So...what happened to wii speak?

or has nintendo simply forgotten about it?

IIRC, only AC and the conduit use it. but they came out a good while ago

are they just waiting for 2010 to unleash it's full potential :D?

I think that wii speak is dead

nintendo did way too many (IMO, useless-) peripherals. I have the same felling as you about the balance board, wheel, zapper, and maybe even the M+. and now theyre even releasing this vitality sensor thing which looks like it wont be worth the $$jwhitmore12

Endless Ocean Blue World uses it. It comes out in February and it'll be extremely useful for playing on wifi.

Hopefully more and more games will start to use it because I feel like I'm wasting money on all of these peripherals. One of the reasons I bought a Wii was because it was $250....now I'm realizing how much I'm spending on peripherals.

They will use it later on.

I never got one. Is the quality good on it?

nintendo did way too many (IMO, useless-) peripherals. I have the same felling as you about the balance board, wheel, zapper, and maybe even the M+. and now theyre even releasing this vitality sensor thing which looks like it wont be worth the $$jwhitmore12

and like someone else said above, the wii might be cheaper but these peripherals add up. a complete controller - wii remote, nunchuk, and motionplus - will set you back more than 90 dollars.kyle2k5

[QUOTE="kyle2k5"]and like someone else said above, the wii might be cheaper but these peripherals add up. a complete controller - wii remote, nunchuk, and motionplus - will set you back more than 90 dollars.psychobrew

[QUOTE="psychobrew"][QUOTE="kyle2k5"]and like someone else said above, the wii might be cheaper but these peripherals add up. a complete controller - wii remote, nunchuk, and motionplus - will set you back more than 90 dollars.garrett_duffman

[QUOTE="psychobrew"][QUOTE="kyle2k5"]and like someone else said above, the wii might be cheaper but these peripherals add up. a complete controller - wii remote, nunchuk, and motionplus - will set you back more than 90 dollars.garrett_duffman

You can get Wii Motion Plus for $10 with a game you're going to buy anyway (if you're not planning on buying a game you need Motion Plus for, you wouldn't need buyingit would be pointless). You can find a Wii Remote for $40 at Amazon.com and a Nunchuck there sells for $13 right now. So the entire combo can be had for $63, and I'm sure you could do better if you shopped around.

[QUOTE="garrett_duffman"][QUOTE="psychobrew"] No it won't. The combo will set you back $55.savebattery

What Nintendo SHOULD do is enable the use of BlueTooth Ear pieces. The Wii does have Blutooth.

and my Wii Speak got chewed up. (I'm sad)

The Balence board has been used lots and M+ seems to be getting a audience from developers, but it has not had enough time to be used in full yet. Wii Speak fail because? maybe because its on top of the TV? or lack of online wii games? I'm not sure

Nintendo is all about fleecing people for peripherals and other unutilized/useless crap.

Siting a small handful of games that are compatible is a joke. The whole idea of Wii Speak is something that should have been part of the console at launch, and used/usable with every game that is playable on-line.

My wife's sister just got Wii Sports Resort and everyone (everyone being her parents who bought it for her) was excited to play together/against each other...but were quickly disappointed when they discovered that they needed to buy multiple Wii Motion Plus attachments just to do that.

For Wii Motion Plus Nintendo could have upgraded the sensor bar itself somehow (yes they could have, to say they can't is ignorant).

All these minor "upgrades" at such a ridiculously high price is a joke. Wii Speak is paying for something that is already equiped in the console. What do you think Blue Tooth is?

For Wii Motion Plus Nintendo could have upgraded the sensor bar itself somehow (yes they could have, to say they can't is ignorant).

All these minor "upgrades" at such a ridiculously high price is a joke. Wii Speak is paying for something that is already equiped in the console. What do you think Blue Tooth is?

