Nintendo Switch 2 GameChat Transcribes Cuss Words

Summary

The Nintendo Switch 2’s GameChat allows for explicit speech-to-text transcription, including the F-bomb.
It will likely get fixed soon.
Now everyone will know how you feel when you get blue shelled.

The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally out, and if your console hasn’t been damaged by staples by GameStop, you’re probably making headway into Mario Kart World. Besides the massive roster and huge open world, one of the big features of the game is that you can video chat with your friend via GameChat. You can also drop the F-bomb if you get blue shelled right before the finish line.

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It seems the highly criticised GameChat feature, which requires you to buy a separate camera and have a Nintendo Switch Online subscription, doesn’t properly moderate its speech-to-text function. As pointed out by those who got their hands on it, the text shows the cuss word in all its glory, should you find the need to say it.

Who The Fudge Allowed This?

According to a BlueSky post by David Howe (via GamesRadar+), GameChat’s speech-to-text feature allowed for the F-bomb to show up while they were talking to other players. “Confirmed: you can say f*** in game chat speech-to-text,” said their post, along with a screenshot of the transcript. You can see the word in all its glory, thrice.

This seems like quite a slip up by Nintendo, of all manufacturers, as it prides itself in making games for the entire family. While the GameChat feature is already under fire for its expensive camera and horrible video resolution, this lapse further adds to the growing number of issues with the Switch 2.

There has already been a row over the price of the console, its accessories, as well as that of Mario Kart World. But, it seems all of that does not get you a moderated speech-to-text feature that filters out even the most common cuss word. You can be sure players are going to try all sorts of cuss words now.

Nintendo will probably address this issue pretty quickly with a patch that filters these words. However, it’s surprising that a feature such as GameChat didn’t launch with a moderation system in place already. Then again, online features have never been the strong suit of the manufacturer.