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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Games

Nintendo Decides You Can Trade in Wii Speak After All

6:40AM Matt Buchanan | We were pretty pissed when we found out that the Wii Speak mic comes with a one-time code to download the “Wii Speak” channel that’ll let you use it, since a single use, irreplaceable code meant you couldn’t trade it in, because it would be a useless bundle of plastic of wires. Nintendo is backpedalling now to say that, don’t worry, you can trade it in. It’s just a huge pain in the arse, since you’ll have to call up Nintendo and get a Wii Download Ticket number. Gee, thanks. [Eurogamer via Kotaku] More »
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Saturday, November 15, 2008
Games

Nintendo Says F You With One-Time-Use Wii Speak Code

9:39AM Jason Chen | Ars discovered that the upcoming Nintendo Wii Speak peripheral—a microphone that finally lets you communicate to other Wii users online—comes with a 16 character code to download the “Wii Speak” channel. This is a one time use code, which cannot be replaced if lost. What does this mean to you? It means you can NEVER sell this thing, NEVER give it away or NEVER use it on another Wii Console than the one it was first downloaded on. We know game studios and publishers hate secondhand sales, because they don’t get revenue from it, but this is HARDWARE. Nintendo’s seriously going to limit what you can do with hardware you purchased? You go too far, sir. You go too far. [Ars Technica] More »
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