For Wii Motion Plus Nintendo could have upgraded the sensor bar itself somehow (yes they could have, to say they can't is ignorant).

chefstubbies

The sensor bar has nothing to do with motion controls. It's for IR pointing only. The motion sensors are inside the Wii remot itself. Wii Motion Plus just adds more motion sensors to the controller. If they added the motions sensors to the sensor bar, the sensors wouldn't be able to detect your motion.

For Wii Motion Plus Nintendo could have upgraded the sensor bar itself somehow (yes they could have, to say they can't is ignorant).

chefstubbies

No it is. The sensor bar is just two light bulbs.

[QUOTE="chefstubbies"]

For Wii Motion Plus Nintendo could have upgraded the sensor bar itself somehow (yes they could have, to say they can't is ignorant).

goblaa

No it is. The sensor bar is just two light bulbs.

Ya know, Nintendo has been depending on other companies to incorporate it into their games. But none have other than a few. I have already sent many angry emails to infinity ward, treyarch, and activision about not having it in Modern warfare.nintenjoe3

[QUOTE="chefstubbies"]

For Wii Motion Plus Nintendo could have upgraded the sensor bar itself somehow (yes they could have, to say they can't is ignorant).

All these minor "upgrades" at such a ridiculously high price is a joke. Wii Speak is paying for something that is already equiped in the console. What do you think Blue Tooth is?

Sepewrath

Wow (lol)...how can I explain this so you can understand what I am getting at?

First, the Wii uses Bluetooth technology in its connectivity and since Bluetooth is commonly used to conect things like a cel phone and a hands free device...the Wii is already capable of connecting things like the console itself and a hands free device. :o

Second, (aside from your hilarious tree growing comment) why would anyone buy a Bluetooth device for a console that already is Bluetooth equiped?:?

Lastly, mabye I should have been clearer in that Wii speak is nothing more than a speaker instead of a headset, and as far as I am concerned they are virtually the same thing and since they are the same the Wii should come packaged with it free of charge like other un-named consoles instead of gouging it's costumers.

[QUOTE="chefstubbies"]

For Wii Motion Plus Nintendo could have upgraded the sensor bar itself somehow (yes they could have, to say they can't is ignorant).

psychobrew

The sensor bar has nothing to do with motion controls. It's for IR pointing only. The motion sensors are inside the Wii remot itself. Wii Motion Plus just adds more motion sensors to the controller. If they added the motions sensors to the sensor bar, the sensors wouldn't be able to detect your motion.

Obviously the sensor bar currently is for IR pointing only. I am well aware of that.:roll:

However as it states clearly in my post, Nintendo could have "upgraded" the sensor bar "somehow". Nintendo has been working on it (Wii) for years, but you expect me to believe that the sensor bar is as cutting edge as their technology is and ever will be? Give me a break.

The amount of people defending the blatant nickel and diming Nintendo does with their peripherals is shocking, but Nintendo loves it because that's what lines their pockets.

[QUOTE="psychobrew"]

[QUOTE="chefstubbies"]

For Wii Motion Plus Nintendo could have upgraded the sensor bar itself somehow (yes they could have, to say they can't is ignorant).

The sensor bar has nothing to do with motion controls. It's for IR pointing only. The motion sensors are inside the Wii remot itself. Wii Motion Plus just adds more motion sensors to the controller. If they added the motions sensors to the sensor bar, the sensors wouldn't be able to detect your motion.

Obviously the sensor bar currently is for IR pointing only. I am well aware of that.:roll:

However as it states clearly in my post, Nintendo could have "upgraded" the sensor bar "somehow". Nintendo has been working on it (Wii) for years, but you expect me to believe that the sensor bar is as cutting edge as their technology is and ever will be? Give me a break.

The amount of people defending the blatant nickel and diming Nintendo does with their peripherals is shocking, but Nintendo loves it because that's what lines their pockets.

