<s>
Wii	B-Device
Speak	I-Device
is	O
a	O
microphone	B-Application
accessory	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
home	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connected	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
via	O
USB	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
device	O
can	O
be	O
placed	O
near	O
the	O
video	O
display	O
,	O
allowing	O
voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
to	O
be	O
conducted	O
with	O
the	O
entire	O
room	O
and	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
placed	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
sensor	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
features	O
an	O
LED	O
to	O
indicate	O
when	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
is	O
active	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Device
Speak	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
2008	O
E3	O
media	O
briefing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
separately	O
and	O
bundled	O
with	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
City	I-Device
Folk	I-Device
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Speak	O
accessory	O
is	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
embedded	O
microphone	B-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
GamePad	B-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Speak	O
hardware	O
is	O
still	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
is	O
designed	O
to	O
"	O
clearly	O
capture	O
many	O
different	O
voices	O
being	O
spoken	O
in	O
a	O
room	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
and	O
convey	O
that	O
over	O
the	O
Internet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Addressing	O
concerns	O
over	O
background	O
noise	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
placement	O
of	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
near	O
a	O
television	O
set	O
,	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
City	I-Device
Folk	I-Device
producer	O
Katsuya	O
Eguchi	O
states	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
filter	O
out	O
video	O
game	O
sound	O
from	O
the	O
audio	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
notes	O
that	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
noise	O
filtering	O
functionality	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Speak	O
is	O
"	O
very	O
good	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
contributing	O
to	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
switch	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
now	O
turns	O
on	O
only	O
when	O
a	O
compatible	O
game	O
wants	O
access	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
,	O
when	O
asked	O
why	O
the	O
device	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
bundled	O
with	O
City	B-Device
Folk	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	O
senior	O
managing	O
director	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
replied	O
that	O
cost	O
was	O
the	O
factor	O
behind	O
the	O
decision	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
some	O
users	O
may	O
prefer	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
without	O
a	O
microphone	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
others	O
may	O
want	O
to	O
use	O
Wii	B-Device
Speak	I-Device
who	O
are	O
not	O
interested	O
in	O
buying	O
City	B-Device
Folk	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
with	O
previous	O
statements	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
later	O
revealed	O
that	O
a	O
bundle	O
of	O
Wii	B-Device
Speak	I-Device
and	O
City	B-Device
Folk	I-Device
would	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
Wii	B-Device
Speak	I-Device
would	O
have	O
its	O
own	O
Wii	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Speak	O
Channel	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
for	O
download	O
by	O
a	O
16-digit	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Download	O
Ticket	O
,	O
included	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Speak	O
package	O
upon	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
who	O
enter	O
the	O
16-digit	O
code	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
are	O
allowed	O
to	O
download	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Speak	O
Channel	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
for	O
any	O
reason	O
,	O
the	O
download	O
ticket	O
was	O
lost	O
or	O
used	O
on	O
another	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
users	O
could	O
obtain	O
a	O
new	O
download	O
ticket	O
via	O
email	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
launch	O
,	O
customers	O
could	O
download	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Speak	O
Channel	O
Download	O
Assistant	O
,	O
a	O
channel	O
which	O
gave	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Speak	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
channel	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
chat	B-Protocol
in	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
rooms	O
with	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Friends	O
using	O
Wii	B-Device
Speak	I-Device
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
users	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
leave	O
audio	O
messages	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
message	O
board	O
for	O
other	O
users	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
make	O
audio	O
captions	O
for	O
their	O
stored	O
photos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Speak	O
channel	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
"	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
no	O
use	O
,	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Mode	O
has	O
no	O
friend	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Speak	O
peripheral	O
itself	O
does	O
function	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
with	O
games	O
that	O
support	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Speak	O
channel	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
discontinued	O
and	O
download	O
codes	O
that	O
are	O
used	O
just	O
give	O
an	O
error	O
message	O
about	O
the	O
channel	O
being	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Speak	O
Channel	O
ceased	O
functionality	O
after	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
since	O
the	O
free	O
Nintendo	O
Wi-Fi	O
Connection	O
service	O
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Speak	O
Channel	O
is	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Chat	B-Protocol
video	O
chat	B-Protocol
app	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
