Predicting 2015 in Gaming

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Just Nintendo predictions for now.

 

• Wii U's peak year will be 2015. ~5m units sold for the next fiscal year.
• 3DS's sales stagnate but do not decline from previous year due to introduction of the New 3DS in Western regions.
• New 3DS gets released in NA/EU before the end of this fiscal year. Probably sometime between mid-February to early March.
• Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate will hit in Q1 around the same time as the launch of the New 3DS.
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3DS will hit all regions at the same time sometime in between Q2-Q3.
• Code Name STEAM will also hit sometime in between Q2-Q3.
• All first half 2015 Wii U games will hit their targets. Yoshi's Wooly World in February, Mario Maker in March, and Splatoon at the end of May.
• Kirby and the Rainbow Curse will hit after E3, either the end of June or early July.
• Devil's Third will hit in August.
• Xenoblade Chronicles X in September. Gets rave reviews and is just awesome.
• Star Fox makes it on time, hits an October release. Partner studio isn't anyone important, someone like HexaDrive or DigitalScape for help with HD visuals. Everything else developed in-house.
• Zelda makes it on time and hits a November release.
• Mario Party 10 also hits in November, amiibo compatibility detailed at E3.
• Project Guard and Project Giant Robot are both a part of a larger collection of "mini-games" ala Nintendo Land, all of which will be announced as something at E3. Will hit sometime in 2015.
• Pokemon Z announced prior to E3, will hit in November 2015.
• Pokken Tournament will hit Japanese arcades before E3, and at E3 a worldwide Wii U release is announced for 2016.
• Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem gets a proper reveal at E3 and will hit Japan in October 2015 and a Western release in early 2016. Is revealed to be a tactical RPG similar to Fire Emblem that incorporates the Press Turn system found in SMT3 and SMTIV in some way. Will feature the alignment system where FE/SMT characters may ally with or betray each other during the story, and who you side with depends on choices made in the story.
• Fatal Frame V also is announced to be localized at E3 with a release in October 2015.
• More third party collaborations for Wii U announced at E3. I predict three more, and one will hit in 2015.
• Yo-Kai Watch finally announced for localization at E3. Will release in 2015 alongside anime.
• Bravely Second shown at E3 with a worldwide release in Q3-Q4 2015.
• Final Fantasy Explorers also shown at E3 with a Western release in Q3-Q4 2015.
• Majora's Mask 3D announced at E3, will hit October 2015.
• Next Level Games' next project to be either Wave Race or 1080 for Wii U, will hit in 2015.
• Metroid Wii U by Retro Studios announced at E3 for 2016.
• New 3D Mario announced at E3, is not a Galaxy game, releases in 2016.
• F-Zero revival teased at E3 for 2016.