High Voltage Software has revealed why it dropped support for Wii Speak in Conduit 2.
Chief creative officer Eric Nofsinger said that it was impossible to support multiple sound devices, and so opted for the PDP Headbanger headset due to lower latency and better sound quality.
"We wanted to support [Wii Speak] but the two libraries are incompatible, and really the choice came down to which one was the better [between Wii Speak and the PDP Headset]," he said.
"The headset was just... the clarity was much better, there was less latency when you speak into it to hear back, and we did a lot of testing on that, and we worked with PDP on their libraries, and that was something we felt what was best for the game and for a first-person shooter experience.
"We understand that some people that bought Wii Speak might be put out, but it was really what was best for the game. And it didn't seem that, outside of us and Animal Crossing, there was not that many people supporting Wii Spe...
Back in 2011, way before Splatoon was known to the world, Nintendo approached the developer of Wii FPS The Conduit to co-create a non-violent water pistol shooter as a first-party exclusive. However, leaks at the studio quickly led to the project's cancellation.
Agreed. I'm unsure of how to feel about the whole ordeal considering we still got Splatoon out of it.
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