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TornadoCreator said:

I've seen a few people doing this on various sites and I decided to follow suit a little. Here are 12 predictions I'm making. Some of which are pretty solid, some are outlandish, but I think they're all possible.

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#1 - Capcom will declare section 9 bankruptsy before the end of the year, and will sell the rights to various franchises. Nintendo will buy Mega Man.

Umm no. Why would they?

#2 - The Playstation Vita will become a sleeper hit in the handheld market due to a combination of decent games, remakes, and PS4 intergration making it desirable to more people. It'll top 12 million units by the end of the year.

Number is too high, but the Vita will carve itself out a nice niche as a remote play/indie machine. 

#3 - Microsoft will announce that they're discontinuing the Xbox 360, they will also name a date for switching off Xbox Live for 360s. Both will be announced before the end of the year.

Not a chance.

#4 - Square Enix will tentatively announce or at least heavily hint at a remake for Final Fantasy VII. No details, no date, no gameplay will be shown.

Too early. 

#5 - The Last Guardian will re-appear and it'll be announced that it's coming to PS4 rather than PS3, there will be a massive fan outcry. No release date will be given though.

I expect it at E3, but I expect it at every E3. 

#6 - Titanfall will release with moderate success, but will have server issues as most online games do and people will act like it's a massive betrayal. All but a small dedicated fanbase will fall away after 6 months or so and by the end of the year no-one will care about it.

Heh this would be funny if true. 

#7 - Nintendo will announce an attachement that will allow you to play 3DS games on the Wii U.

No point in this. 

#8 - Valve will fail to release Half-Life 3 for yet another year.

Obvious. 

#9 - Wii U will break 10 million sales by the end of the year. Third party games will still suffer though, selling statistically less than on other consoles.

Yeah maybe. 

#10 - The Playstation 3 will remain relevant, even outselling the Xbox One globally in 2014.

It will outsell the 360, but not the XBO.

#11 - Brazil will change it's import laws, though not as much as people want. This will open up Brazil as a new market for consoles.

Nope. 

#12 - World Of Warcraft will announce record levels of people unsubscribing and will have the lowest number of players since Burning Crusade.

I don't even know the current sub numbers. 

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So, what do you guys think? Are my predictions decent? Stupid? Inspired? Do you agree? Disagree? etc.





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OK, I think I need to clarify a few points...

First of all, these are supposed to be predictions, not a game of state the obvious; so some of them may be unlikely but I think currently they're all possible and based on the current political and commercial climate. I can see this happening.

So, here goes:

1. People hear bankruptcy and rarely understand what's meant. I'm not claiming Capcom will disappear. I am however claiming they'll be forced to liquidate some assets and I see certain properties being sold on. Capcom could be acquired by a larger publisher, though I doubt it'll come to that this year... though it's certainly a likely future.

2. The Vita is currently being packed in with one of the PS4 bundles in Europe and it's had a price drop in the UK. Add in some of the games coming and it will likely sell steadily. There will be no big spikes admittedly. It has nothing like Smash Bros. or Titanfall coming so it's unlikely to break out; but selling a further 5 million by the end of 2014 is not only reasonable but likely, especially with the launch of the PS4 going so well.

3. I didn't say Microsoft would stop supporting the 360 or switch off Xbox Live, I said they would ANNOUNCE their intention to do so. I expect them to actually do so around April 2015 in time for the new financial year.

4. Again, I said tentatively announce or heavily hint, not "will make". In fact I expect them to do little more than tease the fanbase for the entire year then announce something really annoying; like a re-release on iOS or something equally stupid.

5. No-one really has much of an issue with this prediction.

6. OK... Xbone fanboys, stop getting your knickers in a twist. You've not even got the fucking game yet, stop acting like I've insulted your mother. I think Titanfall will be a let down. I expect it to sell moderately well, to have a decent amount of success, but to not come close to Call Of Duty, Halo, or even Battlefield for player base, regardless of quality. By the end of the year, I expect it's online community to be niche appeal at best, much like how Gears Of War was last gen. It'll be well received, but no-where near the game-changer people are expecting.

