Sumo further explains lack of Wii U voice chat in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed won’t support voice chat on Wii U. Executive producer Steve Lycett briefly discussed the decision, but has since provided a more in-depth explanation about the missing feature.
Here’s what he had to say:
“…Bear in mind Voice chat is only supported by third party peripherals and then only on the GamePad. Given we felt only a select few players would therefore go buy said peripheral and it meant only one player being able to chat, we opted to spend the time and effort on features more players would enjoy.
“We’ve hardly rushed it out, we’ve attempted to support as many WiiU specifics as we can via the 5 player splitscreen both off and online, WiiU specific game modes, Mii’s with a unique vehicle and more.
“You make these calls with a launch title as you don’t know what kind of uptake a given feature has. Besides, lack of voice chat never hurt Mario Kart Wii eh? :P”
