It's almost that time again, gamers' Christmas!

At 9am PST, on Tuesday June 5th the Wii U will finally be showcased with actual high-def Nintendo software and a full disclosure of its features. We're expecting impressive 3rd party reveals, fresh 3DS announcements too and all kinds of surprises.

Think you know Nintendo?

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Here are four sets of statements. Simply pick whichever ones you think will come true! (choose as many as you like eg. A01, A03, A09, A13, B02, B03, B04, C5... etc.).

But choose wisely! 2 pointers are very likely to happen, 10 pointers are the big gambles. For each statement you'll either win or lose that number of points depending on how the show plays out. That means guess incorrectly too many times and you'll end up with a negative score and have to live with the shame for the rest of the year. ;p

Please post your predictions by the end of the 4th.

No editing.

We will gray out any statements that are officially confirmed in advanced of the conference and you won't be able to pick them after that, so it might help to get your guesses in early!



A) Most Likely : 2pts

01) Pre-show music = Wii will, Wii will, Rock U

02) Wii U is the name, deal with it

03) Reggie, Miyamoto, Iwata present

04) Nintendo emphasizes "deep" support for the gaming core

05) Wii U's final tablet design is what we saw on the twitter leak

06) Clickable sticks

07) Analog triggers

08) The Wii U's North American release date will be announced

09) No specs

10) No price

11) The Wii U's technical power isn't measured against the 360/PS3 in a precise way

12) Pikmin 3 trailer!

13) New Super Mario Bros. Wii 2 (or NSMB Mii) for launch

14) No mention of Zelda Wii U

15) No mention of Unreal 4 Engine

16) High profile 3rd party ports showcase the tablet controller

17) Luigi's Mansion 2 gets a release date

18) Animal Crossing 3DS gets a release date

19) Paper Mario 3DS gets a release date

20) Fire Emblem: Awakening gets a release date

21) New 3DS color/s

22) Conference ends with a surprise Wii U title

23) Pikmin 3 playable

24) Project CARS playable

25) New Super Mario Bros. Mii playable on show floor

26) Reggie looks like he wants to slap Geoff Keighley after a stupid question




B) Maybe : 4pts

01) Wii U to have a pack-in game

02) Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 for Wii U

03) Retro's new project is shown/trailered!

04) BioShock Infinite for Wii U

05) Wii U Sports!

06) Resident Evil 6 for Wii U

07) High profile 3rd party ports demonstrate graphical superiority over 360/PS3

08) Pikmin 3 to be a launch title

09) Killer Freaks to be a launch title

10) 5th Cell announces a launch title for the Wii U

11) An original 3DS Zelda game!

12) An original 3DS Metroid game!

13) Retro is making Metroid Prime 4 (or other pure Metroid game)

14) Nintendo shows a 1st party game that uses near field communication (NFC)

15) Batman: Arkham Asylum gets new features/content on the tablet

16) Darksiders II gets new features/content on the tablet

17) 3DS Castlevania is shown

18) Hi-def Zelda compilation on Wii U

19) DS titles in the Wii U's virtual console

20) GameCube titles in the Wii U's virtual console

21) Wii Motion+ and Nunchuk bundled with every Wii U

22) User created content highlighted for future Wii U games

23) DLC and patching capability from launch

24) Monster Games bring a new racer

25) Wii U/3DS connectivity is demonstrated

26) Netflix/Hulu services highlighted for tablet and TV

27) A brand new 'evergreen' casual game for the 3DS

28) WIi U Fit

29) Wii U to launch in November

30) Mario Kart Wii U teaser

31) US version of Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney shown!

32) Epic Mickey 2 gets Wii U version

33) Tablet controller can be used as eBook reader

34) Reggie actually strikes Geoff Keighley, could be a playful tap




C) I guess it's possible... : 6 pts

01) The Wii U's operating system co-designed by Google

02) A secret feature of the Wii U hardware is revealed

03) Teaser trailer for Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS

04) Two tablets can be used at the same time

05) Valve game/services announced for Wii U

06) Wuhu Island is built into the console

07) Street Pass portable device for Wii U

08) Online system roughly equivalent to MS/Sony's machines

09) Exclusive new Resident Evil game for Wii U

10) Monolith Soft's new game is shown

11) GTA V

12) Wii U's price is announced as under $300

13) Wii U's price is announced as over $300

14) Dragon Quest X - hi-def Wii U version seen for the first time!

