-        video_title = video_info.find('.//title').text
-        video_extension = video_info.find('.//movie_type').text
-        video_format = video_extension.upper()
-        video_thumbnail = video_info.find('.//thumbnail_url').text
-        video_description = video_info.find('.//description').text
-        video_uploader_id = video_info.find('.//user_id').text
-        video_upload_date = unified_strdate(video_info.find('.//first_retrieve').text.split('+')[0])
-        video_view_count = video_info.find('.//view_counter').text
-        video_webpage_url = video_info.find('.//watch_url').text
-
-        # uploader
-        video_uploader = video_uploader_id
-        url = 'http://seiga.nicovideo.jp/api/user/info?id=' + video_uploader_id
-        try:
-            user_info = self._download_xml(
-                url, video_id, note=u'Downloading user information')
-            video_uploader = user_info.find('.//nickname').text
-        except (compat_urllib_error.URLError, compat_http_client.HTTPException, socket.error) as err:
-            self._downloader.report_warning(u'Unable to download user info webpage: %s' % compat_str(err))
+        title = xpath_text(video_info, './/title')
+        if not title:
+            title = self._og_search_title(webpage, default=None)
+        if not title:
+            title = self._html_search_regex(
+                r'<span[^>]+class="videoHeaderTitle"[^>]*>([^<]+)</span>',
+                webpage, 'video title')
+
+        watch_api_data_string = self._html_search_regex(
+            r'<div[^>]+id="watchAPIDataContainer"[^>]+>([^<]+)</div>',
+            webpage, 'watch api data', default=None)
+        watch_api_data = self._parse_json(watch_api_data_string, video_id) if watch_api_data_string else {}
+        video_detail = watch_api_data.get('videoDetail', {})
+
+        extension = xpath_text(video_info, './/movie_type')
+        if not extension:
+            extension = determine_ext(video_real_url)
+
+        thumbnail = (
+            xpath_text(video_info, './/thumbnail_url') or
+            self._html_search_meta('image', webpage, 'thumbnail', default=None) or
+            video_detail.get('thumbnail'))
+
+        description = xpath_text(video_info, './/description')
+
+        timestamp = parse_iso8601(xpath_text(video_info, './/first_retrieve'))
+        if not timestamp:
+            match = self._html_search_meta('datePublished', webpage, 'date published', default=None)
+            if match:
+                timestamp = parse_iso8601(match.replace('+', ':00+'))
+        if not timestamp and video_detail.get('postedAt'):
+            timestamp = parse_iso8601(
+                video_detail['postedAt'].replace('/', '-'),
+                delimiter=' ', timezone=datetime.timedelta(hours=9))
+
+        view_count = int_or_none(xpath_text(video_info, './/view_counter'))
+        if not view_count:
+            match = self._html_search_regex(
+                r'>Views: <strong[^>]*>([^<]+)</strong>',
+                webpage, 'view count', default=None)
+            if match:
+                view_count = int_or_none(match.replace(',', ''))
+        view_count = view_count or video_detail.get('viewCount')
+
+        comment_count = int_or_none(xpath_text(video_info, './/comment_num'))
+        if not comment_count:
+            match = self._html_search_regex(
+                r'>Comments: <strong[^>]*>([^<]+)</strong>',
+                webpage, 'comment count', default=None)
+            if match:
+                comment_count = int_or_none(match.replace(',', ''))
+        comment_count = comment_count or video_detail.get('commentCount')
+
+        duration = (parse_duration(
+            xpath_text(video_info, './/length') or
+            self._html_search_meta(
+                'video:duration', webpage, 'video duration', default=None)) or
+            video_detail.get('length'))
+
+        webpage_url = xpath_text(video_info, './/watch_url') or url
+
+        if video_info.find('.//ch_id') is not None:
+            uploader_id = video_info.find('.//ch_id').text
+            uploader = video_info.find('.//ch_name').text
+        elif video_info.find('.//user_id') is not None:
+            uploader_id = video_info.find('.//user_id').text
+            uploader = video_info.find('.//user_nickname').text
+        else:
+            uploader_id = uploader = None
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'url': video_real_url,
+            'title': title,
+            'ext': extension,
+            'format_id': 'economy' if video_real_url.endswith('low') else 'normal',
+            'thumbnail': thumbnail,
+            'description': description,
+            'uploader': uploader,
+            'timestamp': timestamp,
+            'uploader_id': uploader_id,
+            'view_count': view_count,
+            'comment_count': comment_count,
+            'duration': duration,
+            'webpage_url': webpage_url,
+        }
+
+
+class NiconicoPlaylistIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?nicovideo\.jp/mylist/(?P<id>\d+)'
+
+    _TEST = {
+        'url': 'http://www.nicovideo.jp/mylist/27411728',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '27411728',
+            'title': 'AKB48のオールナイトニッポン',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 225,
+    }
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        list_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, list_id)
+
+        entries_json = self._search_regex(r'Mylist\.preload\(\d+, (\[.*\])\);',
+                                          webpage, 'entries')
+        entries = json.loads(entries_json)
+        entries = [{
+            '_type': 'url',
+            'ie_key': NiconicoIE.ie_key(),
+            'url': ('http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/%s' %
+                    entry['item_data']['video_id']),
+        } for entry in entries]