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Mario Kart Wii update - There is no text chat ... sort of!

Gothic Girl | February 28, 2008 | News | Wii 
Recently IGN revealed that Mario Kart Wii will have voice-chat ... but that has now turned out to be not so true. Today IGN have updated their article with more "accurate" information.
If you were looking forward to bugging your rivals online or casually chatting to friends, then you will have to wait for a future Nintendo game instead.
Mario Kart Wii's voice chat will consist of a small list of automated statements and responses for you to choose from while playing the game.
In our original article, we speculated that players might be able to use a USB keyboard or at the very least the Wii remote to enter customized text messages. Not so, according to a rep for Nintendo of America, who contacted us today to clarify. Apparently, gamers will only be able to select from a pre-determined number of phrases that can be sent along as rudimentary texts before matches. Nintendo is clearly playing it safe.

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    Gothic Girl | February 28, 2008
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    Mario Kart Wii's voice chat will consist of a small list of automated statements
    Oops, that is supposed to say "text chat", not voice chat. Just thought I'd clear that up.

    (bah. being an approver doesn't allow me to edit my articles. >_>)
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    nflsmc | February 28, 2008
    So basically it's the same as Brawl's online taunts?
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    gamefreak101 | February 28, 2008
    Ugh.... Fox news got to them, didn't they?
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    Jaw7765 | February 28, 2008
    im glad...damn those 12 year olds yelling noob and pwn every 5 fricken seconds! good riddance!
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    Vito Raliffe | February 29, 2008
    While it would be nice to with friends, I often don't find myself speaking to others in free-for-all games anyways, so this isn't a big deal for me. Just let me kick their asses in Battle and I'll be happy.
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    Twisted | February 29, 2008
    That sucks, I was really looking forward to chatting with other people.
    *cries*
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    Remino52 | March 01, 2008
    Uhhh...*stares at mario kart game case*God I hate this crap that is going on.

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