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Destructoid: Nintendo packing unique codes with WiiSpeak to avoid pre-owned sales
Evil Avatar - News Items: Don't Buy Wii Speak Used
Kotaku: Now Nintendo Are Going After Used Games [Wii Speak]
GoNintendo: Wii Speak Channel only available to those with a ‘Wii Download Ticket Number’
Joystiq [Nintendo]: Wii Speak Channel download tied to hardware
Nintendo packing unique codes with WiiSpeak to avoid pre-owned sales
Destructoid —
... motivation to purchase or travel to the theatre to watch movies. It is unknown at this point in time if users will be able to purchase new Wii Speak codes to get access to the channel in the event they purchase it used. But, Nintendo makes it clear in the accompanying booklet that codes “cannot be replaced by Nintendo or your retailer if it is lost or stolen.” We send our condolences to GameStop and the shrieking woman who works for them. [via MTV Multiplayer]
Don't Buy Wii Speak Used
Evil Avatar - News Items —
... Its one thing for a publisher to include some one-time-use codes with their game to curb used game sales. Its another when a peripheral manufacturer does it. MTV Multiplayer is reporting that the Wii Speak Channel will only be available for those that purchase the Wii Speak new. ...
Now Nintendo Are Going After Used Games [Wii Speak]
Kotaku —
... need if you want to use the device outside of games. That coupon is the only way you can get the channel. You can't download it from the Shop Channel, you can't pay for it then download it, you can't even beg Nintendo for a copy. So if you buy a Wii Speak mic used, you won't get the coupon, you won't be able to use the Wii Speak Channel. Savvy shot across the bow of used-game retailers, or dick move for budget-minded consumers? It's probably both. Wii Speak Channel Only For Wii Speak Purchasers, Don’t Buy It Used [MTV] ...
Wii Speak Channel only available to those with a ‘Wii Download Ticket Number’
GoNintendo —
... 16-character code, a “Wii Download Ticket Number,” to be used for downloading the Wii Speak Channel. According to the pamphlet, this code “cannot be replaced by Nintendo or your retailer if it is lost or stolen.” So…buying used means that you have a very good chance of missing out on that number, and in-turn, the channel. A Nintendo rep stated that as of right now, this is the only method available for downloading the Channel. If we know Nintendo, they won’t offer another method…ever. Link This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 at 11:22 pm and is filed under ...
Wii Speak Channel download tied to hardware
Joystiq [Nintendo] —
... MTV Multiplayer's Stephen Totilo opened his review WiiSpeak microphone box and discovered the secret behind the associated Wii Speak Channel: it's a free download, yes, but that download requires the entry of a one-time-use code included in the ...
Wii Speak Only Speaks To New Buyers
GayGamer.net —
... Frankly this borders a bit too close on the ridiculous. It is one thing to use codes to prevent piracy, but this is aimed squarely at used game sellers, and more importantly, at gamers who maybe can't afford new games. Can you imagine if in order to chat on the PS3, you needed a spanking new Sony-brand headset? Will this little attack on used game stores have any impact, or will the peripheral be so hard to find that nobody realizes the problem until early next year?
Wii Speak Channel Only For Wii Speak Purchasers, Don't Buy It Used [MTV Multiplayer]
No Wii Speak (and Possibly Animal Crossing) for Me
buttonmashing.com —
... Have you been hearing about publishers efforts to block or prevent the resell and trade-in of games? Nintendo’s not any different. ...
Wii Speak Channel only available to new Wii Speak-ers
Joystiq —
... Nintendo's latest Wii peripheral, which boldly thrusts the console into the newfangled "voice over IP" era, comes with a minor catch. A redeemable "Wii Download Ticket Number," included with the Wii Speak microphone, grants access to the Wii Speak Channel. ...
Wii Speak: Buy New Or Do Without
The Escapist : Latest News —
... owners: If you plan on buying Wii Speak, make sure you get a new one, because second-hand devices won't be given access to the Wii Speak Channel. The new Wii peripheral is a microphone that's placed near the television to allow for voice chatting between online groups during gameplay. MTV Multiplayer was given one of the devices to try along with ...
Nintendo's Wii Speak a new front in war against used games
Ars Technica - Opposable Thumbs —
... hate on the record, but it's there. You can see it in the eyes of interview subjects, in the terse syllables of the "no comment" when it's brought up, or in the rantings of the few who will come out and admit to the feeling. Nintendo is the latest company to step into the fight against used games by blocking the sales of its Wii Speak peripheral on the secondary market. Be warned: this is certainly but the first move in what promises to be an all-out assault on the used game market. MTV Multiplayer has received its press copy of Animal Crossing City Folk , along with ...
Nintendo Employs Strange Tactic to Discourage Second-hand Purchases
Kombo.com —
... to be used for downloading the Wii Speak Channel. According to the pamphlet, this code "cannot be replaced by Nintendo or your retailer if it is lost or stolen." A Nintendo rep further clarified to me that the channel won't be able to be downloaded through any other means. You won't be able to get it off the Wii Shopping Channel manually, nor would you be able to buy it. Essentially, the Wii Speak Channel will be available to new purchasers of the Wii Speak mic and that's it. -- MTV Multiplayer In theory, this shouldn't affect the functionality with the game, but we don't ...
WiiSpeak Has An Expiration Date
Press The Buttons —
... for the Wii. Nintendo seems to be trying to discourage sales of secondhand WiiSpeak units as MTV's Stephen Totilo surmises. ...
Column: Chewing Pixels - 'Second-Hand Memories'
GameSetWatch —
... The game manufacturers, ostensibly, win too. As their games exist only as digital copies, tied to gamertags and PSN accounts, so the second hand market console software will choke. No need to tie hardware to software codes, or to create ...
Second Hand Memories
chewing pixels —
... dismiss hard media. The long walk home will be replaced by a loading bar which fills as you browse the internet or make a cup of tea. And why not? Quaintness will always give way to convenience in technology’s inevitable advance and few things are so convenient as digital distribution. The game manufacturers, ostensibly, win too. As their games exist only as digital copies, tied to gamertags and PSN accounts, so the second hand market console software will choke. No need to tie hardware to software codes , or to create ...
Safe to Buy Used Wii Speak
Evil Avatar - News Items —
... A couple of weeks ago there was a report from MTV Multiplayer 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 ...
