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"Not E3" 2022 Predict-a-ton!
 
To start things off, I must apologize for the lateness on this game’s release. With E3 officially dead, the whole cadence of the month has been a bit off. As of this post, Nintendo hasn’t even announced they’re doing anything at this time frame. However after watching some of the other presentations, I realized we should still give it a shot in case Nintendo surprises us with a Nintendo Direct on a very short notice. Thus, the ‘participation’ period for this year’s Predict-a-ton is from now until a Nintendo Direct starts, whether that’s this coming week or later. I sure hope they do one for Tuesday or Wednesday this week (which is my suspicion). I suppose there’s no harm in keeping the game alive until the next Direct, so long as I cancel out anything that ends up becoming determined ahead of time. So enough rambling, Let’s-a-go!

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Here are four sets of statements. Pick all of them you think will come TRUE. (choose as many as you like eg. A3, A6, B5, C9, D10…)

Make your choices in a prudent manner! Each category is more valuable but also becomes increasingly risky. A correct pick means you WIN those points. An incorrect pick means you LOSE those points. This means you might even end up with a negative score, but you may just succeed with the highest total instead!

Please post your predictions as soon as possible, as we simply don’t know when the next Nintendo Direct will be. It could be in 24 hours, 72 hours, or 4 weeks from now… but don’t wait!

It proves to vote early though as any statements that are confirmed ahead of the presentation will be locked and no-longer viable for new pickers.

This one's obvious but NO editing. Your initial vote is your final vote, so make it count!

For the purposes of this challenge, ALL information that comes out during the course of the show will be taken into account. With this very non-standard year, this period will mean a standard Nintendo Direct and/or any Treehouse/sub-(but general) Directs that get announced during a core presentation. For example, if Nintendo had a Nintendo Direct on Tuesday, a Treehouse Live on Wednesday, and then announced an Indie-one next week, we wouldn’t finish tallying things until that last direct was finished.

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A) Expected : 2 pts

01) Mario Strikers: Battle League DLC Explained

02) New Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC Courses Coming In June

03) Bayonetta 3 Release Date confirmed

04) New amiibo revealed

05) Splatoon 3 Trailer

06) Two or more new Nintendo-exclusive Nindies announced (timed exclusive OK)


07) Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp gets a new date

08) A new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Sequel

09) Nintendo’s core presentation features over 30 different games

10) Trailer for the Super Mario Bros. Movie Shown


B) Rumored : 4 pts

01) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gets an unveiled title and/or release date

02) Mario Party Superstars DLC Announced

03) Daisy confirmed for Mario Strikers: Battle League

04) SteamWorld-related Gaming News

05) Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope gets a Release Date

06) New Main-line Fire Emblem Game Revealed

07) Nintendo Switch Online adds a New Console type

08) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and/or The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess get Switch Releases

09) Pokken Tournament 2 Unveiled

10) Additional Sports (besides Golf) coming to Nintendo Switch Sports


C) High risk : 6 pts

01) New 18+ Nintendo LEGO set unveiled

02) New Metroid Prime 4 Trailer

03) New improvements to the Nintendo Online App

04) Hollow Knight: Silk Song gets a release date

05) The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons Remake Announced

06) Classic ‘Non-Nintendo’ franchise sees a Switch port

07) New Characters also coming as part of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course DLC

08) New ‘Mario-based’ RPG unveiled

09) Game which released over 18 months ago receives substantial new surprise DLC

10) New Themes for the Switch System


D) MEGATON : 10 pts

01) Some kind of new special edition or promo Nintendo Switch hardware

02) Metroid Prime 4 confirmed for 2023

03) New core Super Mario title announced (platformer)

04) GameBoy Mini console is unveiled

05) Xbox Collaboration: New Banjo-Kazooie and/or Goldeneye Game

06) Super Mario Bros. 35 Returns from the dead!

07) Monolith Soft’s new IP Revealed

08) Animal Crossing DLC will continue!

09) Nintendo announces a cross-over promotion with either Fortnite or Fall Guys

10) Super Mario RPG hits the NSO Service

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Bonus Prediction : (OPTIONAL)

These franchises haven't seen a new game entry in a while. WIN or LOSE 50 points by picking one to be announced. Remember, this is optional!

