I made 100 predictions last year, mostly all of them failed but it was fun so here I go again.
Nintendo
1 The Wii sells more Wii's in 2010 then 2009 - I made the same one last year
2 Pikmen 3 is released this fall
3 The Vitality Sensor game is called Wii Relax
4 Less 3rd Party Hardcore games this year, mainly bacause certain publishers are adverse to taking risks right now
5 No More Heroes 2 outsells the first game by a little bit- at least going by 1st year numbers
6 The Virtual Console picks up steam this year, Releasing 2 or 3 games a week at times, Games that will be released will include Final Fantasy 2-4, Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, Mortal Kombat for the Gen and/or Snes and more games that I can not list but Gamers want.
7 WiiWare gets better this year, higher reviews overall as Devolopers get a handle on what people want
8 No price drops for the Wii this year
9 The Wii Releases in Black this summer, same package but will include Motion Plus
10 Resident Evil 5 is released but barely sells over a million, Capcom wants more then that
11 A 3rd Party game that is rated M and is exclusive to the Wii Sells over a Million
12 The DS lite is discontinued
13 The DSi gets a Virtual Console of its own, handhelds it will cover include the gamegear and wonderswan and of course the whole gameboy line
14 New Super Mario Bros 2 is released for the DS, the DSi will have some special mini games but no major gameplay
15 Kid Icarus is released for the DS
16 The DSi get 3 new colors, Green, Purple and Orange
17 The DSi Goes to 150$ at E3
18 The Ds line sells less this year then last, but barely
19 Wii Music 2 releases this year and is better received then the first
20 Nintendo does away with friend codes, trying to catch up with the HD Twins in the online space
21 More new play control games are released, SMS and Luigis Mansion among them
22 Netflix comes to the Wii
23 Wii Hd is not Annouced
24 DS 2 is not Annouced
25 The Wii Remotes will start to come with motion plus built in
Microsoft (Xbox)
1 Natal Sells for 100$ at launch
2 Lost Oddysee 2 comes out in the fall
3 The price of Live Gold stays the same
4 Gears of War 3 is a prequal set emergence day or just before
5 Halo Reach is playable with Natal but not required
6 Enough DLC is released for Forza 3 that it will cost as much or more then just buying the game new
7 Final Fantasy 13 is announced as having some exclusive Dlc for the 360
8 Halo 2 is released for games on demand, the last Xbox title to do so
9 Metal Gear Solid is remade for the live arcade, 20$
10 Microsoft releases a wed browser for the 360
11 The 360 get a small redisign for the launch of Natal
12 The 360 sells less this year then last worldwide
13 Microsoft releases a Blu-Ray add on the fall
14 Bluetooth is announced as coming to the 360, a small usb stick that will allow Picture sharing from phones and a new wireless headset
15 Too Human 2 is not annouced, instead Silicon Nights shows a futeristic sci-fi shooter at E3
16 Conker is a launch game for Natal
17 Microsoft lowers the prices of there consoles at E3, 50$ each
18 The Halo Reach Beta goes very well and Hype gets even bigger
19 A new IP is annouced at E3 that is aimed at heath, uses Natal, along the lines of Wii Fit but no board
20 The Game Room comes out but does not do well, causing them to lower prices
21 Myspace comes to the 360
22 Games start to release on games on demand not long after they are on sell at retail, making Retailers mad
23 Microsoft buys a major 3rd party in Japan
24 Grand Theft Auto 4 Vice City will be annouced as multi-platform at E3, I put this in 360 for Space purposes
25 Avatars will get there own kart racing game
Sony (PlayStation)
1 Mag is released but fails to be the big hit Sony is hoping for
2 God of War 3 releases to great reviews and sells alot of hardware
3 The Psp go is discontinued
4 The Ps3 sells more then last year worldwide
5 Exclusive Dlc is annouced for Metal Gear Solid Rising
6 Ps2 games are released on the Psn network
7 Sony drops the price of the Ps3 by 50$ at E3
8 Kingdom Hearts 3 is annouced as a Ps3 Exclusive
9 Final Fantasy Vs 13 is not released this year
10 Gran Turismo 5 Comes out to the best reviews of the series, Sales are a little bit lagging though
11 Psn Network will have a platnum service the costs 30$ a year and includes all of Qore
12 The Ps3 releases a Silver version this year
13 The Ps3 is outsold in japan this year by the Wii, but not by much
14 Sony annouces plans to bring the Playstation Home avatars to retail releases
15 Heavenly Sword 2 is released this fall
16 Home becomes available on the Psp
17 Sony changes the color of the Ps3 greatest hit Game cases to solid Blue
20 The Psp 2 is announced at E3
21 Monster hunter 4 is announced as a Psp Exclusive
22 Final Fantasy 14 Is a Ps3 exclusive
23 Sucker Punch leaves Sonys fold just like Bungie did Microsoft, Though they remain commited to developing games on the Playstation brand
24 Little Big Planet 2 is annouced at TGS
25 Sony has the next Twisted Metal Game ready for the fall
Sales Predictions
1 Mass Effect 2 (360) - 2.2 Million
2 Alan Wake (360) - 1.8 Million
3 Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 6.0 Million
4 Metroid Other M - 1.8 Million
5 No More Heroes 2 - .6 Million
6 Halo Reach - 7.0 Million
7 God Of War 3 - 3.2 Million
8 Gran Turismo 5 - 5.0 Million
9 Pikmen 3 - 1.2 Million
10 Final Fantasy 13 (360) (Ps3) 4.0 Million and 6.0 Million
11 BioShock 2 (360) (Ps3) 2.1 Million and 1.2 Million
12 Wii Relax 4.5 Million
13 GTA Vice City (360) (Ps3) 5.0 and 4.0 Million
14 Twisted Metal (Ps3) 1.9 Million
15 Dragon Quest 10 (Wii) 3.0 Million Im Thinking Japan only this year
16 M.A.G (Ps3) 1.5 Million
17 Splinter Cell Conviction (360) 2.2 Million
18 Kid Icarus (DS) 1.5 Million
19 New Super Mario Bros 2 (DS) 5.0 Million
20 Call Of Duty 7?? (360) (Ps3) 5.5 and 4.5 Million
21 Epic Mickey (Wii) 1.4 Million
22 Batmat AA 2 (360) (Ps3) 1.5 and 1.6 Million
23 Star Wars Force Unleased 2 (Wii) (360) (Ps3) 1.1 2.0 and 1.8 Million
24 Monster Hunter 4 (Psp) 2.5 Million
25 Mario Party 9 (Wii) 3.00 Million
I have all 3 home consoles and a DS, I try not to have any bias against any system
Thanks for reading, Any guesses as to what my worst Prediction is?