Honestly, this is great news. We will have separate in-game chat, seemingly WITH video, which is sweet. I won't use video chat personally unless it is outside a game, because eff using my bandwidth for that, but the in-game chat will be a welcome addition. Not only that, but they are innovating again with the power consumption idea. Nintendo has always aimed at being a low-power consumption console. With the way this patent is worded, they can make themselves, AND their consumers happy by enabling them to choose whether they want to use full-power mode with highest end graphics and every feature available, a middle-of the road power consumption mode where it seems like you will still have network connectivity but maybe fewer features running at the same time, and then a completely offline mode with minimal background features running for people who do not use the internet play. Nintendo is onto something here, and I couldn't be happier for them, I can't wait to see the final product!
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