It may just be more for laughs, or something deeper underneath the surface.” Bots are now everywhere—they’re “the new app” according to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

Although bots just made their commercial debut last year, you can call already call up thousands of them on your voice, text, and messaging services.

That means they must now suffer the indignities unethical bosses inflict on their human assistants, especially sexual harassment.

As bots do more of our bidding, their algorithms are spending more time parrying flirtations, dodging personal questions, and dealing with darker forms of sexual harassment.

It also lets you match up with them directly in the game and voice chat with them too.

"For example, during a Private Battle, you can voice chat with all of the connected friends when you divide into teams, but once teams are set, voice chat is switched to communication only between teammates in the same team.

Not all assistants will take the same firm approach.

The way Nintendo is going about it, though, certainly is an odd one; I imagine creating a smart phone app is much cheaper than adding that functionality to a console, but we'll have to see how players take to this approach.

Do you think that voice chat will get players more invested in competitive gaming on the Switch?

" by allowing players to talk to each other directly in-game.

This will be done through an app for smart devices that will link with the game, allowing you to set up play appointments with friends and teammates through social media.