[QUOTE="chefstubbies"]

[QUOTE="psychobrew"]

The sensor bar has nothing to do with motion controls. It's for IR pointing only. The motion sensors are inside the Wii remot itself. Wii Motion Plus just adds more motion sensors to the controller. If they added the motions sensors to the sensor bar, the sensors wouldn't be able to detect your motion.

psychobrew

Obviously the sensor bar currently is for IR pointing only. I am well aware of that.:roll:

However as it states clearly in my post, Nintendo could have "upgraded" the sensor bar "somehow". Nintendo has been working on it (Wii) for years, but you expect me to believe that the sensor bar is as cutting edge as their technology is and ever will be? Give me a break.

The amount of people defending the blatant nickel and diming Nintendo does with their peripherals is shocking, but Nintendo loves it because that's what lines their pockets.

This isn't System Wars, please don't begin comparing specified consoles.

Anyhow...why would an upgrade mean scrapping their current technology? But if they did something like that for whatever reason, you would be right, it would cost more than a couple of remote add-ons.

But isn't that kind of the point? What all these minor add-ons remind me of is what Nintendo has done with the DS. First the DS, then the DS lite, now the DSi...and what's around the corner?...the DSi large(or whatever it's name is.)

Again, people that defend that conduct are exactly what lines Nintendo's pockets.

[QUOTE="psychobrew"]

[QUOTE="chefstubbies"]

For Wii Motion Plus Nintendo could have upgraded the sensor bar itself somehow (yes they could have, to say they can't is ignorant).

chefstubbies

The sensor bar has nothing to do with motion controls. It's for IR pointing only. The motion sensors are inside the Wii remot itself. Wii Motion Plus just adds more motion sensors to the controller. If they added the motions sensors to the sensor bar, the sensors wouldn't be able to detect your motion.

Obviously the sensor bar currently is for IR pointing only. I am well aware of that.:roll:

However as it states clearly in my post, Nintendo could have "upgraded" the sensor bar "somehow". Nintendo has been working on it (Wii) for years, but you expect me to believe that the sensor bar is as cutting edge as their technology is and ever will be? Give me a break.

The amount of people defending the blatant nickel and diming Nintendo does with their peripherals is shocking, but Nintendo loves it because that's what lines their pockets.

But the thing is, it pointer is one of the parts of the wiimote that's already woking fine. Tilt and point work great on the wii, it's directional movement that doesn't. And that's exactly what the WM+ helps with.

[QUOTE="chefstubbies"]

[QUOTE="psychobrew"]

The sensor bar has nothing to do with motion controls. It's for IR pointing only. The motion sensors are inside the Wii remot itself. Wii Motion Plus just adds more motion sensors to the controller. If they added the motions sensors to the sensor bar, the sensors wouldn't be able to detect your motion.

goblaa

Obviously the sensor bar currently is for IR pointing only. I am well aware of that.:roll:

However as it states clearly in my post, Nintendo could have "upgraded" the sensor bar "somehow". Nintendo has been working on it (Wii) for years, but you expect me to believe that the sensor bar is as cutting edge as their technology is and ever will be? Give me a break.

The amount of people defending the blatant nickel and diming Nintendo does with their peripherals is shocking, but Nintendo loves it because that's what lines their pockets.

But the thing is, it pointer is one of the parts of the wiimote that's already woking fine. Tilt and point work great on the wii, it's directional movement that doesn't. And that's exactly what the WM+ helps with.

Good point. I just feel that motion plus makes the Wii remote do what it should have at launch.

Natal is very related to the technology your looking for and is relavent to this conversation. You said they should have put the motion technology in the sensor bar. I'm asking you how do you suppose they'd do that without scrapping the current motions controls which the entire system was built around, and was even nice enough to give you an example. I never said one technology was better or anything really system wars worthy.

Anyhow...why would an upgrade mean scrapping their current technology? But if they did something like that for whatever reason, you would be right, it would cost more than a couple of remote add-ons.chefstubbies

The technology was built around motion sensors inside the remotes. If you wanted something built in to the sensor bar, it would require a completely new system with completely different technology. Obviously, the current tech can be upgraded because it already has been upgraded with motion plus, butif you want a different kind of upgrade so each remote doesn't need the add-on, then the current system would have to be scrapped because it wasn't designed for any other method of motion control.

