Reports have filtered through from American gamers who’ve managed to get their hands on the Wii Speak/Animal Crossing bundle. It appears as though pre-owned copies of the speech device will be rendered useless without a certain redeemable code which is needed to activate the Wii Speak Channel, which is a necessity if you wish to use the device. The code however cannot be replaced by Nintendo or your retailer if it is lost or stolen, leaving you the consumer with a unusable lump of plastic.

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