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Sumo Digital further explains the lack of online chat in Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed Wii U
I've just commented on this over at Eurogamer. Bear in mind Voice chat is only supported by third party peripherals and then only on the GamePad. Given we felt only a select few players would therefore go buy said peripheral and it meant only one player being able to chat, we opted to spend the time and effort on features more players would enjoy.
We've hardly rushed it out, we've attempted to support as many WiiU specifics as we can via the 5 player splitscreen both off and online, WiiU specific game modes, Mii's with a unique vehicle and more.
You make these calls with a launch title as you don't know what kind of uptake a given feature has. Besides, lack of voice chat never hurt Mario Kart Wii eh? :P - Sumo Digital
I can definitely understand the decision after hearing about the Wii U's online voice chat setup. Hopefully Nintendo quickly learns that their setup isn't that great. Thanks to Dim for the heads up!
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We've hardly rushed it out, we've attempted to support as many WiiU specifics as we can via the 5 player splitscreen both off and online, WiiU specific game modes, Mii's with a unique vehicle and more.
You make these calls with a launch title as you don't know what kind of uptake a given feature has. Besides, lack of voice chat never hurt Mario Kart Wii eh? :P - Sumo Digital
I can definitely understand the decision after hearing about the Wii U's online voice chat setup. Hopefully Nintendo quickly learns that their setup isn't that great. Thanks to Dim for the heads up!
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