Post by Marik on Jan 21, 2008 12:09:02 GMT -5
Yea, I'm late. These are more simple than last year's. I think it'll do nicely.
Predictions 2008
1) Let’s start off with a 2009 release calendar. This stars Resident Evil 5 and Final Fantasy XIII.
2) In terms of sales, it’ll keep the current trend: Wii, 360 then PS3. DS will still outsell all 3 of them though. Seems like there’s little reason to change, but I will say that PS3 will do better than it 2006 and 7 slump.
3) After seeing Bioware Pandemic getting bought out by EA and Activision-Blizzard forming, this trend won’t end. I can see a new merger or buyout this year. Of course this is too vague, since this is actually common, Sega Sammy, Square-Enix and Bandai Namco tells us that. So I’ll say…. Either Tecmo or Ubisoft. I also wonder about Atari too and their struggling…
4) Monolithsoft, maker of Xenosaga, was purchased by Nintendo in 2007 after being a part of Namco. They will finally reveal something about Disaster: Day of Crisis, either info or cancellation.
5) Sony will continue the strong first party lineup (Killzone 2, White Knight and Resistance 2? I got this one in the bag). But I’ll revise what I said last year: Sony will make a strong push on Metal Gear Solid 4 and Grand Theft Auto 4.
6) Call of Duty 5 will be announced if not released this year. It was announced earlier that it’s developed by Treyarch, who made the disappointing Call of Duty 3. Expect more of that trend by them. I’m gonna wait for 6!
7) As we can see, the Virtual Console has trimmed to 2 per week. Expect more of that, especially when WiiWare launches. Another problem is that they’re running out of classics. Yoshi’s Island, Super Mario RPG and Super Mario Kart and the N64 Mario spinoffs are the last big Mario games left and Majora’s Mask is the last Zelda. Expect them to launch this year with addition to more consoles added. I see Game Boy getting added too. Doubt they’d be cheaper than 5 bucks.
8) Xbox Live Arcade will see more big titles. Seeing games like Ikaruga, Trigger Heart and Castlevania is a great sight, and let’s see more! What games though? I see a Dreamcast game….. at least ANOTHER Dreamcast game (Ikaruga and Trigger Heart are DC games)
9) On the heels of Smash Bros’ delay, what other games will see that? I expect GTA4 not hitting this half of the year as well as Mario Kart, Ninja Gaiden 2 and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. These games have a spring 08 date.
10) Wii needs more hardcore games. I hope to see some this year. But how will Nintendo feel about making them anymore? Zelda and Metroid did good, but not as well as hoped in the end (one million ain’t enough on these hit franchises). Capcom will be one to deliver on that, I can see that. Note: This does not count Harvey Birdman, Wii Love Golf and Okami, I’m talking about an unannounced game. Can I see a third Resident Evil game on Wii? Yes.
11) Speaking of which, Mario was done twice, Zelda was done, Metroid was done and Smash is soon. So what’s up Nintendo’s sleeve this year this fall other than Mario Kart? Mario Party 9, Starfox, Animal Crossing and a new Wii-whatever game. Will that be enough to outsell any big game on the other platforms?
12) Speaking of which again, 360 games of 2008? What will beat Halo, Bioshock, Mass Effect, Call of Duty 4, Assassin’s Creed and Orange Box? Too Human will be there with this GTA 4 and Call of Duty 5. Microsoft will announce a title that’ll be their big fall game: Gears of War 2.
13) And Lastly, the DS? New Super Mario Bros 2, Brain Age 3 and at least an announcement of the third Pokemon to complete the Diamond and Pearl series. Like the equivalent to Pokemon Yellow, Crystal and Emerald. I can also see Gold and Silver remade. For Third Parties, Castlevania, Sonic Chronicles and a ton of casual games.
14) Another PS3 exclusive will be lost to the 360 and/or PC. I mean a decent game here, too. But I think the same will go the other way too.
15) After playing Unreal 3 on PS3, I can say with confidence, the 360 port won’t nearly be as great, but sell the most in the end.
16) This is a Sonic related site, let’s do him. We’re in the middle of a “Sonic Boom” which is my word for the time Sonic games release as well as news on new Sonic games. With Riders 2’s release and Chronicles’ announcement, we ask about what’ll be next. Sega Superstars Tennis will prob be average, while an announcement of the next Sonic game on Wii and Rush 3 on DS will be announced. 360 and PS3? Something.
17) A 2D Metroid game will be announced this year. I hope to see the Metroid Dread name stick though. I won’t name a platform though, Wii, WiiWare or DS, it’s all game.
18) New Castlevania for DS I already said, but I can see one on either 360/PS3 or Wii exclusive.
19) Other than RE4 and Okami, Wii will see another Wiimake of a very popular game. This time, someone other than Capcom.
20) A Wii headset will also be announced. And you really thought Smash’s delay was a bad thing.
21) This year’s E3 will be a lot better than last year’s. In both format being back at LA and press conferences by the console manufacturers. No GamePro Expo this year I bet.
22) Wii had some great games this year. Sadly, it also had A LOT of crap. I mean a lot. I really think that’ll change. I mean there’s gonna be some, but overall, it’ll be better. Ironically even though the PS3 had nothing but 360 ports and Sony games, overall the PS3 had quality titles and a decent overall quality with all of them combined. That’ll also change, but the other way.
23) As my last one, I’ll be brave again. Failed last year, but what the hell. Microsoft has Zune and the PSP doubles as an MP3 player, where’s Nintendo’s answer? Well we’ll see it this year(MacWorld ended, so the words iPod wont pass though my lips, sadly).
