you a new code? THIS IS RUMOR PEOPLE!!!! I see no OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION. All the article says if you MUST have a code. Well, since it's free I bet top dollar that Nintendo will ALSO HAND OUT THE CODE for free." WOW you fail again! From the article.... "According to the pamphlet, this code %u201Ccannot be replaced by Nintendo or your retailer if it is lost or stolen." "A Nintendo rep further clarified to me that the channel won%u2019t be able to be downloaded through any other means. You won%u2019t be able to get it off the Wii Shopping Channel manually, nor would you be able to buy it. Essentially, the Wii Speak Channel will be available to new purchasers of the Wii Speak mic and that%u2019s it." That seems like a solid confirmation to me. Also, a 360 hard drive is overpriced, but you can at least buy it used! You don't have to buy new. The 20gb drives are super cheap now. Also it's possible to put that $50 drive you speak of in the 20gb case, but of course you're too stupid to figure that out.
"According to the pamphlet, this code %u201Ccannot be replaced by Nintendo or your retailer if it is lost or stolen." Yeah, THAT CODE you idiot. It was already used. THAT CODE can not be replaced. It does NOT say that Nintendo will not give you a DIFFERENT code. LEARN TO READ!!!!!!!!!!!! LEARN TO READ!!!!!!!!!!!! LEARN TO READ!!!!!!!!!!!! "A Nintendo rep further clarified to me that the channel won%u2019t be able to be downloaded through any other means." Yeah, and? Of course it can't. IT can only be downloaded with a code. "You won%u2019t be able to get it off the Wii Shopping Channel manually" Yeah, and? We already know that. "nor would you be able to buy it." Yeah, and? We already know it's free "Essentially, the Wii Speak Channel will be available to new purchasers of the Wii Speak mic and that%u2019s it." That is not confirmed. That is the writers opinion. "That seems like a solid confirmation to me." That's because you're at a 2 year old reading level. "Also, a 360 hard drive is overpriced, but you can at least buy it used!" You can also buy the mic used. Read above about confirmation. Either what THIS DOES NOT ADDRESS MY POST. "Also it's possible to put that $50 drive you speak of in the 20gb case, but of course you're too stupid to figure that out." HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course you can HACK a new drive to work with the 360 however, I find it ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS that would say such a thing. Seeing as how you can HACK a mic to work with the Wii as well. Your hypocritical biased mind has splattered egg all over your face again. Either way, not everyone is capable of changing a drives BIOS. Only you would pick such a cheap pathetic excuse. YOU MUST ADDRESS ALL CONSUMERS. Talk about a childish MISTAKE. I'd also like to take this time to point out that you ALREADY addressed this: Me - "Well, since it's free I bet top dollar that Nintendo will ALSO HAND OUT THE CODE for free." You - "We'll see about that." Since you seem to think you're so damn smart....why didn't you think of all your above garbage before? Is your brain running slower then normal this week? Plus, let's not forget YOU FAILED TO ADDRESS MY POST. What's the matter Mr. Douche, have I beaten you bad so many times that you ran out of guts? Try again jackass: I expect YOU to address this: He also likes to CRY LIKE A BABY about how much Nintendo is CHARGING for the mic even though MS charges the SAME AMOUNT FOR THEIRS and, check this out: So Mr. Common Douche Bag, explain to me why I should pay $150 for something that only cost $50? Sony lets me buy the $50 drive. What's your Microsoft excuse this time? Come on you f_cking p_ssy, why don't you cough up more excuses for us? Your next post better address these issues. But you wont....you NEVER do. You're just a punk ass little bltch with nothing but BS in his head.
Well? You already replied on this page but you failed to reply here. What's the matter little boy? Can't think up any more lies or any more twisted BS in order to cry about a video game system and it's microphone?
In other news, look how badly isoheavy was dehumanized in other posts like this one. http://wii.qj.net/Obama-Put-down-your-Wiimotes-help-make-history/pg/49/aid/125510 If that doesn't tell you how brainwashed this tool is, what does? He believes everything fox news and nintendo tell him to believe! You might as well believe straight marketing BS from Reggie Fils "hisbuthole" Aime!
Is there some kind of point responding to you? You FAIL to realize how brainwashed you are. I'll confer with those capable of independent thought. Now go watch fox news and complain about what obama is doing before he takes office, dumbass.
Thanks for proving YET AGAIN that you can't read. I DO NOT WATCH FOX NEWS. I only MENTIONED Fox News ONCE and what do you do? You run like the wind with it making childish remarks about anyone who watches Fox News is an idiot. You fail on so many levels it's HILARIOUS!!! Do you even know what dehumanized means? That does even come CLOSE to matching anything in that article. However, I believe myself and MANY OTHERS have put you well into your place on that article. Thanks for posting the link for everyone to read!
Let's not forget this (nice try changing the subject but it wont work): Try again jackass: I expect YOU to address this: He also likes to CRY LIKE A BABY about how much Nintendo is CHARGING for the mic even though MS charges the SAME AMOUNT FOR THEIRS and, check this out: So Mr. Common Douche Bag, explain to me why I should pay $150 for something that only cost $50? Sony lets me buy the $50 drive. What's your Microsoft excuse this time? Come on you f_cking p_ssy, why don't you cough up more excuses for us? Your next post better address these issues. But you wont....you NEVER do. You're just a punk ass little bltch with nothing but BS in his head.