Choose from: 1080 Snowboarding, Banjo-Kazooie (via Microsoft), Donkey Kong, Duck Hunt, Earthbound, Eternal Darkness, Excite, F-Zero, Golden Sun, Ice Climbers, Kid Icarus, NES Remix, Nintendogs, Paper Mario, Pikmin, Professor Layton, Punch-Out!!, Rhythm Heaven, Ring Fit, Star Fox, Star Tropics, Wario Land, Wave Race, Wii Fit.

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GOOD LUCK!

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This year is once again expanded to a few places that aren’t NegativeWorld.org, so please post in this thread if you’re seeing this via that website. If you’re seeing this via Twitter, Discord, etc, just use the Google Forms. Thank you!

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06/13/22, 02:13    Edited: 06/29/22, 03:54
 
   
 
Oh sweet, I love these! Especially since I crushed it last year! Thanks for making another, but I'll have to submit my guesses a bit later when I have a minute.
06/13/22, 04:44   
A) Expected : 2 pts

01) Mario Strikers: Battle League DLC Explained
05) Splatoon 3 Trailer
07) Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp gets a new date
08) A new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Sequel

B) Rumored : 4 pts

01) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gets an unveiled title and/or release date
03) Daisy confirmed for Mario Strikers: Battle League
05) Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope gets a Release Date

A couple of options I didn't choose were very tempting, but settled on just the above. Thanks for doing this!
06/13/22, 20:13   
Thanks for doing this again, Fink! Hopefully, they actually have a Direct. Dropping that Fire Emblem demo out of nowhere seemed like a bad omen...

On to the carnage:

A) Expected : 2 pts

02) New Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC Courses Coming In June

03) Bayonetta 3 Release Date confirmed

05) Splatoon 3 Trailer

08) A new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Sequel

10) Trailer for the Super Mario Bros. Movie Shown


B) Rumored : 4 pts

01) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gets an unveiled title and/or release date

06) New Main-line Fire Emblem Game Revealed

08) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and/or The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess get Switch Releases

10) Additional Sports (besides Golf) coming to Nintendo Switch Sports


C) High risk : 6 pts

02) New Metroid Prime 4 Trailer

06) Classic ‘Non-Nintendo’ franchise sees a Switch port


D) MEGATON : 10 pts

01) Some kind of new special edition or promo Nintendo Switch hardware

02) Metroid Prime 4 confirmed for 2023

03) New core Super Mario title announced (platformer)

10) Super Mario RPG hits the NSO Service

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Bonus Prediction : (OPTIONAL)

Donkey Kong, Ring Fit, Wave Race

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GO BIG OR GO HOME, BABY!
06/13/22, 22:48   
Edited: 06/13/22, 22:48
A) Expected : 2 pts

01) Mario Strikers: Battle League DLC Explained

04) New amiibo revealed

05) Splatoon 3 Trailer

06) Two or more new Nintendo-exclusive Nindies announced (timed exclusive OK)

07) Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp gets a new date

08) A new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Sequel

10) Trailer for the Super Mario Bros. Movie Shown


Yup that's all I'm predicting this year. While I would love to finally see Metroid Prime 4, I've been burned too many times at this point. Maybe next year.
06/15/22, 03:10   
A) Expected : 2 pts
01) Mario Strikers: Battle League DLC Explained
05) Splatoon 3 Trailer
06) Two or more new Nintendo-exclusive Nindies announced (timed exclusive OK)
07) Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp gets a new date

B) Rumored : 4 pts
10) Additional Sports (besides Golf) coming to Nintendo Switch Sports

C) High risk : 6 pts
02) New Metroid Prime 4 Trailer

Bonus Prediction : (OPTIONAL)
New Pikmin
06/15/22, 04:53   
Edited: 06/15/22, 04:54
A) Expected : 2 pts

01) Mario Strikers: Battle League DLC Explained

02) New Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC Courses Coming In June

03) Bayonetta 3 Release Date confirmed

05) Splatoon 3 Trailer

08) A new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Sequel

09) Nintendo’s core presentation features over 30 different games


B) Rumored : 4 pts

01) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gets an unveiled title and/or release date

03) Daisy confirmed for Mario Strikers: Battle League

05) Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope gets a Release Date

07) Nintendo Switch Online adds a New Console type


C) High risk : 6 pts

02) New Metroid Prime 4 Trailer

06) Classic ‘Non-Nintendo’ franchise sees a Switch port


D) MEGATON : 10 pts

02) Metroid Prime 4 confirmed for 2023
06/15/22, 05:24   
My picks. And yes, I corrected the missing '2' in the B01 category. I think people understand what I'm going for though.

