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Billkwando
06/05/09

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Ooh! I forgot one!

"We all know that Lee is the right person to give this project proper prenatal care."

That's it! I'm out!

*drops mic*
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Billkwando
06/05/09

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Why didn't Microsoft just tell us up front, @ E3, that they're on the mutha fucka, and that they'd be sending The Wolf directly?

I'd much rather have Lee AT Microsoft, rather than him having to tell us after the fact, over Youtube, how to make Natal work correctly because Microsoft was too dumb to hire him.

An added bonus for him is that working in Applied Sciences qualifies him for a future position at Wayne Enterprises.
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slimky
06/05/09

@Billkwando bought his tickets for Hyde's US tour:

Hmmmm....

If you read carefully the article, it clearly says that M. Lee is hired by Microsoft. On his personnal web site, he clearly says that he's working for "Microsoft - Applied Sciences".

Nonetheless, it's great to see such a talented individual working in the gaming industry. It gives a lot of credibility to the Natal project.
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Billkwando
06/05/09

@slimky: Your post leaves me wordsless. Which of the jokes didn't you get? 1, 2, or 3?
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svetlana
06/04/09

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I do remember him! Him and his head tracking video. I got older relatives who don't give a fig about gaming to come away from that murmuring about how skilled some youngsters actually were. I suppose he already worked for MS when he made those videos, but as I rather doubt MS sat around hurling money at him for the fiddling and youtubing of said [awesome!] fiddling, it's still cool. I'm glad he gets to work with the guts of stuff he clearly loves.
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Mister Jack got an iPod Touch!
06/04/09

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You know, it's nice that someone took notice of all that impressive skill he was demonstrating on youtube with his modifications of the wiimote and whatnot. Good for you, Lee.
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D0RC
06/04/09

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We need to terminate him before its too late!?!
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SansSanity
06/04/09

@D0RC: Yeah let's get all anti-Skynet on his ass
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Noodle-Works
06/04/09

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good job nintendo. you should have kiddnapped this guy as soon as that video hit and hired him on the spot. he is asian just like you! perfect!

now Microsoft has him and is using all his fantastic ideas for dull drab halo games. YAWN.

how, pray tell, are you going to actually make gamers excited again, Nintendo?

*sigh*
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NeVeRMoRe666
06/04/09

@Noodle-Works: Yeah, I don't really know what to do with your post. It could be offensive if it didn't border on idiocracy...

Last I checked, Reggis and Cammie weren't asian...
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PunkyChipsAhoy
06/04/09

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All i want from project Natal is the ability to beat the shit out of digital hookers with my bare hands.
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SansSanity
06/04/09

@PunkyChipsAhoy: I have been thinking about this since the MS conference and it seem that whether it revolutionizes games or not, all these motion sensing technologies will revolutionize the porn industry for sure
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OmegaArchetype
06/04/09

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Ahhh....so he's the one responsible for the fall of gaming as we know it.

"To the pits!?"

Angry Gamers: "TO THE PITS!!!!"
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Komrade Kayce
06/04/09

@OmegaArchetype:

No. If anything, hes the sort of guy that was handed a bunch of toys he was told to 'have fun with' and rather than play dollhouse, he welded them all together to make a megazord.
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bigman88zz
06/04/09

@Komrade Kayce - Soviet Attack Dog: how can you weld plastic?
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NeVeRMoRe666
06/05/09

@bigman88zz: Dude, did you see what he did with the Wii? If he wants to weld plastic, build a megazord, turn water into wine or change the entire space-time continuum, he'll find a way.
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NeVeRMoRe666
06/04/09

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Looks like Nintendo missed the boat on this one...
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Komrade Kayce
06/04/09

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This lends some pretty serious credence to what MS is doing. Johnny Lee's stuff was revolutionary with the Wii-motes.

Microsoft having half a brain to pick him up bodes well.
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NeVeRMoRe666
06/04/09

@Komrade Kayce - Soviet Attack Dog: I think this sums it up quite well:

"Xbox and Microsoft deserve an enormous amount of credit for taking on such an ambitious project. It's one thing to say "Wouldn't it be cool if…", but it's another thing entirely to say, "let's dedicate the resources to really make it happen inventing whatever needs to be invented along the way." I have to say it's pretty neat building the future -from procrastineering blog

I AM SO EXCITED!
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Orian
06/04/09

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Ah, so, a guy with absolutely no game design or development training is working on the part that is supposed to make it workable in games. Great. Really gonna help. I mean, his head tracking Wiimote revelation was so useful it's being used in dozens of games... oh wait. It's not.
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Komrade Kayce
06/04/09

@Orian:

You know personal computers existed for years, relatively unknown, before they got marketed and sold to everyone on the face of the earth, right?
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NeVeRMoRe666
06/04/09

@Orian: That's a logical fallacy. Just because its not being used doesn't mean its not useful. Perhaps no one has taken advantage of it yet? I'm glad Microsoft realized the potential here. For someone that doesn't have the background but yet being ingenious enough to do what he did, I can't imagine what he could do when he works with Microsoft.
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Go Go Gadget: Guttah Trash!
06/04/09

@Orian: This dude sounds bitter as fuck that Microsoft netted Lee for their team instead of either for PS3 or Wii. Either that, or lame troll is lame and should waddle back to his bridge.
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NeVeRMoRe666
06/04/09

@Go Go Gadget: Thugmunk: Or straight up jealousy. Maybe Mr.Lee got the job and Mr.Orian's still up on youtube peddling his vidz...

:(
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SansSanity
06/04/09

@Orian: I guess it's true what they say, you can always find somebody to rain on a brilliant person's parade on the internet. I would recommend you not get involved in any business unless you know each and every bit of it.
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mewlink64
06/04/09

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Has he always worked for Microsoft even when he was doing those Wii creations, or did Microsoft snatch him up? Whomever has Lee has the power...
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Comatose Turtle
06/04/09

@mewlink64: They snatched him up but quick. I think he's been dropping hints about Natal for a while now.
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NeoAkira
06/04/09

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It means MS knows what they're fucking doing. I just natal is as good as all the promises floating around.
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NeoAkira
06/04/09

@NeoAkira:

*just hope
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rip
06/04/09

@NeoAkira: It means Microsoft is still great at poaching talent from competitors.
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NeVeRMoRe666
06/04/09

@rip: Err...He wasn't working for any competitors.
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NeoAkira
06/04/09

@rip:

Even if that were true, wouldn't that reinforce the idea that they know what they're doing?
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ithyphallus, bonks morrigan
06/04/09

@NeoAkira: i just natal the whole thing!
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NeoAkira
06/05/09

@ithyphallus of his own will recommends Kotaco! [twitter.com]:

:( I tried to correct it.
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captain zach america
06/04/09

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It means we are impressed^2.

but I'm not because I heard that the Milo thing was coded and isn't exactly free roaming.
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(Zombie) Jölan
06/04/09

@zachncheeze: how is that a surprise? additionally wouldn't that be an issue with Milo's code, not Natal itself?
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NeVeRMoRe666
06/04/09

@zachncheeze: I think Natal will go as far as Microsoft is willing to take it. They not only have the resources (duh its M$ for a reason) but now they have the talent. If they're serious, they could definitely make this work.
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