But isn't that kind of the point? What all these minor add-ons remind me of is what Nintendo has done with the DS. First the DS, then the DS lite, now the DSi...and what's around the corner?...the DSi large(or whatever it's name is.)chefstubbies

Sure, there's a bunch of add-ons that you can buy, but that's your choice. If you don't think the accessories are worth the money, you don't need to buy them. Personally, I think some of them add a new dimension to console gaming that can't be found on any other system. Having said that, i don't buy every accessory and when I do, I usually look for it on sale somewhere.

Again, people that defend that conduct are exactly what lines Nintendo's pockets.

chefstubbies

I don't think Nintendo is out to get me and I'm sorry that offends you. They are a business, and with any business, their goal is to make money. If they don't make money, they won't be a business for long. I have no doubt that Nintendo wants to line their pockets (as they should want to), but I also have no doubt that they want their customers to enjoy their products.

[QUOTE="garrett_duffman"][QUOTE="psychobrew"] No it won't. The combo will set you back $55.psychobrew

You can get Wii Motion Plus for $10 with a game you're going to buy anyway (if you're not planning on buying a game you need Motion Plus for, you wouldn't need buyingit would be pointless). You can find a Wii Remote for $40 at Amazon.com and a Nunchuck there sells for $13 right now. So the entire combo can be had for $63, and I'm sure you could do better if you shopped around.

Natal is very related to the technology your looking for and is relavent to this conversation. You said they should have put the motion technology in the sensor bar. I'm asking you how do you suppose they'd do that without scrapping the current motions controls which the entire system was built around, and was even nice enough to give you an example. I never said one technology was better or anything really system wars worthy.

[QUOTE="chefstubbies"]

The technology was built around motion sensors inside the remotes. If you wanted something built in to the sensor bar, it would require a completely new system with completely different technology. Obviously, the current tech can be upgraded because it already has been upgraded with motion plus, butif you want a different kind of upgrade so each remote doesn't need the add-on, then the current system would have to be scrapped because it wasn't designed for any other method of motion control.

[QUOTE="chefstubbies"]

But isn't that kind of the point? What all these minor add-ons remind me of is what Nintendo has done with the DS. First the DS, then the DS lite, now the DSi...and what's around the corner?...the DSi large(or whatever it's name is.)psychobrew

Sure, there's a bunch of add-ons that you can buy, but that's your choice. If you don't think the accessories are worth the money, you don't need to buy them. Personally, I think some of them add a new dimension to console gaming that can't be found on any other system. Having said that, i don't buy every accessory and when I do, I usually look for it on sale somewhere.

Again, people that defend that conduct are exactly what lines Nintendo's pockets.

chefstubbies

I don't think Nintendo is out to get me and I'm sorry that offends you. They are a business, and with any business, their goal is to make money. If they don't make money, they won't be a business for long. I have no doubt that Nintendo wants to line their pockets (as they should want to), but I also have no doubt that they want their customers to enjoy their products.

You seem intent on discussing the XBOX 360's Project Natal for whatever reason. I could care less about Natal. (any discussion on one board discussing another console does in fact belong in system wars according to when I was modded for this very reason)

I don't apreciate having bought 2 remotes @$29.99 each and 2 nanchuks @$24.99...and if that weren't enough, now I need to buy 2 Motion Plus @$24.99. I'm aware that the fanboy mindset is to blindly give whatever cash Nintendo demands, but I find it frustrating and unrealistic. It wouldn't surprise me if within 2 years Nintendo releases Wii Motion Plus 2.

Anyway, you clearly have a more advanced grasp of the internal technology that the Wii isn't capable of, so I'm not going to argue something I apparently know very little about.

Out of curiosity though, why do you feel it offends me that you don't think Nintendo is out to get you? Actually, why would Nintendo be out to get anybody for that matter?

But back to the topic about Wii Speak:

Yeah...another periferal.