7. Granted, this one is unlikely, but it's not unreasonable. Nintendo are putting DS games on the Wii U online store, and they've done add ons like this before. The Gameboy Player on Gamecube, the Super Gameboy on SNES. It's not something that I'd necessarily bet on, but it's the kind of strange move I expect from Nintendo nowadays.

8. Ok... this one was obvious,

9. Yeah; Smash Bros, Mario Kart, and a new Zelda... plus there's Bayonetta and X coming. These will be enough to grab around 6 million sales. Hell, I'm optimistic for Nintendo this year and I think they'll have a good Christmas for 2014, I won't be shocked to see the Wii U top 15 million.

10. The PS3 is already outselling the Xbox One for this year, and a new budget bundle is now available in UK and Australia, and the Xbox One isn't selling as well as people where expecting. Add in the recession and the now increasingly massive library of super-cheap games (PS3 games have dropped from average £20 each to average £6 each). I think the PS3 will become the budget console of choice for this year.

11. Perhaps this is a hopeful prediction, but there are a lot of people pushing for this and the issue is seeing some movement. Add in large companies with a lot of money wanting to see Brazil open up and I can see the laws changing. They won't change as much or in the way gamers want, but as people have said, it's a corrupt government and corrupt governments follow the money. If enough companies push for this, I can see movement for these laws.

12. Yeah.... 'announce' was the wrong word definitely. I'm shocked at the lack of MMO love here though.

Hopefully, this clarified a few of my points.



Almost all of these predictions are horrible.



    

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kowenicki said:
So basically, great for playstation and bad for everyone else?

1 no
2 awful prediction
3 maybe on 360, but LIVE for 360 will continue for years.
4 iOS
5 no shit
6 in your dreams
7 no
8 half life 3 isnt happening
9 possibly
10 No
11 No chance, Brazil has issues
12 Sont care. I live above ground.


This ^^^^^^^^^

Essentially everything is doooomzzzzzzzzzzzzz besides Sony products. Vita becoming a hit. LOL I laughed out loud on that one.



DJEVOLVE said:
kowenicki said:
So basically, great for playstation and bad for everyone else?

1 no
2 awful prediction
3 maybe on 360, but LIVE for 360 will continue for years.
4 iOS
5 no shit
6 in your dreams
7 no
8 half life 3 isnt happening
9 possibly
10 No
11 No chance, Brazil has issues
12 Sont care. I live above ground.


This ^^^^^^^^^

Essentially everything is doooomzzzzzzzzzzzzz besides Sony products. Vita becoming a hit. LOL I laughed out loud on that one.

Well, I'm glad you had fun, it must be so hard for you considering how much trouble you have reading simple statements.



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IsawYoshi said:
Not going to debate how probable these predictions are, but one the first one: Nintendo would be mad not to bid for Monster Hunter. Having a core of Pokemon, Mario, Animal crossing AND Monster Hunter guaranteed exclusive to nintendo consoles would be huge in Japan.

Agreed. In fact, Nintendo would do well to simply outright acquire Capcom. Having Mega Man, Monster Hunter, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, and Street Fighter as exclusive franchises would be incredible. They would have a strong and unique line up of gamer centric games that are neither platformers or racing games avaliable; especially if they re-invent Resident Evil. The problem is, Capcom is unlikely to give up so easily. They're moving into mobile development at the moment, and are a proud company that won't give up easily. This is why I see them more likely to sell off some of their lesser used franchises and properties. I can see them selling Mega Man, Okami and a few smaller brands and holdings, but their big four... that's something they'll try to hold on to till the bitter end and I think there would be a lot of competitive bidding for Monster Hunter if it was ever put up for auction. Nintendo hates bidding wars and tends to stay out of them. If I was being hopefull I'd have said "Nintendo acquires Capcom as a first party developer", but I wanted to make predictions, not a wishlist.