15) New teaser for an actual Wii U Zelda

16) Exclusive Final Fantasy 25th anniversary game for U/3DS

17) Wii U to feature achievements

18) Ability to transfer your Wii VC and WiiWare titles to the Wii U

19) Wiimote to have improved technology

20) Improved sensor bar

21) Nintendo introduces a brand new IP

22) Asynchronous multiplayer showcased in a new Nintendo published title

23) Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask remake for 3DS announced

24) WaveRace returns!

25) Crytek support

26) A new 3D Mario title from EAD Tokyo!

27) Design your own Mario levels with the tablet and share online

28) Official Nintendo hard drive for the Wii U

29) The tablet range is confirmed to be more than your living room

30) Wii U to launch before November

31) Eminem

32) Wii U's touchscreen to have tactile feedback

33) Retro's game playable on the showfloor!

34) Reggie dragon suplexes Geoff Keighley onto a balance board




D) MEGATON : 10 pts

01) Mario and Sonic platformer/adventure game!

02) Android Market for Wii U

03) 3DS Lite

04) Pokemon MMO

05) Some Nintendo games to be playable on non-Nintendo hardware

06) Square-Enix announces a Nintendo IP project

07) An online-centric 1st party game is announced

08) The return of F-Zero

09) Steam on Wii U

10) Eternal Darkness 2

11) Retro's game an original IP

12) Monster Hunter 4 - Quatro (or sequel) for Wii U

13) Vitality Sensor lives!

14) The show begins as Miyamoto plays the tablet like a keytar: Wii Music 2 - boom!

15) Actual Hideo Kojima support

16) Positive comments/confirmation of UE4 on Wii U

17) Wii U more than 2 times the power of current consoles

18) Chrono series returns!

19) Earthbound series returns! / Mother 3 official release

20) Geoff Keighley disappears in mysterious circumstances, Reggie has 'convenient' alibi




Optional Bonus Prediction:

For an extra 10 points, you can predict a 1st party 3DS or Wii U game . For instance: Super Mario Universe Wii U.


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Thanks for doing this again, the'yre always fun!

A02, A03, A04, A05, A06, A10, A11, A12, A16, A17, A18, A19, A22, A23, A25, A26

B01, B02, B05, B06, B08, B12, B16, B17, B20, B23, B26, B28

C02, C03, C04, C07, C08, C11, C21, C26

Super Mario Universe
Metroid Dread (3DS)

Edit: I was a bit more conservative than usual this year.

Woohoo! Love this. Here we go:

A: 02, 03, 04, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 21, 22, 23, 25
B: 01 (do mini games count - like what came on the 3DS?), 03, 04, 09, 10, 11, 14, 15, 23, 25, 26, 29, 33
C: 01, 02, 04, 08, 10, 14, 16, 21, 22, 29
D: 06, 07, 16, 17

WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN

A02, A03, A04, A10, A11, A12, A15, A16, A17, A18, A23, A25
B01, B02, B03, B06, B08, B11, B14, B15, B16, B17, B23, B27
C03, C04, C18, C21, C22
D07

BONUS: New Zelda for 3DS

Someone should make a bingo board.

PogueSquadron said:

Someone should make a bingo board.

Bingo? Bingo?! Would you ask Babe Ruth to play wiffle ball? This is major league predicting! >:-O

(also it took me much longer than those NeoGaf bingo boards)

A: 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25
B: 01, 03, 08, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 25, 26, 29
C: 04, 07, 17, 18, 21, 27, 28
D: 08

StarFox for WiiU
F-Zero for 3DS

I forget, do you lose points if you get the optional prediction wrong or not? (Also, do they have to use the word "deep" in order for you to get points from A04?)

