Secret microphone discovered in Wii Remote?
Posted in Wii, General, Hardware by Andrew Macarthy on Wednesday June 6 2007 3:43
If we recall correctly, there had always been rumours that the Wii Remote would house some kind of microphone. It was only until it was officially unveiled that we discovered that Nintendo had not included any such communication device. However, some clever clogs’ over at CNN Money think they might have dug out a little secret concerning a piece of the controller’s innards.
An investigation over at CNN Money in which a Wii Remote was dissected and studies found that the device might house the technology for voice communication already. After taking a screwdriver to the Remote, technicians found an audio translator chip, which “converts analogue data such as human speech into a digital data stream.”
The article did not reveal whether or not this means that the internal built-in speaker can be used as an input for sound, only concluding that “this feature is unused now, but will probably be employed in future games.”
The suggestions arrive in the light of current software development for the Nintendo Wii, including Disney’s High School Musical, which it is thought will make use of some sort of microphone peripheral.
Interesting, indeed. Nintendo has yet to comment on the findings.
Source: IC GamersLabels: Nintendo, wiimote |
