Official Wii Speak Microphone
by Nintendo
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Video Game Reviews of Official Wii Speak Microphone
Customer Review: Such enormous potential, BUT...
Summary: 2 Stars
over NINE Months after its release, and only TWO games support it? And only another paltry three coming down the pike?*
Sorry, I would absolutely LOVE to buy this for my kids AND for their Wii-owning, same-aged cousins who live 1800 miles away, who are growing up hardly ever getting to see each other. The verbal interactivity that Wii Speak COULD provide them, while being able to Play Games "together," would be utterly fantastic. But I highly doubt that Animal Crossing: City Folk would hold their eleven-year-old interests for more than a couple sessions, as would the only other two age-appropriate titles in the works.
Yes, I suppose they could hang out on the Wii Speak channel, umm-ing and uhh-ing, or leaving infrequent voice messages for each other, but what advantage does that hold over merely burning our free long-distance minutes on the phone? The whole reason to own such a thing as Wii Speak is the interaction factor, and the Totally LAME number of games supporting a product of such astonishing potential borders on criminal.
As such, the practical usefulness and value of Wii Speak is virtually nil, and I am regrettably forced to give it two stars. I would have given it one star, but I am really hoping that Nintendo will suddenly wake up to what they've got, and not only start writing/adapting their own titles to be Wii Speak-enabled, but use their weight as licensors of the Wii technology to encourage third-party game creators to do so as well.
Better still would be if Nintendo could write the support code right into the Wii System firmware itself, making it possible to verbally interact on ANY Wi-Fi enabled title. Think of the renewed Wii sales momentum. Are you listening, Mr. Iwata?
*Source: Wikipedia
Customer Review: wii speak quick review
Summary: 4 Stars
pros
+easy to set up
+works great
+works 4-9 feet away
cons
-takes 1of2 of your usb slots
-ain't much games for it yet
-only works with friends
Customer Review: Wii Speak Microphone
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this to use with Animal Crossing. It works well, it's just i wish that it was compatible with other Wii games as well.Customer Review: Animal Crossing City Folk Microphone
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a fantastic game that draws the whole family together. It is challenging, amusing,competetive,rewarding and just immensely entertaining. The addition of the microphone puts it over the top and makes visiting other towns fantastic. I have never laughed so much in my life! Customer Review: If you are going to play Animal Crossing - City Folk on line it is a MUST
Summary: 5 Stars
Unless you have a keyboard attached to your wii or are really good at point-and-clicking the on-screen keyboard this is a must. It picks up sound very well and makes it much easier to play with friends.