EA's Boogie-bundled Wii microphone pictured
by Christopher Grant 
{ Jun 11th 2007 at 1:27PM }
It's been rumored for well over a year that the Wiimote houses secret microphone functionality. As recently as this month, additional rumor fodder came in the form of one unused "audio translator" sitting idly inside each and every Wiimote. It's too bad then that the upcoming Wii rhythm game, Boogie, is coming with the pictured microphone, as promised.Sure, maybe some part of us believed that -- through the magic of technology (or just plain magic) -- our plain, unassuming Wiimotes would be transformed into super-powered Wiimote / microphone hybrids. Or maybe they still will and Nintendo's just not ready to share the magic with third-parties. Speaking of third-parties, note the generic EA branding, perfect for use with other EA-developed, microphone-enabled Wii games. Yes, we're thinking of you, Harry Potter.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
copa @ Jun 11th 2007 1:34PM
I still don't get it. Did Tony die just as Meadow was walking through the door?
Anam @ Jun 11th 2007 1:37PM
So, does Boogie just use the wiimote and microphone? I thought it was going to use the nunchuk, but I'm not sure how they would do that unless the singing element was in a seperate mode or something.
Anyone know more?
Tony Blair @ Jun 11th 2007 1:45PM
Look at the stems on blondie.
3cubedminus3squared @ Jun 11th 2007 1:51PM
For multiplayer, can you use an old GC mic or do you have to crap out some more money?
StrangeBum @ Jun 11th 2007 2:45PM
@copa
Heh..completely irrelevant to the post, but so true. What a great and baffling ending to such a great show.
And now, on topic, I'm hoping that Nintendo unveils somethings using that audio translator soon, and maybe come out with a first party Wii-mote attachment that could be used with this game and others.
I can't help but think back to 'Hey You, Pikachu' and 'Seaman' type games. The Wii would be perfect for games similar to those.