1. For the 12th time, I don't watch Fox News. 2. Yup, you are the p_ssy I claim you to be. This happens every single time someone holds you ACCOUNTABLE for the BS that comes from your retarded ass brain. You can't backup anything. What a sad little boy you are. What's even more sad, is the fact that in a near future post you will GUARANTEED use the term "little boy" towards me as you usually copy me about 90% of the time. I look forward to laughing about at you for the millionth time. Try again jackass: I expect YOU to address this: He also likes to CRY LIKE A BABY about how much Nintendo is CHARGING for the mic even though MS charges the SAME AMOUNT FOR THEIRS and, check this out: So Mr. Common Douche Bag, explain to me why I should pay $150 for something that only cost $50? Sony lets me buy the $50 drive. What's your Microsoft excuse this time? Come on you f_cking p_ssy, why don't you cough up more excuses for us? Your next post better address these issues. But you wont....you NEVER do. You're just a punk ass little bltch with nothing but BS in his head.
How many times do you have to ask MCS a question before he can respond? So far, 3 and counting... (Que a poor attempt at whit by MCS in response)
Go buy your damn $30 microphone if you love it so much. You love it enough to make a damn fool of yourself, so buy several! See if I care. But you are a dumbass for doing so, which is perfectly in character. "You're just a punk ass little bltch with nothing but BS in his head." HA HA HA! I'm really getting to you. I was right on about you sucking your mom's ti-tee in the basement and living there!
All of your "important facts" about Obama were the same s*it fox news was trying to spread! You are a total liar! Just because I made a fool of you for being brainwashed by them, now you suddenly don't watch? You could never realize how sad you really are. "He also likes to CRY LIKE A BABY about how much Nintendo is CHARGING for the mic even though MS charges the SAME AMOUNT FOR THEIRS and, check this out:" Gamespot has the official 360 headset priced at $20. Generic headsets can be had for $10. Cry like a baby? Is that the best you got? Then you act like I'm going to steal your dumbass quotes? "So Mr. Common Douche Bag, explain to me why I should pay $150 for something that only cost $50? Sony lets me buy the $50 drive. What's your Microsoft excuse this time?" No excuse. Just common sense. YOU shouldn't get the $150 hard drive because YOU don't have an XBOX 360 anymore, dumbass.
"Go buy your damn $30 microphone if you love it so much." That is exactly what people are going to do and NOT because you gave them permission. Do you "get it" yet? "You love it enough to make a damn fool of yourself, so buy several!" Why the hell would anyone need several? Are you nuts? "See if I care." In order for that to make sense, someone here would have to care about you in the first place. Raise your hand if you give a shlt about Mr. Common Douche Bag. Something tells me, no one is going to raise their hand. "But you are a dumbass for doing so, which is perfectly in character." So, every single person that buys a mic for their Wii is a dumbass? You base that on what? "HA HA HA! I'm really getting to you." HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! You think that comment means I'm getting to you? HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! More like, YOU going on and on and on about: My Mother My Father My Wife My Children My entire family Calling me gay or rather, calling me a *****_ot The last one is interesting. You claim I'm gay and do so in a way that means it's negative. The only way someone can be gay to you is if they are in the wrong. In order for someone to be gay, that are wrong or horrible..... you have serious psychological issues. "I was right on about you sucking your mom's ti-tee in the basement and living there!" See...you go on and on about this all the time. I have proof all over this ENTIRE SITE that proves beyond a shadow of any doubt that I OWN YOU!!!! @Scarface88 - Make this 4! Try again jackass: I expect MCS to address this: He also likes to CRY LIKE A BABY about how much Nintendo is CHARGING for the mic even though MS charges the SAME AMOUNT FOR THEIRS and, check this out: So Mr. Common Douche Bag, explain to me why I should pay $150 for something that only cost $50? Sony lets me buy the $50 drive. What's your Microsoft excuse this time? Come on you f_cking p_ssy, why don't you cough up more excuses for us? Your next post better address these issues. But you wont....you NEVER do. You're just a punk ass little bltch with nothing but BS in his head.
"All of your "important facts" about Obama were the same s*it fox news was trying to spread!" WRONG!!!!!!!! Most of what I said wasn't even DISCUSSED IN THE MEDIA!!!!! Nice try! Oh, and another thing... let's just pretend what you say is true, HOW THE F_CK would you know that unless YOU WATCHED FOX NEWS? Once again we find Mr. Douche stuffing his mouth with his own foot! "You are a total liar! Just because I made a fool of you for being brainwashed by them, now you suddenly don't watch?" Quote me WITH A LINK where I stated I watch fox news. In the Obama article? Go ahead jackass, prove it! Prove me WRONG!!!!! "Gamespot has the official 360 headset priced at $20. Generic headsets can be had for $10." That's todays price you idiot. That mic is over THREE YEARS OLD!!!! Compare APPLES WITH APPLES you brainless moron. "Cry like a baby? Is that the best you got? Then you act like I'm going to steal your dumbass quotes?" WWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep crying! "No excuse. Just common sense. YOU shouldn't get the $150 hard drive because YOU don't have an XBOX 360 anymore, dumbass." Wow, what a total failure. The only thing you accomplished here was dodging the question. For the 5th time: Try again jackass: I expect YOU to address this: He also likes to CRY LIKE A BABY about how much Nintendo is CHARGING for the mic even though MS charges the SAME AMOUNT FOR THEIRS and, check this out: So Mr. Common Douche Bag, explain to me why I should pay $150 for something that only cost $50? Sony lets me buy the $50 drive. What's your Microsoft excuse this time? Come on you f_cking p_ssy, why don't you cough up more excuses for us? Your next post better address these issues. But you wont....you NEVER do. You're just a punk ass little bltch with nothing but BS in his head.
How can MCS call anyone an idiot? How can he possibly not realise that HE is the idiot of the QJ 'forum'? It's amazing. I mean it; I'm not exaggerating.
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