We are on the precipice of a new era of Nintendo. The more I think about it the more excited I am. We have now enjoyed eight full years of the Nintendo Switch and it really has changed the trajectory of the company. We’re two years past the last 3D Zelda…. over seven years since the last 3D Mario… and even five years since the last Animal Crossing. The next Nintendo is truly setup to surprise us. What features will be included? What enhancements are coming? What franchises will get their day in the sun? The curtain gets drawn back on April 2nd, 2025 and we’re about to see what’s coming. In anticipation, let’s see what we can predict!!
This Predict-a-ton is live from now until
8PM ET on April 1st, 2025. It might be wise to get your votes in prior to April, so that April Fool’s Day doesn’t throw a monkey wrench into your line of logic. This year, for this special event, the way this Predict-a-ton will work is tweaked a bit. So pay attention to the details and give it your best shot. Let’s-a-go!
How To Play:
========================Unlike past events, we have a few special questions to start the game. With a new console comes a price and a release date. We’ll also wager how long the presentation will be.
From there, we’ll see our usual style of questioning. You’ll see 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! Winner is the person who obtains the highest score, even if that’s in the negatives!
The last section is similar to that in the past, where you’ll have the options to pick what ‘franchises’ may show up. However this time there are a lot more franchises and the wagers are less punishing to encourage more speculation. With a clean slate of a new console, every Nintendo franchise is truly open to appear and this is a facet we celebrate in this Predict-a-ton! I may be missing a franchise you love in the list, but we'll cap it off with this selection for the purposes of this game.
It proves to vote early though as any statements that are officially confirmed ahead of the presentation will be locked and no-longer viable for new pickers. The main presentation is the primary place for the answers to be known, but if Nintendo confirms anything else in a Treehouse event or a main press release on April 2nd, then that also will count for the purposes of scoring.
This one's obvious but NO editing. Your initial vote is your final vote, so make it count! If there are any questions about scoring, please ask.
========================Q1: How long will the presentation last? ______________________
For this question, respond with your guess for how long the core Nintendo Direct will be in minutes. If a presentation is 30 minutes and 42 seconds, it would be considered as ‘30 minutes’, so it’s rounded down.
Any correct answers are worth 10 points. For every minute off you are from the actual result, one point is deducted. If you are more than 10 minutes off from the correct answer, in either direction, then you would get 0 points. There are no negative points on this question.Q2: When will the Nintendo Switch 2 release? ______________________
For this question, predict the release month for the Nintendo Switch 2.
Every correct answer is worth 5 points, but every wrong answer is worth -5 points.
If you want to really impress, you can wager a specific week for an additional 10 points, but if you’re wrong, you’ll lose those 10 additional points. In this situation, weeks are from a Sunday to a Saturday.Q3: How much will the Nintendo Switch 2 cost? (USD) ______________
For this question, predict the core price point for the Nintendo Switch 2. This means that if there are multiple SKUs, then the standard price would be whichever is presented as the main SKU (i.e. smallest HD space or whatever the base model is). Pricing is for North America and in USD.
Every correct answer is worth 5 points. If you’re off by $15 then you’ll earn 3 points. Wrong answers beyond this are worth -5 points.========================A) Expected : 2 pts01) Release Date AND Launch Price Confirmed
02) Mario Kart Gets A Full Trailer
03) Revamped eShop with Switch 2
04) NSO Upgrades Coming Within Switch 2 Launch Window
05) Gold Point Replacement Plan Unveiled
06) Joy-Con Mouse Functionality Explained
07) Metroid Prime 4 To Be Switch 2 Launch Title
08) Multiple System SKUs
09) Additional Joy-Con Colors Beyond Red and Blue
10) No OLED Screen On The Switch 2 (any SKU)
B) Rumored : 4 pts01) New 3D Mario Confirmed 2025 Release
02) Next Mario Kart To Have Post-Release Content Cadence
03) Twilight Princess And/Or Wind Waker Re-Release
04) GameCube Games Coming To NSO
05) Launch Title With Heavy Focus On Mouse-Functionality
06) High Profile Xbox/PS5 Title Coming To Switch 2 (Metacritic Of 85+)
07) System-level Voice Chat
08) Mysterious Button On Right Joy-Con Is Communications Related
09) Splatoon 4 Confirmed In Development
10) Xenoblade Chronicle X Gets 60 FPS Mode On Switch 2
C) High Risk : 6 pts01) New Labo For Switch 2
02) Tears Of The Kingdom DLC And/Or Enhanced For Switch 2
03) Mario Kart Has Only New Tracks At Launch
04) New Animal Crossing Confirmed For 1st Year Of Launch
05) Sakurai's Next Game Revealed
06) NSO Music App Within Switch 2
07) 3D Donkey Kong Revealed
08) Nintendo's Own Achievement System
09) New ‘Pro Controller’ Splits In Half To Retain Mouse Functionality
10) Streaming Services Coming To Switch 2
D) MEGATON : 10 pts01) Next Main-Line Zelda Revealed
02) Kid Icarus Uprising Ported To Switch 2
03) Earthbound Coming To Switch 2 (New or NSO)
04) Super Mario 35 Returns As Super Mario 40
05) Brand New Smash Bros. Coming To Switch 2
06) Nintendo To Sell A Second Screen Which Attaches To The Top USB Port
07) Nintendo DS And/Or 3DS Coming To NSO
08) StreetPass Returns!
09) Switch 2 Upgrades For Switch Games To Be Free Of Charge
10) Miiverse Makes A Comeback
=-=--=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=Q4: What franchises will show up?:Pick any amount of Nintendo franchises from the following list. Not picking any is acceptable as well. For every correct match up, you’ll earn 3 points. For every incorrect match up you’ll earn -3 points.
Franchises count as ‘showing up’ if they flash on screen for any amount of time. If Nintendo does some montage where an Inkling stock image flashes on screen but Splatoon itself isn’t discussed anywhere in the Direct, Splatoon still earns points here. This is a question about representation. Donkey Kong gets snubbed game-wise but appears on Miyamoto’s shirt as a pin? Counts.Choose from: Animal Crossing, Donkey Kong, Excite, F-Zero, Fire Emblem, Kid Icarus, Kirby, The Legend of Zelda, Luigi’s Mansion, Mario Kart, Mario Party, Mario RPGs, Mario Sports, Metroid, Nintendo Sports, Paper Mario, Pikmin, Pokemon, Princess Peach, Punch-Out!!, Rhythm Heaven, Ring Fit Adventure, Splatoon, Star Fox, Super Mario, Super Mario Maker, Super Smash Bros., Tomodachi Life, Wario, Wave Race, or Yoshi.
Any franchises not listed here won’t count for the purposes of this game, but feel free to share and speculate nonetheless!-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Good luck!!!
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