A) Expected : 2 pts

01) Mario Strikers: Battle League DLC Explained

02) New Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC Courses Coming In June

03) Bayonetta 3 Release Date confirmed

04) New amiibo revealed

05) Splatoon 3 Trailer

07) Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp gets a new date

08) A new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Sequel

09) Nintendo’s core presentation features over 30 different games


B) Rumored : 4 pts

01) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 gets an unveiled title and/or release date

03) Daisy confirmed for Mario Strikers: Battle League

05) Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope gets a Release Date

06) New Main-line Fire Emblem Game Revealed

07) Nintendo Switch Online adds a New Console type

10) Additional Sports (besides Golf) coming to Nintendo Switch Sports


C) High risk : 6 pts

02) New Metroid Prime 4 Trailer

04) Hollow Knight: Silk Song gets a release date


D) MEGATON : 10 pts

10) Super Mario RPG hits the NSO Service
06/15/22, 23:12   
I can't believe BotW2 trailer is only worth 2 points, next one has to be a name and story trailer - I'd go home happy with that alone!

Thanks for coming through with the annual 'thon, Fink! It's still a good format. ^__^


A) Expected : 2 pts

02) New Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC Courses Coming In June

04) New amiibo revealed

05) Splatoon 3 Trailer

08) A new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Sequel


B) Rumored : 4 pts

01) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gets an unveiled title and/or release date

06) New Main-line Fire Emblem Game Revealed

10) Additional Sports (besides Golf) coming to Nintendo Switch Sports


C) High risk : 6 pts

02) New Metroid Prime 4 Trailer

04) Hollow Knight: Silk Song gets a release date

06) Classic ‘Non-Nintendo’ franchise sees a Switch port


D) MEGATON : 10 pts

03) New core Super Mario title announced (platformer)


Tempted to gamble 50P for Pikmin as a bonus title but I'm starting to think it's going to skip the Switch now. So I'll play it safe.
06/19/22, 01:49   
Rumor is the next Nintendo Direct is June 29th!
06/20/22, 04:43   
When is your voting here @GameDadGrant?

;)

Unless you did via the Google Forms page. I haven't checked those results in a bit.
06/20/22, 05:08   
I'm with @GameDadGrant, I'll be making an INFORMED prediction closer to the expected date!
06/20/22, 16:38   
DK and Earthbound (Grezzo remake) games both seem like gambles that are within the realms of possibility. Pikmin would be so welcome though, I'm baffled by Nintendo's clear enthusiasm for the franchise and then long, long periods of silence.
06/21/22, 19:31   
Edited: 06/21/22, 19:32
@Infinitywave

Have there been any rumblings of an Earthbound remake? I feel like people have been talking about another Donkey Kong for years now, but Earthbound seems totally out there.
06/22/22, 18:11   
Edited: 06/22/22, 18:11
I'm going to rub some salt in the wound and predict that there will not be a June Direct.
06/24/22, 02:14   
Rumors seem solid there will be but are now leaning more towards something smaller than we usually see in June...
06/24/22, 20:09   
I do want to post here, but I don't want to jump the gun until we actually get one confirmed. It bothers me that we haven't had one yet this late in June...
06/24/22, 22:06   
My thing is if there was a June Direct we wouldn't have had the Xenoblade one until afterwards so they could announce the Xenoblade Direct during the June direct.
06/25/22, 00:22   
@pokepal148

I don't think that really matters. They're clearly changing things up and they've done many game or topic-specific directs which weren't announced in core Nintendo Directs.

It's crazy though that we're a few days away from finding out if Alanah Pearce was actually right.
06/25/22, 03:14   
Hero_Of_Hyrule said:
@Infinitywave

Have there been any rumblings of an Earthbound remake? I feel like people have been talking about another Donkey Kong for years now, but Earthbound seems totally out there.

It's probably only fan rumblings. We know Grezzo are working on a mystery RPG. They already did such a cool job bringing a 2D classic into the 3D modern era while still having bags of charm and retaining the original gameplay, so people are speculating about Earthbound.
06/25/22, 13:47   
Multiple places/sources are now saying Mini Direct focused on Partners, like the infamous ones we had four of in 2020 instead of the good stuff.

welp
06/25/22, 21:45   
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