A. 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 16, 17, 22, 24, 26
B. 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 16, 21, 29
C. 24, 13, 17

F-Zero for WiiU

A)
02)
03)
05)
09)
11)
12)
14)
16)
17)
18)
19)
20)
21)
22)

B)
01)
02)
03)
07)
08)
14)
15)
16)
17)
20)

C)
03)
08)
14)
17)
18)
22)

Editing in my game prediction:

Original 3DS Zelda Game

A2, A3, A4, A6, A9, A10, A11, A12, A13, A14, A16, A17, A18, A22, A25

B1, B3, B7, B8, B9, B11, B14, B15, B16, B20, B23, B25, B26, B29, B34

C2, C4, C6, C8, C11, C17, C18

D4, D17


Edit: I know I should have listed it in my predictions.... but I didn't, and then I saw the news. The pre show music one is going to have to be locked, as Nintendo tweeted that Miss Zelda Williams will be hosting the Zelda Symphony at E3.

Missed out on this the last few times!

A) 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25

B) 01, 02, 03, 06, 07, 08, 11, 15, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 29

C) 02, 04, 08, 11, 17, 18, 21

A: 02, 03, 04, 05, 08, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 26
B: 01, 06, 10, 11, 12, 18, 20, 23, 25, 26, 28
C: 04, 06 (like PS Home), 21, 28
D: 06, 16, 19 (I can only hope)

MOTHER/EarthBound compilation (please, please, please)

@Cryojin - I was under the impression that the thing Zelda Williams is doing was going to be at the same time as E3 but in a different place.

A) 02-07, 09, 10, 12, 13, 15-21, 25

B) 01 02 05 11 14 15 17 23 26 32

C) 08 17 18 21 29

A) Most Likely : 2pts
A02, A03, A04, A05, A09, A10, A11, A12, A13, A14, A15, A16, A17, A18, A19, A20, A22, A23, A25, A26

B) Maybe : 4pts
B01, B02, B05, B07, B09, B11, B12, B15, B16, B17, B20, B23, B33, B34

C) I guess it's possible... : 6 pts
C02, C03, C04, C05, C08, C13, C16, C17, C18, C20, C21, C22, C25, C28, C33, C34 (then Reggie ask Kingsley if his body is ready)

D) MEGATON : 10 pts
D08, D20

Optional Bonus Prediction:
StarFox Wii U

Thanks to everyone for entering!

@V_S, yes you lose points if you pick a statement that doesn't come true. Maybe next year we'll also take away points for every true answer you missed, that'd force us all to be as bold as possible with our predictions. Mwa haha.


In A04, they don't have to use "deep" as long as they say that in so many words. We're usually pretty lenient when it comes to interpretating the results. :)

A) Most Likely : 2pts
03) Reggie, Miyamoto, Iwata present
04) Nintendo emphasizes "deep" support for the gaming core
05) Wii U's final tablet design is what we saw on the twitter leak
06) Clickable sticks
07) Analog triggers
08) The Wii U's North American release date will be announced
09) No specs
10) No price
11) The Wii U's technical power isn't measured against the 360/PS3 in a precise way
12) Pikmin 3 trailer!
13) New Super Mario Bros. Wii 2 (or NSMB Mii) for launch
14) No mention of Zelda Wii U
15) No mention of Unreal 4 Engine
16) High profile 3rd party ports showcase the tablet controller
17) Luigi's Mansion 2 gets a release date
18) Animal Crossing 3DS gets a release date
19) Paper Mario 3DS gets a release date
20) Fire Emblem: Awakening gets a release date
21) New 3DS color/s
22) Conference ends with a surprise Wii U title
23) Pikmin 3 playable
25) New Super Mario Bros. Mii playable on show floor
26) Reggie looks like he wants to slap Geoff Keighley after a stupid question

B) Maybe : 4pts
01) Wii U to have a pack-in game
02) Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 for Wii U
05) Wii U Sports!
06) Resident Evil 6 for Wii U
07) High profile 3rd party ports demonstrate graphical superiority over 360/PS3
08) Pikmin 3 to be a launch title
11) An original 3DS Zelda game!
14) Nintendo shows a 1st party game that uses near field communication (NFC)
15) Batman: Arkham Asylum gets new features/content on the tablet
16) Darksiders II gets new features/content on the tablet
17) 3DS Castlevania is shown
19) DS titles in the Wii U's virtual console
20) GameCube titles in the Wii U's virtual console
21) Wii Motion+ and Nunchuk bundled with every Wii U
22) User created content highlighted for future Wii U games
23) DLC and patching capability from launch
25) Wii U/3DS connectivity is demonstrated
27) A brand new 'evergreen' casual game for the 3DS
29) Wii U to launch in November
30) Mario Kart Wii U teaser
31) US version of Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney shown!
32) Epic Mickey 2 gets Wii U version

