It’s a known fact that video game publishers do not like the sale of used games, consoles and peripherals. Stores like GameStop / EB make huge amounts of profit on the selling and re-selling of these items, while publishers on receive a single sale for said item. Nintendo is now taking a stand to prevent the re-selling of their upcoming Wii Speak peripheral by including a one-time use code (which cannot be replaced by a retailer or Nintendo) allowing the download of the Wii Speak Channel. Without the Wii Speak Channel, the Wii Speak peripheral is rendered useless.
From multiplayerblog.mtv.com
“The Wii Speak peripheral is a microphone that is made to be placed above or below your TV, enabling group Internet-connected voice chat with other people who also own the peripheral. I can’t tell how useful that’s going to be until Multiplayer’s own Tracey John and I try some “Animal Crossing” chat.”
“The peripheral can also be used without “Animal Crossing,” just for game-free voice chat, but that requires used of the Wii Speak Channel, which will be released in December.”
“But there’s a catch, a fine print surprise. There is a pamphlet packaged with the peripheral that includes a 16-character code, a “Wii Download Ticket Number,” to be used for downloading the Wii Speak Channel. According to the pamphlet, this code “cannot be replaced by Nintendo or your retailer if it is lost or stolen.”
“A Nintendo rep further clarified to me that the channel won’t be able to be downloaded through any other means. You won’t be able to get it off the Wii Shopping Channel manually, nor would you be able to buy it. Essentially, the Wii Speak Channel will be available to new purchasers of the Wii Speak mic and that’s it.”
I feel this is a bone-head move by Nintendo that will ultimately cost them in the end. For one, what happens to Wii Speak customers who replace their existing Wii, and still want to use the microphone? Are they going to be forced to purchase another Wii Speak? More than likely this is going to cause more headaches and problems for Nintendo, than it worth.
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From multiplayerblog.mtv.com
“The Wii Speak peripheral is a microphone that is made to be placed above or below your TV, enabling group Internet-connected voice chat with other people who also own the peripheral. I can’t tell how useful that’s going to be until Multiplayer’s own Tracey John and I try some “Animal Crossing” chat.”
“The peripheral can also be used without “Animal Crossing,” just for game-free voice chat, but that requires used of the Wii Speak Channel, which will be released in December.”
“But there’s a catch, a fine print surprise. There is a pamphlet packaged with the peripheral that includes a 16-character code, a “Wii Download Ticket Number,” to be used for downloading the Wii Speak Channel. According to the pamphlet, this code “cannot be replaced by Nintendo or your retailer if it is lost or stolen.”
“A Nintendo rep further clarified to me that the channel won’t be able to be downloaded through any other means. You won’t be able to get it off the Wii Shopping Channel manually, nor would you be able to buy it. Essentially, the Wii Speak Channel will be available to new purchasers of the Wii Speak mic and that’s it.”
I feel this is a bone-head move by Nintendo that will ultimately cost them in the end. For one, what happens to Wii Speak customers who replace their existing Wii, and still want to use the microphone? Are they going to be forced to purchase another Wii Speak? More than likely this is going to cause more headaches and problems for Nintendo, than it worth.
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