Nintendo reveal the ability to text chat with your opponents on Mario Kart Wii...

Nintendo of Europe have today broken the news that text chat will be included in the forthcoming Wii version of the Mario racer. Not available during matches themselves, you can instead create rooms for your friends to join, and chat while you wait for other racers to appear.

USB keyboard support is expected, though players will still be able to enter messages via a Wii-mote controlled on-screen keyboard. This announcement seems to rule out the hopes of some for voice chat support in the game - something Nintendo still hasn't brought to Wii.

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RawkingRawlings Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 06:53 || Total Comments: 388

Will my i-Mac USB keyboard work on my Wii?

Solitanze Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 06:58 || Total Comments: 1813

I don't see what the fuss about voicechat is. Is it a function that AUTOMATICALLY makes a game more MATURE ultimately making it a PREMIUM MATURE OFFICIAL SERIES FRANCHISE GAME, or is it a function that 100% GUARANTEED adds 5,000,000+ sales to the total amount of unit sales? I thought people would actually want to protect their privacy and not have their part of themselves exposed to other citizens on Earth, for you see, there are dangerous people out there in society, paedophiles, people with voice fetishes and the BOGEYMAN!

S.C.G Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 08:40 || Total Comments: 390

" there are dangerous people out there in society, paedophiles, people with voice fetishes and the BOGEYMAN!" The Bogeyman! zomg! don't forget demons, ghosts and Trolls. :P But seriously, for the majority of Wii games, sod the chat, I just want to play lol I got fed up of listening to annoying americans (mostly) shouting random abuse for no apparent reason in the middle of online matches on XBL long ago.

Auntnadia Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 09:28 || Total Comments: 854

brilliant. we have to wait 35 minutes for some random stoned player to text that wer're "all going downtown" with the wiimote, then logoff after losing the 1st race. personally i'd rather have absolutely no chat at all. some kind of character taunt or gesture facility would work for me.

Tayo Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 09:44 || Total Comments: 76

Well I'm still excited about the game but I was looking forward to a voice chat, *sigh* its not happening now though but a USB keyboard sounds ok I guess =P

D_prOdigy Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 10:24 || Total Comments: 1674

Was anyone actually EXPECTING voice chat for this?

Deathjam Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 12:11 || Total Comments: 75

No

FuBaR Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 12:15 || Total Comments: 107

No. Eh... It's Nintendo, guys... Nintendo.

Hamsterpig Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 13:19 || Total Comments: 451

Love Mario Kart but I havn't any interest in it at the moment, not enough good games on wii this year sadly.Looking more forward to 360 games.

Nintendo-master2 Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 13:26 || Total Comments: 1533

argh! voice chat is my main thing I'm wanting from Nintendo! It rocks, especially on the 360 when its my first go at gears of war and its a 3 against 1 match where I'm the one and then a lot of people laughing because you die! It's just fin I think and I think they should put voice chat for friends at least! I mean I'm not expecting it with random people!

Nintendo-master2 Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 13:28 || Total Comments: 1533

"It's just fin I think and I think they should put..." sorry I meant to write 'fun' not 'fin'

Hamsterpig Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 13:31 || Total Comments: 451

"ugly betty" arrgh!

Canand Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 15:34 || Total Comments: 94

I would not use it.

Seamus_aran Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 17:17 || Total Comments: 263

While I don't use voice chat much, I don't like the way Nintendo is thinking with this. It seems more of a "well not everyone will use it so we won't include it" decision rather than "well give them the choice. code it so we can use it with any game and give thema all the choice".

Nirual Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 01:54 || Total Comments: 92

Voice chat is overrated. I don't need people swearing at me*, playing random music or just producing noise because their mic sucks. There isn't even any importance to communication in this game like there is in some teambased FPS games where voice chat can be a godsend to a organized team. It doesn't really emulate the fun to be had with 4 players playing it in the same room, either.

Auntnadia Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 09:25 || Total Comments: 854

i just found out that texting will not actually be available after all, instead we will be able to choose from a list of probably not swear words to hurl at our oponents. honest!!

Nintendo-master2 Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 14:35 || Total Comments: 1533

whats wrong with ugly betty Hamsterpig? xD

Solitanze Says:
March 1st, 2008 at 04:36 || Total Comments: 1813

The limitations of the feature have outweighed the benefits of it being incorporated into the game in the first place...

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