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| "Have you upgraded your scanner, ding-dong?" - Demonstration of Wii U Chat. |
One of the Wii U features Nintendo has been promoting is Wii U Chat, which allows people to make video calls to one another via the GamePad. Apparently if you are playing a game and there is an incoming video call, you will have to exit the game in order to answer it. This info comes from the latest edition of Iwata Asks. Here is brief exchange between Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and Fumihiko Tamiya of the company's Network Business Department.
Taimiya: First, when the other person is online with Wii U, and you call them, their Home Button will flash to let them know a call is coming in. If they open the Menu, they'll get a message telling them they have an in-coming call, and if they answer it, the Wii U Chat session begins.
Iwata: But they have to end the game they were playing, right?
Tamiya: Yes, they will have to end the game.
Iwata: There must be technical hurdles involved, but I hope this is an area that we can improve on in the future.
If you would like to read the Wii U Chat edition of Iwata Asks in its entirety, you can do so via the link below. The preceding quotes are on page 2 of the interview.
Wii U Chat - Iwata Asks
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