Nintendo Wii News

Wii Speak launches with 'Animal Crossing: City Folk'

By Hector Cortez Nov 10, 2008, 18:39 GMT

The new voice chat function makes use of the new Wii Speak accessory, a microphone that sits on top of the television.

The new in-game voice chat function for Animal Crossing: City Folk will be ready to go as soon as the game launches on Nov. 16, using the Wii Speak accessory. A separate Wii Speak Channel that people can use to chat independent of Animal Crossing: City Folk will be available in December.

The new voice chat function makes use of the new Wii Speak accessory, a microphone that sits on top of the television and allows entire rooms of people to communicate with one another. Only users who have traded Friend Codes can connect with one another using Wii Speak. The accessory is sold separately at an MSRP of $29.99 and will also be available as a bundle with Animal Crossing: City Folk at select retailers at an MSRP of $69.99. The Wii Speak accessory comes with a code that lets users download the Wii Speak Channel from the Wii Shop Channel at no charge.

When users are chatting with the Wii Speak Channel, they can see each other's Mii characters representing them on the television screen.