convore.json/groups/take2/wii-u/messages.json

[{"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307496775.3427629, "message": "http://8.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/wii-u-gallery/1.jpg", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1331853}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307496909.721082, "message": "I held the controller for a bit today, it's really a lot bigger than I imagined. :\\\n\nIt was a little offputting at first, and almost derailed my status as seemingly the SOLE supporter of the damn thing. It's pretty comfy to hold though, it's surprisingly light, despite its size, it's not 360 ergonomic, but I can see it being fine for extended use (though who knows, really). It definitely holds better than, say, a DS lite.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1331883}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307496772.900188, "message": "http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/wii-u-controller.jpg", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1331851}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307496802.1186609, "message": "http://pix.gbatemp.net/254712/Wii%20U%20Specs.png", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1331861}, {"user_id": 32692, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307503784.8962009, "message": "Noooo thanks. 2012 is awfully late to achieve vague technological parity. And if the best thing you have is a huge, occasionally gimmicky controller, then ... yeah. Can you imagine skipping the 360 or PS3 version of Arkham City to play it on this thing (a year late)?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1332808}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307506017.1655359, "message": "http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y80/chiefmartinez/Random/haterszsqj.jpg?t=1292031871", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1333247}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307517101.0485201, "message": "I do agree that 2012 \u2014\u00a0probably late 2012 \u2014\u00a0is a bit late.  Having this console on the shelves at the end of this year would've been a minor coup.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1334532}, {"user_id": 32282, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307518249.5954299, "message": "And the stock market also says 'meh' - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-08/nintendo-falls-amid-questions-whether-new-console-can-repeat-wii-s-success.html", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1334639}, {"user_id": 32282, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307518477.343576, "message": "The big problem with this device is that there is no hook. Anyone could understand the selling point of the Wii or the 3DS. I have *no* idea what the selling point of this is, aside from a weird exotic controller which seems to have little to do with the games anyone wants to play, judging from the hands-on tech demos.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1334660}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307519542.8822479, "message": "You can play Arkham City in the bathroom.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1334734}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307518475.1776941, "message": "I've come to realise that Wall St. has NO IDEA how to judge tech stocks, so I wouldn't read too much into that.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1334657}, {"user_id": 31866, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307519905.5876601, "message": "@Neilan WIN!", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1334760}, {"user_id": 31866, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307520078.487339, "message": "Btw, theoretically, Sony could do exactly what the WiiUAeEie (I think that name needs more vowels) does with the PS3 + PSV.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1334768}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307520448.79597, "message": "WiiULaLiLuLeLo", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1334797}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307536402.311213, "message": "Look, guys, I'm an ambulance!!!\n\nWii U Wii U Wii U Wii U Wii U Wii U!!!", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1336495}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307537019.290648, "message": "*slap*  NOW you're just being SILLY.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1336567}, {"user_id": 31753, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307537115.7005191, "message": "Yes, I went there.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1336576}, {"user_id": 31753, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307536994.2862279, "message": "A Wiiumbulance.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1336564}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307538232.6201921, "message": "Here's a positive take on the Wii U (IS THAT YOU NEILAN?):\n\nhttp://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/hub8f/alright_wii_u_haters_ive_played_the_shit_out_of/", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1336740}, {"user_id": 32282, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307544791.5643649, "message": "Yes, Nintendo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKgPY1adc0A", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1337852}, {"user_id": 32692, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307544321.5355661, "message": "\"That brings me to the visuals. They're absolutely out of this world.\" Uh, nope.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1337753}, {"user_id": 33318, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307562804.620399, "message": "I dread the day Nintendo involves U2 to promote their NEXT next-Gen console.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1341668}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307599902.2731841, "message": "Proof that Wii U isn't just a Wii with an extra Gamecube duct-taped on: it won't play Cube games.\n\nhttp://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/08/wii-u-doesnt-play-gamecube-games/", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1346772}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307602573.172034, "message": "Nintendo's currently refusing to say whether or not more than one Wiipad can be used with a single console at the same time.