C) I guess it's possible... : 6 pts
02) A secret feature of the Wii U hardware is revealed
03) Teaser trailer for Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS
04) Two tablets can be used at the same time
07) Street Pass portable device for Wii U
08) Online system roughly equivalent to MS/Sony's machines
11) GTA V
17) Wii U to feature achievements
18) Ability to transfer your Wii VC and WiiWare titles to the Wii U
19) Wiimote to have improved technology
20) Improved sensor bar
21) Nintendo introduces a brand new IP
23) Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask remake for 3DS announced
25) Crytek support
28) Official Nintendo hard drive for the Wii U
29) The tablet range is confirmed to be more than your living room
30) Wii U to launch before November
32) Wii U's touchscreen to have tactile feedback

D) MEGATON : 10 pts
03) 3DS Lite
06) Square-Enix announces a Nintendo IP project
07) An online-centric 1st party game is announced
08) The return of F-Zero

Optional Bonus Prediction:

GBA games officially added to 3DS Virtual Console.

A02, A03, A04, A05, A09, A10, A11, A12, A13, A14, A15, A17, A22

B03, B04, B23, B25, B26

C04, C07, C08, C17

I didn't include it in my post because it's more hope than prediction but I'm still hoping against hope that the name will be changed.

I'm overdoing it, but what the heck:

A)
02) Wii U is the name, deal with it
03) Reggie, Miyamoto, Iwata present
04) Nintendo emphasizes "deep" support for the gaming core
06) Clickable sticks
07) Analog triggers
09) No specs
10) No price
11) The Wii U's technical power isn't measured against the 360/PS3 in a precise way
12) Pikmin 3 trailer!
13) New Super Mario Bros. Wii 2 (or NSMB Mii) for launch
14) No mention of Zelda Wii U
15) No mention of Unreal 4 Engine
16) High profile 3rd party ports showcase the tablet controller
17) Luigi's Mansion 2 gets a release date
19) Paper Mario 3DS gets a release date
21) New 3DS color/s
22) Conference ends with a surprise Wii U title
25) New Super Mario Bros. Mii playable on show floor

B) Maybe : 4pts

01) Wii U to have a pack-in game
03) Retro's new project is shown/trailered!
05) Wii U Sports!
12) An original 3DS Metroid game!
15) Batman: Arkham Asylum gets new features/content on the tablet
16) Darksiders II gets new features/content on the tablet
20) GameCube titles in the Wii U's virtual console
21) Wii Motion+ and Nunchuk bundled with every Wii U
22) User created content highlighted for future Wii U games
24) Monster Games bring a new racer
25) Wii U/3DS connectivity is demonstrated
26) Netflix/Hulu services highlighted for tablet and TV
27) A brand new 'evergreen' casual game for the 3DS
29) Wii U to launch in November
31) US version of Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney shown!
33) Tablet controller can be used as eBook reader

C) I guess it's possible... : 6 pts

02) A secret feature of the Wii U hardware is revealed
03) Teaser trailer for Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS
04) Two tablets can be used at the same time
07) Street Pass portable device for Wii U
09) Exclusive new Resident Evil game for Wii U
10) Monolith Soft's new game is shown
11) GTA V
19) Wiimote to have improved technology
21) Nintendo introduces a brand new IP
22) Asynchronous multiplayer showcased in a new Nintendo published title
27) Design your own Mario levels with the tablet and share online
29) The tablet range is confirmed to be more than your living room


D) MEGATON : 10 pts

06) Square-Enix announces a Nintendo IP project
07) An online-centric 1st party game is announced
08) The return of F-Zero
12) Monster Hunter 4 - Quatro (or sequel) for Wii U


Optional Bonus Prediction:

Kid Icarus: Wii U