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JGarret on 21 April 2009
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Now, it´s Khuutra´s turn for Nintendo:

"All right, my predictions...

Nintendo is problematic in that they've kind of taken every prediction we've tried to make since the spring of 2006 and kicked it square in the face. There has not been a single E3 - or any press event - since then where I've been able to call the events that took place. So I will say, right at the beginning, that I'm going to make predicitons about what I think Nintendo is goign to do, but i'm going to be more surprised if I'm right than if I'm wrong.

I fully expect this E3 to balance the focus placed on core customers and mainstream customers - it's not going to be a tour de force that makes fanboys declare them the "winners" of E3, but they will show materials to cover both camps. They want to have really positive PR.

The conference will focus primarily on the Wii, with the DS/DSi taking on a secondary role.

We will see one major core game announced for release in the fall. This will utilize an existing property.

We will see a second core game property announced, but people won't pay as much attention to it because it will be an original IP.

As much as I want it, we won't be seeing Zelda Wii this E3. If I had to bet money, it would be either a new Mario or (oh please oh please oh please) a new Starfox.

We'll get definite worldwide release dates on several games, in particular Sin and Punishment 2. S&P2, for reason inexplicable, will come out in the EU before the US. There will be a 3-man riot in Harlem following this announcement.

Nintendo will announce firm details for their video-on-demand-on-Wii service and show pricing details. There will also be a new channel announced, but I have absolutely no idea what it will be about. I hope it is cool.

Let's see....

And what the Hell: there'll be an original Final Fantasy title announced for the Wii, though it may not be a numbered entry and this won't be part of Nintendo's showing.

That last one is a real shot in the dark. Actually, these are all shots in the dark.

Nintendo moves in mysterious ways."