Here are the results from the bottom half of round one:
| The Wind Waker vs. Minecraft |
18 vs. 1 |
| Resident Evil 4 vs. Metroid Prime |
8 vs. 10 |
| Pokemon Diamond/Pearl vs. Portal 2 |
7 vs. 13 |
| Team Fortress 2 vs. Twilight Princess |
2 vs. 17 |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl vs. Metal Gear Solid 4 |
11 vs. 8 |
| Super Mario 3D World vs. Final Fantasy X |
10 vs. 9 |
| Super Mario World vs. Halo 3 |
17 vs. 3 |
| Persona 3 vs. Crash Bandicoot Warped |
13 vs. 5 |
| Fire Emblem Awakening vs. Dark Souls |
11 vs. 4 |
| The Thousand Year Door vs. Final Fantasy VI |
8 vs. 10 |
| Halo 2 vs. Skyward Sword |
11 vs. 9 |
| San Andreas vs. A Link to the Past |
7 vs. 12 |
| Pokemon Gold/Silver vs. Vice City |
16 vs. 4 |
| Mario Kart 8 vs. BioShock |
10 vs. 8 |
| Super Smash Bros. Melee vs. Call of Duty 4 |
15 vs. 4 |
| Age of Empires 2 vs. Pokemon Black/White |
9 v. 10 |
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!