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Title: This contributor to CNN is probably fired by now.
Post by: Pugnate on Wednesday, June 06, 2012, 04:27:34 AM
Read this article on the WiiU and then the comments below.  :troll:

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/05/tech/gaming-gadgets/wii-u-demo-e3/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
Title: Re: This contributor to CNN is probably fired by now.
Post by: Cobra951 on Wednesday, June 06, 2012, 07:25:19 AM
Hmm, can't see any comments.  If it involves facebook or twitter, I don't think I can solve that either.
Title: Re: This contributor to CNN is probably fired by now.
Post by: idolminds on Wednesday, June 06, 2012, 07:51:29 AM
I didnt see the comments but yeah, that was pretty funny.
Title: Re: This contributor to CNN is probably fired by now.
Post by: ren on Wednesday, June 06, 2012, 03:23:06 PM
Is there something I'm missing here other than the grade two writing level?
Title: Re: This contributor to CNN is probably fired by now.
Post by: idolminds on Wednesday, June 06, 2012, 03:51:41 PM
They don't know the Wii U is a whole new console. They think its an addon controller for the Wii.
Title: Re: This contributor to CNN is probably fired by now.
Post by: ren on Wednesday, June 06, 2012, 04:14:18 PM
Haha, I read the whole thing and didn't notice
Title: Re: This contributor to CNN is probably fired by now.
Post by: gpw11 on Thursday, June 07, 2012, 11:44:32 PM
From the couple of comments I've seen, it seems like the article has been revised a few times and it's still kinda off.
Title: Re: This contributor to CNN is probably fired by now.
Post by: scottws on Friday, June 08, 2012, 03:11:41 AM
This is the best line:

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I can't envision players using the big screen for games when the small one is in their hands.

They did alter the article a bit, but now the author only sounds slightly mentally handicapped instead of full-blown tardo.
Title: Re: This contributor to CNN is probably fired by now.
Post by: Pugnate on Friday, June 08, 2012, 09:08:25 AM
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Post by: Pugnate on Friday, June 08, 2012, 09:10:01 AM
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Title: Re: This contributor to CNN is probably fired by now.
Post by: Pugnate on Friday, June 08, 2012, 09:13:50 AM
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I got my hands on the redesigned system, which was first previewed a year ago, after Nintendo's Electronic Entertainment Expo event in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Here are my first impressions:

First, the Wii U Game Pad. It is smaller than a tablet, but larger than your mobile phone. It doesn't feel heavy in the hands, and you will really have to try hard to snap it in two (not recommended). The Wii U Game Pad is part controller and part handheld console, and new games are expected to take advantage of both abilities

hahaha they did edit it! But the rest of the article does give some impression that he is still confused that the WiiU controller isn't the entire system. :P
Title: Re: This contributor to CNN is probably fired by now.
Post by: Cobra951 on Friday, June 08, 2012, 01:30:34 PM
Those reams of black bars remind me of how much I hate the new spoiler-display method.  Any chance of reverting to the old one?
Title: Re: This contributor to CNN is probably fired by now.
Post by: Pugnate on Friday, June 08, 2012, 04:28:57 PM
Yea I had forgotten that it was the black bars. Hate them too. The old one was awesome. You could just hide text! This looks really ugly.

I put them in spoilers because I didn't want all that text to flood this thread.
Title: Re: This contributor to CNN is probably fired by now.
Post by: idolminds on Friday, June 08, 2012, 05:27:18 PM
Sadly the old one wasnt updated to the latest board code.