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Ice Cream Maker 3.0?
If I recall correctly, it can also be used to make CC payments.
It always surprised me that there aren't any issues in sports like this. You got a team talking about a 200 million dollar contract, and weeks before it's official a insider has reported it as a done deal, I've always been shocked that someone like Ken Rosenthal can scoop a MLB team, but a video game reporter could get in trouble. Someone needs to get some sources, and not sign any NDA's.
Cheesecakebobby
Banned
I honestly got the impression he didn't realise he was breaking NDA, or forgot... still, that sort of negligence would get you sacked or at least disciplined in any number of professions.
I just imagine his reaction to have been "oh shit, what have I done?" rather than "oh shit, I got busted".
Ice Cream Sandwich?
Chet Rippo
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Free icecream!
He'll write a book about it. Or start a website. Watch and see. Gotta parlay that instant fame into something!
frankie_baby
Member
There's no way they'd allow the wii u to take nfc card payments
Why do you say that? I think it would be awesome.
any link on this?
GameplayWhore
Member
Holy crap, I didn't realize that making a simple animated gif was so draining. I'm fighting the urge to conk out in my chair so that I can get as far as submitting my OP. 
I wish there were some sort of NeoGAF scratchpad you could use to test making threads before actually "publishing" them. I worry about using the "Preview Post" because I might actually submit something while not yet done with the creation!
Wow, 1847 posts today.
I feel bad for the leaker. It was just a dumb mistake, and his punishment threatens to far outweigh the intention of the crime.
I wish there were some sort of NeoGAF scratchpad you could use to test making threads before actually "publishing" them. I worry about using the "Preview Post" because I might actually submit something while not yet done with the creation!
Wow, 1847 posts today.
I feel bad for the leaker. It was just a dumb mistake, and his punishment threatens to far outweigh the intention of the crime.
Perhaps I'm missing something obvious, but... Why not?
Rosenthal gets his info 2nd-hand. Most video game reporters get info direct from the companies themselves and sign NDAs accordingly. Thus, even if they report on a leak from another source, it exposes them to liability. Reporting on the Twitter leak is cool, though, because it doesn't trace to them at all, it's documented who actually leaked it. And EVERY news outlet made sure to specify where the information came from, you'll notice.
Cheesecakebobby
Banned
Why not? Don't underestimate little Timmy's ability to copy the numbers off of mummy's credit card. It just makes something that is already possible a little simpler.
At my university all the food and drink vending machines ONLY take NFC payments.
Edit: should specify that the NFC thing only takes money from a specific NFC account. You gotta use a machine to transfer funds from your normal account to your NFC account first, so if someone picks up your card they can't immediately go wild ordering 1000 Snickers bars unless you have put a huge amount of cash in the NFC account.
frankie_baby
Member
Awesome as I think it would be I just don't see credit card companies treating a game console as secure enough to accept nfc payments through
frankie_baby
Member
Wow where are you at uni
I don't see how security can be a problem when there are vending machines that accept nfc payments. If a vending machine can do it so can the Wii U
I'm going to guess that it's inclusion in the controller is more for CC transactions than for any other possible application. It keeps Nintendo from having to store CC information while keeping the option very simple.
It's more secure than having your CC information stored on a server where it can be stolen.
frankie_baby
Member
I don't see how security can be a problem when there are vending machines that accept nfc payments. If a vending machine can do it so can the Wii U
A vending machine containing credit card company approved readers and stuff
Cheesecakebobby
Banned
The Netherlands, I come from UK and was shocked cos I never used it before! Well, except briefly in Hong Kong/ Japan.
I Stalk Alone
Member
Thats what it is designed for and why they added it in the first place. You can probably even use your SUICA card or even your PASMO cards with it in Japan haha. NFC is widespread in Japan in many portable devices as well it is very widespread.
frankie_baby
Member
I'm not sure about other countries but there is a 15 pound limit for nfc sales in the uk
AceBandage
Banned
We would have seen it in two weeks.
It was very in vain.
Still, hope he can land on his feet some how.
In before active NFC tagged Pikachu figurines which will carry your virtual Nintendo money and that you would have to put on GameStop checkout machines
Oh, with the Pokemon theme song playing when you purchase something !
And at the same time, you'll do your most beautiful, ravaging, casanova, seducing smile (the one with sparkles), to the sexy mum waiting behind you.
We obviously NEED this !
This isn't technically an NFC sale, it's an online purchase with NFC used merely to speed through the CC entry procedure.
frankie_baby
Member
Wow that's really good, it seems like the only places that take nfc in the UK are a couple of sandwich and fast food chains, didn't realise Holland was ahead of us on that
Wario64 retweeted it on his twitter. I'd post a link but I'm on my phone.
I think the dude knew Nintendo showed off the controller at e3 last year, and figured it was okay to post a picture.
Analog sticks. Serious business.
I got ya. So you would basically have to know a reporter, agent, executive, and have that person willing to tell you info, and trust you enough that you wouldn't spill their name. Still I'm surprised there isn't anyone out there that hasn't gotten a huge connection, and milked it into a career as the number one video game insider, being ahead of signed NDA places like GI, and IGN.
Simple yes or no answer. Do you actually know anything "major and really surprising"?
Mr. MondayNight
Member
Android OS confirmed!
Cheesecakebobby
Banned
Nothing is stopping you from ripping out the chip and sticking it inside a Pikachu plushie!In before active NFC tagged Pikachu figurines which will carry your virtual Nintendo money and that you would have to put on GameStop checkout machines
Oh, with the Pokemon theme song playing every time you purchase something !
And at the same time, you'll do your most beautiful, ravaging, casanova, seducing smile (the one with sparkles), to the sexy mum waiting behind you.
We obviously NEED this !
Like this wizard
AceBandage
Banned
Major surprising things at e3 confirmed!!
There are extreme measures taken to find leakers in the tech industry as a whole, such as sending different prototypes to different places, so that things like leaked photography can be traced close enough to the origin for a company witch-hunt to begin. It's a risk that most people refuse to take, so "career insiders" just don't exist in the tech world.
No but if it was the case i wouldn't post it, unless it was already strongly guessworked with analysis/theorycrafting, repeated in a lot of threads, etc.
i think that was honest huh, i could have said "i know haptic-level things guyzzzzz, now i must sleep !" as some think i'm of that caliber ! /sob
shadyspace
Banned
Just had pretty mortifying experience. Can somebody bring me up to spend to make me feel better?
I was going to make another one, but I thought that two gifs of violent things being done to dudes with your avatar's head might send the wrong message...
Mind if I ask what's wrong? Have been having a pretty fucking disastrous month and a half now, and this day was kind of the cherry on top of it as well.
Hey ! IDEA TIME !
A NFC-Reader app for Wii U !
You'll put a NFC tagged dog found in the streets on the padlet, and it would give you its name, owner's location, etc !
So we should never expect major/really surprising Wii U info from you. That's all I need to know. Thanks.
At least he has to know something about Wii U game(s), perhaps unknown title(s) with details about their looking, gameplay etc... But I don't think he'll talk about that, ninjas are everywhere.
Cheesecakebobby
Banned
Or, use your dog to buy downloadable content for Call of Duty!
major yes, really surprising no
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