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http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3176630
Could Nintendo be planning on launching a voice chat application for the DSi soon? Sure seems that way, as Nintendo themselves slipped a mention of a "DSi Speak" channel on the customer support page of their official website (via Edge-Online).
The mention of the channel has since been removed, but the page originally read, "To redeem a Nintendo DSi Download Ticket number, such as for the Nintendo DSi Speak Channel, enter the number off the Nintendo DSi Download Ticket in 'Settings and Features' off of the main Nintendo DSi Shop page, then select Nintendo DSi Download Ticket."
More than likely this would be similar to the Wii Speak Channel, which uses the Wii Speak microphone accessory to allow up to four people to chat with each other. A voice over IP option on the DSi would certainly add an interesting new element to the handheld, but obviously this wouldn't exactly make it a direct competitor to the iPhone. Still, everyone loves added functionality, right?
CVG contacted Nintendo for confirmation, who only responded that "it's rumor as nothing has been announced." Doesn't mean nothing will be announced, though, so we'll see what happens.
Could Nintendo be planning on launching a voice chat application for the DSi soon? Sure seems that way, as Nintendo themselves slipped a mention of a "DSi Speak" channel on the customer support page of their official website (via Edge-Online).
The mention of the channel has since been removed, but the page originally read, "To redeem a Nintendo DSi Download Ticket number, such as for the Nintendo DSi Speak Channel, enter the number off the Nintendo DSi Download Ticket in 'Settings and Features' off of the main Nintendo DSi Shop page, then select Nintendo DSi Download Ticket."
More than likely this would be similar to the Wii Speak Channel, which uses the Wii Speak microphone accessory to allow up to four people to chat with each other. A voice over IP option on the DSi would certainly add an interesting new element to the handheld, but obviously this wouldn't exactly make it a direct competitor to the iPhone. Still, everyone loves added functionality, right?
CVG contacted Nintendo for confirmation, who only responded that "it's rumor as nothing has been announced." Doesn't mean nothing will be announced, though, so we'll see what happens.