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1346953}, {"user_id": 32057, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307607585.003664, "message": "Other places on the interwebs are saying only 1... :/", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1347307}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307607935.5230429, "message": "Damn.  I was expecting no GCN compatibility.  Still\u2026\u00a0:-|", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1347317}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307608232.0485539, "message": "Top comment on the Joystiq post:\n\n\u201cI don't know how to break the news to my tingle tracker.\u201d\n\n*snortgiggle*", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1347326}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307608353.0520051, "message": "@Noodle : The \"other places\" are making assumptions ;) All we know for sure is that no games are being shown off which uses two Wiipads at the same time, and Nintendo's not willing to clarify the issue at present. Yes, the signs point to only one controller at a time, but no-one has concrete information.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1347332}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307611331.330138, "message": "Reddit thinks this game will work on the Wii U:\n\nhttp://i.imgur.com/1uGgT.jpg", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1347618}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307630057.138072, "message": "Cute idea:\n\nhttp://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/1/3/6/9/2/3/4/Killer_Freaks_screen_versus_mode.jpg.jpg", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1350541}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307634215.368041, "message": "Seems the \"one controller\" thing is official.  But\u2026\u00a0also possibility of linking up with 3DS:\n\nhttp://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-06-09-only-one-wii-u-controller-per-console", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1351253}, {"user_id": 32692, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307691215.692997, "message": "The best game was probably the maze demo. One guy's running away from four other players (who use Wiimotes), and he's got a top-down view of the entire map on his controller. The others can only see what's in their immediate vicinity on the TV, and have to coordinate in order to catch the Wiipad player. It  was almost like a reversed version of Pac-Man Vs.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1358111}, {"user_id": 32692, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307690273.3425701, "message": "I played all the tech demos and Ghost Recon Online. I'll post some more detailed impressions later today, but just for starters:", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1357968}, {"user_id": 32692, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307690876.646647, "message": "The screen is much better than I expected. Sharp and vibrant! The circle pads aren't bad, but the face buttons are *horrible* and awkwardly placed. I liked the gyroscopic aiming in the little shooter tech demo, but it's nothing you won't find on the iPhone. \n\nI fell into a well despair when they started up the two-player drawing contest and it challenged us to draw a 1.5 inch straight line. You have to use a stylus (resistive touch screen, remember?), take turns (no multi-touch, dudes!) and, oh yes, play a game that could work on a DS. Orrrrr a piece of paper.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1358071}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307692395.028965, "message": "This is where I see it being powerful, \"exclusive\" player information in multiplayer contexts.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1358279}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307692398.4855199, "message": "Also this: http://ca.kotaku.com/5810573/finally-a-game-shows-what-the-wii-u-can-really-do", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1358280}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307695981.9935491, "message": "The resistive touch screen is a bit of a miss.  Let's hope they change that before launch\u2026  seeing as how they seemingly still have a lot of time.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1358737}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307695997.720516, "message": "Also, Kotaku, the best plural for \"Xbox\" you can come up with is \"Xboxs\"?  Really?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1358740}, {"user_id": 31753, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307696151.224849, "message": "Would be nice if they made it multitouch as well.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1358754}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307697259.259671, "message": "@Mr_V : With Kotaku, the answer is *always* \"Yes, really.\"", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1358933}, {"user_id": 35612, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307705088.613076, "message": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P07ADsteJPE", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1359764}, {"user_id": 35612, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1307705085.5377231, "message": "Another damn funny Wii U video.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1359763}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 38571, "date_created": 1309943834.6660521, "message": "So Nintendo has revealed some Wii U network details, and it appears they're going for a more Sony-like, uncontrolled approach where 3rd party publishers are free to use their own network infrastructure, rather than a more closed Xbox LIVE-style approach.\n\nhttp://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-07-06-nintendo-details-wii-u-online\n\nI find this surprising for two reasons:\n\n1)  IMHO, the LIVE approach as proved to offer the superior end-user experience *in general*, even though it locks out some innovative applications (e.g. Valve's Steam sync).\n\n2)  This is bloody *Nintendo* we're talking about.  They're bigger control freaks than Apple!", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1574147}]