I also believe the Patriots will lose the Super Bowl because of the saying “Too good to be true” and lose to the Giants, the Underdog.
Predictions 2008
1) Let’s start off with a 2009 release calendar. This stars Resident Evil 5 and Final Fantasy XIII.
2) In terms of sales, it’ll keep the current trend: Wii, 360 then PS3. DS will still outsell all 3 of them though. Seems like there’s little reason to change, but I will say that PS3 will do better than it 2006 and 7 slump.
3) After seeing Bioware Pandemic getting bought out by EA and Activision-Blizzard forming, this trend won’t end. I can see a new merger or buyout this year. Of course this is too vague, since this is actually common, Sega Sammy, Square-Enix and Bandai Namco tells us that. So I’ll say…. Either Tecmo or Ubisoft. I also wonder about Atari too and their struggling…
4) Monolithsoft, maker of Xenosaga, was purchased by Nintendo in 2007 after being a part of Namco. They will finally reveal something about Disaster: Day of Crisis, either info or cancellation.
5) Sony will continue the strong first party lineup (Killzone 2, White Knight and Resistance 2? I got this one in the bag). But I’ll revise what I said last year: Sony will make a strong push on Metal Gear Solid 4 and Grand Theft Auto 4.
6) Call of Duty 5 will be announced if not released this year. It was announced earlier that it’s developed by Treyarch, who made the disappointing Call of Duty 3. Expect more of that trend by them. I’m gonna wait for 6!
7) As we can see, the Virtual Console has trimmed to 2 per week. Expect more of that, especially when WiiWare launches. Another problem is that they’re running out of classics. Yoshi’s Island, Super Mario RPG and Super Mario Kart and the N64 Mario spinoffs are the last big Mario games left and Majora’s Mask is the last Zelda. Expect them to launch this year with addition to more consoles added. I see Game Boy getting added too. Doubt they’d be cheaper than 5 bucks.
8) Xbox Live Arcade will see more big titles. Seeing games like Ikaruga, Trigger Heart and Castlevania is a great sight, and let’s see more! What games though? I see a Dreamcast game….. at least ANOTHER Dreamcast game (Ikaruga and Trigger Heart are DC games)
9) On the heels of Smash Bros’ delay, what other games will see that? I expect GTA4 not hitting this half of the year as well as Mario Kart, Ninja Gaiden 2 and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. These games have a spring 08 date.
10) Wii needs more hardcore games. I hope to see some this year. But how will Nintendo feel about making them anymore? Zelda and Metroid did good, but not as well as hoped in the end (one million ain’t enough on these hit franchises). Capcom will be one to deliver on that, I can see that. Note: This does not count Harvey Birdman, Wii Love Golf and Okami, I’m talking about an unannounced game. Can I see a third Resident Evil game on Wii? Yes.
11) Speaking of which, Mario was done twice, Zelda was done, Metroid was done and Smash is soon. So what’s up Nintendo’s sleeve this year this fall other than Mario Kart? Mario Party 9, Starfox, Animal Crossing and a new Wii-whatever game. Will that be enough to outsell any big game on the other platforms?
12) Speaking of which again, 360 games of 2008? What will beat Halo, Bioshock, Mass Effect, Call of Duty 4, Assassin’s Creed and Orange Box? Too Human will be there with this GTA 4 and Call of Duty 5. Microsoft will announce a title that’ll be their big fall game: Gears of War 2.
13) And Lastly, the DS? New Super Mario Bros 2, Brain Age 3 and at least an announcement of the third Pokemon to complete the Diamond and Pearl series. Like the equivalent to Pokemon Yellow, Crystal and Emerald. I can also see Gold and Silver remade. For Third Parties, Castlevania, Sonic Chronicles and a ton of casual games.
14) Another PS3 exclusive will be lost to the 360 and/or PC. I mean a decent game here, too. But I think the same will go the other way too.
15) After playing Unreal 3 on PS3, I can say with confidence, the 360 port won’t nearly be as great, but sell the most in the end.
16) This is a Sonic related site, let’s do him. We’re in the middle of a “Sonic Boom” which is my word for the time Sonic games release as well as news on new Sonic games. With Riders 2’s release and Chronicles’ announcement, we ask about what’ll be next. Sega Superstars Tennis will prob be average, while an announcement of the next Sonic game on Wii and Rush 3 on DS will be announced. 360 and PS3? Something.
17) A 2D Metroid game will be announced this year. I hope to see the Metroid Dread name stick though. I won’t name a platform though, Wii, WiiWare or DS, it’s all game.
18) New Castlevania for DS I already said, but I can see one on either 360/PS3 or Wii exclusive.
19) Other than RE4 and Okami, Wii will see another Wiimake of a very popular game. This time, someone other than Capcom.
20) A Wii headset will also be announced. And you really thought Smash’s delay was a bad thing.
21) This year’s E3 will be a lot better than last year’s. In both format being back at LA and press conferences by the console manufacturers. No GamePro Expo this year I bet.
22) Wii had some great games this year. Sadly, it also had A LOT of crap. I mean a lot. I really think that’ll change. I mean there’s gonna be some, but overall, it’ll be better. Ironically even though the PS3 had nothing but 360 ports and Sony games, overall the PS3 had quality titles and a decent overall quality with all of them combined. That’ll also change, but the other way.
23) As my last one, I’ll be brave again. Failed last year, but what the hell. Microsoft has Zune and the PSP doubles as an MP3 player, where’s Nintendo’s answer? Well we’ll see it this year(MacWorld ended, so the words iPod wont pass though my lips, sadly).
I also believe the Patriots will lose the Super Bowl because of the saying “Too good to be true” and lose to the Giants, the Underdog.
