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Text Chat revealed for Mario Kart Wii

nnkklo | February 26, 2008 | News | Wii 
Looks like Mario Kart Wii will now be featuring text chat.

Before each wi-fi match you can talk to your opponents in a chatroom.

In my opinion, this is a step in the right direction.
Very likely, Mario Kart Wii will support a USB keyboard to communicate -- most of the Wii Channels do this already -- but we expect the majority of gamers will use a good old-fashioned Wii remote to input messages, such as "Bozon, you suck!' and "Craig, you're terrible!" or even, "How the hell is Casamassina so damned good at this game?" (The latter message will probably take some time using the Wii remote, but the importance of the statement should not be ignored.)
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    Xenctuary | February 26, 2008
    Also of note, which was covered briefly in the article, the latest Wii firmware supports USB keyboards. It works on most updated Channels.
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    Twisted | February 26, 2008
    Can you talk with anyone, or just with friends? This is pretty cool, a reason to buy a USB keyboard.
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      Seproth | February 27, 2008
      What, you mean besides owning a computer?
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        Twisted | February 27, 2008
        No I mean on Mario Kart, can you only talk to people you have added, or can you talk to anyone?
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          Seproth | February 27, 2008
          I was joking with you about the need for a usb keyboard.


          I imagine you can talk to anyone in the lobby. Possible friends list chat too, but who knows.
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    The Primagen | February 27, 2008
    xD at Seproth's comment.

    Anyway! Mario Kart! uberw00tness!
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    Xegaldis | February 27, 2008
    Hm, it does sound interesting but I don't it's a feature I'll really use.
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    PaperMarioDude8946 | February 27, 2008
    seproth, some people don`t have USB keyboards ( like myself ) since all my computers take that round imput thing instead of the USB.
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    Twisted | February 27, 2008
    I get it now Seproth. I didn't understand you at first.
    Can't you get USB Keyboards for like $15?
    Now only if there was a voice chat.
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    Remino52 | February 27, 2008
    Good thing this game has a chat because SSBB didn't.
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    gamefreak101 | February 28, 2008
    Uh-oh. Fox news is going to be all over this.

    Tonight at 10, your child could be innocently playing a Mario game, but what you don't know is that a child molester is racing to get your child to take their clothes off.!

    But all kidding aside, text chat is better than nothing, so I'm not complaining.

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