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DS Misc > Metroid Prime: Hunters: voice chat official!!

#71056 - SeanMon - Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:02 am

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060209/ap_on_hi_te/games_nintendo_ds_1

Voice chat before and after matches, not during. This is what I wanted! Some way of communicating with your opponents. Post-pwnage trash-talking and friend-code exchange.

YES!

#71062 - Mr. Picklesworth - Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:25 am

Good that it's not in-game.
When I read your topic title, I was afraid that this would end up like Unreal Tournament often does.

Now... I wonder if the DS's microphone can actually record voices properly...



Kind of a strange picture to have on the left of that article, eh? It's about a year old now! And it doesn't look like that!
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#71091 - MaHe - Fri Feb 10, 2006 8:18 am

Prototype of DS was one of the ugliest things I've ever seen.
BTW, I don't think we'll be able to chat with people OUTSIDE of our Friend Roster.

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#71093 - tssf - Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:15 am

MaHe wrote:
Prototype of DS was one of the ugliest thing I've ever seen.
BTW, I don't think we'll be able to chat with people OUTSIDE of our Friend Roster.


Course not, this keeps the child molesters out :P hopefully.
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#71128 - SeanMon - Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:35 pm

Nintendo should have something in the MP:H setup that says: "Check this box if you are over [some age like 13 or 18]" to allow people to voice-chat with non-friends. I wish that Nintendo would have a universal online account system like XBL, but keep it free.

The game is rated Teen, so no "young" kids should be playing it anyway.

#71142 - Darkflame - Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:25 pm

Quote:

Now... I wonder if the DS's microphone can actually record voices properly...



Bet you the game launchs with a headset ;)

#71162 - tssf - Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:14 pm

What would be cool is if the game came with an ear piece that has a mic on it, like some cellphone headsets. That would kick ass, and then putting the metroid logo on it and making it look all space-age would be an awesome include-in..

Probably won't happen, though.
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#71173 - JaJa - Fri Feb 10, 2006 8:37 pm

They could bundle a Samus suit helmet withit (with built-in mic and speakers).
OMG just imagine how you'd look on the bus wearing a Samus helmet.
Then you just look at the guy next to you and nod slowly....

#71226 - Sebbo - Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:33 am

lmao @ JaJa...seriously, i'd love a Samus helmet tho

yeah, i agree that it'll probably launch with a headset...i really hope its a metroid themed one too
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#71285 - Mr. Picklesworth - Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:13 pm

Yes, I recall Nintendo making mention of a headset previously, and there doesn't appear to be one yet, so you're probably right.
Also the fact that the headphone/mic ports on both DS Lite and DS are identical in their arrangement makes that theory very likely.
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#79838 - BigRedPimp - Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:25 am

Mr. Picklesworth wrote:
Yes, I recall Nintendo making mention of a headset previously, and there doesn't appear to be one yet, so you're probably right.
Also the fact that the headphone/mic ports on both DS Lite and DS are identical in their arrangement makes that theory very likely.


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First one is a headset/mic combo I found on a French product site. Second is an E3 pic showing the headset used for their voice chat demo.

#79842 - MaHe - Sun Apr 16, 2006 8:07 am

Weird, this headset is already 12 months in the European stores (to be exact: Mueller).
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#79847 - unrequited - Sun Apr 16, 2006 12:22 pm

MaHe wrote:
Weird, this headset is already 12 months in the European stores (to be exact: Mueller).

? you know a place to buy it?
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#79849 - MaHe - Sun Apr 16, 2006 12:36 pm

Yes, Mueller stores (available in countries - members of European Union, with some exceptions like UK, I think). It's supposed to be a drug store (err, don't know the right phrase), but on the top floor, there's always a DS section ^_^).

I don't think you can buy these in US, since they're a French product (I think), and besides, they look very crappy. I don't know why did Nintendo complicate with a custom microphone jack <_<
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#79864 - Darkflame - Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:41 pm

MaHe wrote:
Yes, Mueller stores (available in countries - members of European Union, with some exceptions like UK, I think). It's supposed to be a drug store (err, don't know the right phrase), but on the top floor, there's always a DS section ^_^).

I don't think you can buy these in US, since they're a French product (I think), and besides, they look very crappy. I don't know why did Nintendo complicate with a custom microphone jack <_<


Because some idiots would plug headphones into it, and think their DS's sound isnt working.

#79872 - Mr. Picklesworth - Sun Apr 16, 2006 5:21 pm

Speaking of that mic jack... does it still do the exact same thing as a regular mic jack? (For lack of a better term. I'm sleepy, all right?)

I've always been wondering about attaching a nice microphone to the DS in order to record stuff. Its built in one isn't bad, but I'm sure better sound is quite possible.

It would be convenient if I could just perform a bit of wire surgery between a microphone and a DS headset...
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#79900 - DS_XRAY - Mon Apr 17, 2006 12:25 am

So when will the first home-brew incorporate VOIP??

Cause the whole you gotta talk to only friends kinda blows on metroid.
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#79902 - tepples - Mon Apr 17, 2006 12:42 am

Over the Internet? Possibly as soon as DHCP, DNS, and TCP are confirmed working so that calls may be placed.

Locally? Possibly as soon as ad-hoc mode works.

Either way, we're waiting on Stephen Stair to make another release.
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#79909 - adrian783 - Mon Apr 17, 2006 1:46 am

for headsets, datel's got one

#80121 - lambi1982 - Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:30 pm

how you one go about sending Mic data to be transmitted?

mic data before becoming analog....i was thinking DS to DS over wifi like Bafio's Chat App
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#80126 - tepples - Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:39 am

Mic data can be sampled at 8000 Hz and sent as 8-bit A-law (PAL) or mu-law (NTSC), or it can be compressed with IMA ADPCM. You can get the codec working and then wait for sgstair to figure out ad-hoc mode (for local area connections) or DHCP (for Internet connections).
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