I figured Super Metroid would sneak by Uncharted 2 by the slimmest of margins, but I was really counting on The Last of Us to make it to the semi-finals. 

Here are the results from the bottom half of round one:

Super Mario 3D World prevailed over Final Fantasy X (and further wrecked my bracket >_> ) by the slimmest of margins. Also, a Halo game, for the first time in this tournament, made it out of the first round!

I'll update the standings tonight after the Nintendo Direct.

I've just updated the point count in the standings. I've yet to calculate the best score/best correct categories, as this takes a little extra time.

Keep in mind that an early low score can quickly be reversed if you start winning in later rounds.

Right now, Truck is tied for first with me (don't worry: I'm not eligible to win), followed by Miguel_Zorro in second and TheGoldenBoy in third.

I believe it on taking extra time. Tried to do some calculations myself to see if I still had much of a chance after my terrible performance in the first round. Two things I'm not sure of. When you said points for correct predictions per round you said one point first then 2 in the second and so forth. Was the so forth each round continuting to double so each round has the same amount of total points, or was it just the it continues to increase by 1 point per round so later rounds aren't worth as much?

Also how will you do the bronze medal prediction? Will it be worth the same as the gold medal prediction?

Dammit Trucks! Why must you beat me so mercilessly all the time.

And look, you're even winning this as well.

Sorry about that! I should have made that clearer. The way I've done it over the last two years is that round one victories are worth one point, round two victories two points, round three victories three points, etc. So the bronze match will be worth six points, and the final seven.

So there are 32 points to be won in the first round; 32 to be won in the second round; 24 in the third round; 16 in the quarterfinals; 10 in the semifinals; 6 in the bronze match; and seven in the championship match.

In theory, later rounds should be worth more and more (that's how I won my World Cup tournament when Germany finished first) but I was never able to find the right formula for this tournament. So I've just used this +1 method all along. Maybe next year I will change it up. 

Anyway, with Ocarina as your pick for champion, you're looking really good, despite your current low score. I will post the best score/best correct categories today, for sure. Then you and everyone else will have a better idea of the playing field.

Updated the standings. Truck, Miguel, and I are in the top 3.

However, pay close attention to the "best score." This is the highest possible score for each person assuming everything in his bracket goes perfectly moving forward. Take Platina, for example. He's currently in 7th place but his "best score" is 93, ahead of everyone. So don't get discouraged if you have a low score.

thanks for the update, it is always fun to see how well people are doing vs, the potential for how well they can still do.

Standings updated! Truck is still in first, but Cone and Wonktonodi have higher "best scores."

It will be an exciting few days!