
In an interview with 'Splatoon's producer/manager Hisashi Nogami and project lead Tsubasa Sakaguchi during E3 2014, the developers revealed that the multiplayer-focused shooter's support of voice chat is still up in the air.

The rejection is non-final (and even when such rejections are labeled as “final”, the process is far from over, given that there can be, at minimum, an appeal to the Federal Circuit).
Good, as they should! A game mechanic like that shouldn't be locked behind a patent, and Nintendo didn't invent it either.
Nintendo wants to keep wasting money on bullshit lawsuits, real smart in this economy. They should put that money aside for other game projects. On the other hand, I don't care if they waste it all either, and they are screwed in the future maybe that will teach them a lesson.

Nintendo completed its share repurchase and set its secondary offering price at 8,347 yen ahead of March 16 delivery.

Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade.
Nintendo of America is suing the United States government over the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump put in place last year, according to a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. Court of International Trade and obtained by Aftermath.
LOL I read this on gaff, will they refund the money back to the gamers? highly unlikely. Didn't they just raise prices and pass it onto the gamers? Only Nintendo would send out the Ninjas to the US government.
At the very least they should include voice chat for people on your friends list, this is a very competitive game from the looks.
I just hope there's a party system where you can actually play with your friends unlike MK8 which either ONLY lets you play with friends or you both have to join a community.
*facepalm*
An online multiplayer shooter without voice chat? Come on, Nintendo. Your game won't be successful with missing features like this, and it's already losing points due to its style. But I have faith in you.
unless im mistaking
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I'm afraid Splatoon will lack the voice chat feature because of Nintendo being very cautious when it comes to online interaction between players. Even if it's not included I think Splatoon will still be a solid online experience!
You have to think about whether or not you want to put voice chat in a team based game?
*facepalm*