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Nintendo Takes To The Airwaves

Posted by Zonk on from the wireless-that-is dept.

Eurogamer has a look at some new information about the Revolution's wireless presence. From the article: "Iwata confirmed that consumers will not be required to pay any monthly fees to play first party titles - the only costs incurred will be the price of games and the user's own Internet connection. He said that Nintendo has worked hard to design a system which is secure and protected from the kind of abuse that can come from anonymity. A Nintendo-branded USB Wi-Fi access point will appear on the shelves along side the first Wi-Fi enabled game for use by gamers who don't have a wireless Internet connection already set up - which would suggest that third party wireless access points can also be used." Update: 09/20 20:47 GMT by Z : Edited for clarity.

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  1. No voice on DS by Phantasmo · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So the DS' first-party titles will not have any kind of voice chat. That's fine with me - otherwise Nintendo would have to moderate every voice message to check for inappropriate language.
    Perhaps 3rd-party developers will allow unmoderated voice. If the game is rated M then who has the right to complain?
    However, I certainly hope that Nintendo creates some kind of headset for the Revolution. Playing with other people is nice but how are you going to coordinate strategy or hurl insults?

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    1. Re:No voice on DS by xgamer04 · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Actually, its the same as saying "Since you bought a game rated for mature people, you have no right to complain about foul language".

      Yes, that's what it's literally saying. I'm taking the analogy and extending to an absurd extreme, which shows its flaw.

      Here's another statement analogous to the OP: If I watch a movie that deals with hate crimes, do I lose my right to be offended by hate crimes? Of course not! The fact that one uses or experiences media that deals with a certain subject or content does not mean that they endorse or approve of that subject or content. It also does not mean that a person loses the "right" to complain or have a certain viewpoint about the subject or content.

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  2. No more ranting morons? by supabeast! · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "He said that Nintendo has worked hard to design a system which is secure and protected from the kind of abuse that can come from anonymity."

    Does that mean I'll be able to completely disable voice chat, unlike most Xbox Live games, which force everyone to individually mute 14-year-old net bullies who spend their lives calling everyone on the internet a nigger? Because if that's what they mean, they've got my Next Gen console dollars.