eurogamer.net - 11/25/2008
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Nintendo has cleared up confusion over second-hand sales of the new Wii Speak peripheral. MTV multiplayer recently reported that each peripheral comes with a special code. These codes, said the article, were to be used to access the new Wii Speak channel, and could be replaced if lost or ...
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Wii Speak - the confusion clears. Sort of.
Wii Wii —
... Eurogamer has a piece up clarifying the situation regarding Wii Speak, which caused certain internet-goers to get all flustered when they thought they wouldn’t be able to get hold of the peripheral second-hand. ...
Wii Speak Will Be Tradeable [Wii Speak]
Kotaku —
... "Any consumer who may have misplaced their Wii Download Ticket number for the Wii Speak Channel or require a new number following a Wii exchange may contact their local Nintendo Customer Services department, where they can request a replacement Wii Download Ticket number." See? We were all worried about nothing. Nintendo obviously planned it this way all along, rather than simply reacting to the public outcry. That's just how they roll. Nintendo clears up Wii Speak issue [Eurogamer]
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Safe to Buy Used Wii Speak
Evil Avatar - News Items —
... that the Wii Speak Channel would only be available to new purchasers of the Wii Speak mic. The report stated that a 'Wii Download Ticket Number', essentially a one-time-use code, would be needed to access the Wii Speak Channel. Eurogamer got a clarification on the matter from a Nintendo UK representative. ...
Wii Speak may be able to be resold after all
Opposable Thumbs —
... . Now it looks like Nintendo may be backing off that plan."Any consumer who may have misplaced their Wii Download Ticket number for the Wii Speak Channel or require a new number following a Wii exchange may contact their local Nintendo Customer Services department, where they can request a replacement Wii Download Ticket number," a Nintendo representative told Eurogamer . There's no mention of used sales, but knowing you can get a new key is good news. Companies have to walk a fine line here: they want to give customers a bonus for buying new, but if they try to lock ...
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