E308: The Conduit will use WiiSpeak

by Alisha Karabinus { Jul 16th 2008 at 10:30PM }

High Voltage today revealed to Kombo that new fan-favorite FPS The Conduit is confirmed for 16-player online multiplayer, but should also incorporate voice chat with WiiSpeak. Good thing it's going to be sold separately. Of course, now that's got us wondering who else is going to use it, and for what. But as for chat in The Conduit, we hope to see more details soon.

Gallery: The Conduit

[Thanks, Andy!]

Tags: e3-2008, e308, fps, high-voltage, multiplayer, the-conduit, voice-chat, wiispeak

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

TheOverlord#2 can has Animals Crossing? @ Jul 16th 2008 10:55PM

Yay! I know I will be getting WiiSpeak now! If it works on The Conduit it will be worth it enough, but with voice chat for it and Animal Crossing...I can't wait 'til November and then Early 2009!
(Well, that is if I can get $80 between now and November...)

The Overlord @ Jul 17th 2008 1:07PM

"This is a response to The imposter and this post."
Wii Speak Conduit: I am for sure getting Wii Speak I thought it was a myth to have Voice chat with this game but Wii Speak is way better than Ear peices and it's a genius idea.
And 16 players? Hoorah!

Imposter: The origin of my name was created on a game called Netbattle in 2003, But if you want to pull out Gaia profiles i'll pull out my real old one and my recent one. :D
Old:http://www.gaiaonline.com/profiles/?u=1741640
New:http://www.gaiaonline.com/profiles/4937031

TheOverlord#2 can has Animals Crossing? @ Jul 17th 2008 1:45PM

I'm not an "imposter". I was playing AC: Wild World a lot back when it came out. Pretty soon I had a lot of friends on that game. A couple of them were talking about something called gaia, so I asked them, "What's the website called?", when they said www.gaiaonline.com, so a day or two later(4th of July) I went on the website and signed up, I then tried for whatever reason(don't remember how or why I wanted to call myself TheOverlord) so when Overlord, TheOverlord, and TheOverlord2 didn't work, I tried TheOvErLoRd#2 and it worked...thus I created TheOverlord#2, which I have used for my game name in MoHH2, and used here in the Joystiq network, when I had no idea someone named TheOverlord was on this site.
Sorry for the long story!

Mr Khan @ Jul 16th 2008 10:59PM

Fatass said something to this effect a few days ago, before we knew about WiiSpeak

So, the first proper online mutliplayer FPS to Nintendo consoles, all the "next-gen" baggage on board

N4N0T3CH @ Jul 16th 2008 11:06PM

Sweet wheat!

Marshall @ Jul 16th 2008 11:10PM

...finally!

We're saved!

wiijigga @ Jul 16th 2008 11:16PM

the conduit is shaping up to be the game halo 3 should have been 640p "not hd" "cough" ZING

Grimes @ Jul 20th 2008 6:24PM

640p's a lot HDer than 480p.

wiijigga @ Jul 23rd 2008 1:11AM

actually grimes i believe HD starts at 720p, 640p should be called more resolutiony or MR :)

iambob98 @ Jul 16th 2008 11:54PM

Yes this is my dream come true. Now I can start composing my christmas list...its good to get it out early :)

therpham @ Jul 17th 2008 12:25AM

I'm surprised people haven't been clamoring for a WiiSpeak update to Smash Bros. Some people seemed so pissed about the inability to be cursed at by twelve-year-olds while playing online.

CJLopez @ Jul 17th 2008 12:59AM

OK, can things get any better now???????

Only if nintendo solves storage issue!!!!!!

Nick @ Jul 17th 2008 1:16AM

my only issue is that it's a MIC... lots of background noise.. i'd like to see the Wiispeak act as a base and allow for a possible wireless head attachment.

Mrblonde @ Jul 17th 2008 3:26AM

Im sure it works as Unidirectional microphone

KaBob799 @ Jul 17th 2008 1:52AM

Well I bet that once games start supporting voice a 3rd party headset will eventually be released.

Backslash @ Jul 17th 2008 4:03AM

Sigh, I dunno, guys. High Voltage's pedigree just isn't good enough to get me excited :X

Orion @ Jul 17th 2008 7:56AM

So a developer can't make liscensed games for a while in order to build up enough money, and a large enough studio to create something more worthwhile? Like they said, they had a means to get money with those games. Now, they are growing out of that as a studio and want to do something a bit more substantial. I'm sorry, but for what all this game, and furthermore the studio as a whole with it's other new Wii games, has offered, I can't be anything but excited. Even Rare and Factor 5 started out by making junk. Give these guys a break.

meist3r @ Jul 17th 2008 6:19AM

*squeezes thumbs*
Quake-style Multiplayer Server browser, Server browser, Server browser ...
pleaaaazzeee

redace @ Jul 17th 2008 11:30AM

about time. Someone other than Nintendo releasing a good game for wii. Iam still awaiting judgement on how the controls play out, as well as metroid or as bad as red steel

4N1M3H34D @ Jul 17th 2008 11:55AM

Im predicting that CoD World at War on wii will use Wiispeak as well

AJ @ Jul 20th 2008 1:24AM

I've read alot of negative responses about Nintendo's E3 show but I was drooling over codww it looks frigging' mint I cannot wait to get my hand on this game and lay waste to all you muthas' CTF style. This game needs Wii Speak DESPERATELY. In CTF you NEED to strategize' if your team isn't calling off enemy positions and communicating it's over. In my opinion the lack of any voice option in mohh2 was the thing that kept a very good game from being a very great game. Anyway Nintendo really can't afford to spill the beans on the AAA's w/ M$ and Sony waiting in the wings ready to steal any thought, word or deed from the great big ole' shiny N. Oh yeah the Wii is the number one console in the United States of America. Fad?