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[FireBeaver]

I thought the Wii U was going to ba a success, the next Zelda game would have a more realistic art style and Doom would be terrible. Also I thought that The Last Guardian would never come out and the Vita would get major third party support.

 

[Dandy Crocodile]

I was pretty convinced there would be a Pokémon Z but they just sorta... Skipped over the third game for sixth gen.

 

[Madame M]

I thought Mother 3 would be localized in markets outside Japan.

Spoiler

I still do. It's happening, I can feel it!

 

[Trogdor1123]

I thought that they would introduce a racing mini game to destiny... Nope!

 

[dugdug]

"There's no way Sony comes back after the PS3."

 

[sn00zer]

Every year Japan Studo logo comes up at E3 I think 'this HAS to be Ape Escape'....it never is though....it never is


Also I was weirdly off think Nintendo Directs post Switch would show a 'new side of Nintendo software' but they kept it business as usual for most of it. Weird coming off breath of the wild and switch being this radical change for Nintendo and then they basically keep the flow of software the same.

 

[Aranjah]

"Xbox One will still get all of the third-party games, third-party devs have no reason to be PS4-exclusive."

And then this one-two combo only fits the thread tangentially, with mobile games being a subset of mobile apps:
> "What is this Android thing and why are they trying to enter the market? They'll never catch iOS."
> "Windows Phone will take off like Android did!"

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

Sorry guys - I don't think I've ever been wrong.

 

[Maxey]

There was a time when I was sure Valve would finally announce HL3/Ep.3.

Now I'll be surprised when they announce a new big game at all.

 

[MadeULook]

"Games will never catch on with iOS and Android."

I still get teased for that one.

 

[Jawmuncher]

I thought the WiiU would have GREAT third party support.

 

[Permanently A]

When the Disney logo appeared at Sony's E3 2013 event, I stayed strong. When the scenes of the previous Kingdom Hearts games flitted across the screen, I nodded to myself. "Just another remix. Its just 2.5" I smirked at the hopeless naiveté of the others in the thread posting "KH3?????"

and then the logo dropped

and I've never been more happy to be completely wrong.

 

[tsundoku]

i dont know why i allowed myself to believe nintendo was going to have like six wii u ports ready for the switch launch

 

[Trace]

I thought that they would introduce a racing mini game to destiny... Nope!

They did though.

 

[Kouriozan]

OP reminded me of the existence of this :

Any reason why the WiiU *won't* dominate Japan?

People saying Splatoon would bomb as hard as W101 too :

Do we expect Splatoon to be the next major Nintendo I.P.?

 

[NinjamicWZ]

Due to internet negativity, I thought the Vita would be dead in a year or so and started collecting for it thinking I would have a small collection of games somewhere between Virtual Boy and Dreamcast size. It never stopped and refused to die.

 

[CharminUltra]

I thought the state-of-the-art PSP was going to steamroll the weaksauce DS and cause Nintendo to give up making handhelds (I was still on my specs > gameplay phase at the time.)

It took me like a full 2 to 3 years of denial to realize the DS was a monster of epic proportions.

Edit: to be fair to me, I still think the DS's launch lineup was weak af. The one game I thought was good, which was Mario 64 DS, sucked to control IMO.

 

[HammerFace]

Due to internet negativity, I thought the Vita would be dead in a year or so and started collecting for it thinking I would have a small collection of games somewhere between Virtual Boy and Dreamcast size. It never stopped and refused to die.

Vita means life after all

 

[GamerJM]

More recently, I was convinced that the Switch was going to have a rocky first year post-launch after the January presentation. I wasn't convinced that it was going to fail but I really had trouble seeing it catch much media attention; the issues with its pricing were just ridiculous and 1-2 Switch seemed tone deaf. Luckily this seems to not be the case so far, probably because Zelda absolutely is one of those once-in-a-generation games that can sell a console to a mainstream audience.

 

[NoKisum]

"They're making a Rayman 4! After the last three, the next entry is bound to be amazing."

To this day, I never hear the end of this. Especially after recent events...

 

[The Last Lombax]

Every year Japan Studo logo comes up at E3 I think 'this HAS to be Ape Escape'....it never is though....it never is

Me every year and still do...

 

[SpiceMelange]

Deus Ex Human Revolution will be even worse than Invisible Wars.

 

[Rncewind]

i thought retros secret project was metroid

i was wrong

 

[Georome]

I thought the Sega CD would be the most popular console of all the times.

 

[Vital Tundra]

I was pretty convinced there would be a Pokémon Z but they just sorta... Skipped over the third game for sixth gen.

This is the only thing I can think of I was really wrong about, but honestly everyone thought we would be getting Z.

 

[Bronetta]

After the January reveal I thought the Switch would struggle.

 

[beau_beaumont]

There will never been a sequel to Bloodborne

Spoiler

please

 

[Vilix]

I thought the DS would be a flop given how successful the GBA was.

I thought the Wii would be failure.

 

[olag]

Every Ubisoft prediction I've ever had post AC3. I swear that company succeeds just to spite me.

 

[Azelover]

I thought they would never make Shenmue III

 

[Phediuk]

I thought the Playstation was another ill-conceived multimedia system like the CD-i and 3DO.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

So far the only big call I got wrong was Zen being in Scorpio.

Other than that I've been mostly on point. Particularly as one of the original members of #teamhybrid with the Switch before it was revealed.

 

[Disxo]

I thought switch would fail right out of the gate, lmao I was wrong.
I am so glad that wasnt the case

 

[James Scott]

I'm never wrong

Spoiler

i am occasionally wrong

 

[EDarkness]

I thought the Wii would get some impressive third party support after it started selling like crazy. It got third party support, but it was obvious that companies were betting the farm on HD and that system sales didn't matter in the end. It was a good lesson to learn and something people need to keep in mind about the NS as well. Even if it sells gangbusters, that doesn't mean it'll publisher's biggest games. High console sales doesn't guarantee anything.

 

[Clockwork5]

I thought Nintendo was doomed.

 

[Phu]

"They're making a Rayman 4! After the last three, the next entry is bound to be amazing."

To this day, I never hear the end of this. Especially after recent events...

After seeing his trophy is Smash, I thought Rayman was a prime candidate for one of the DLC characters.

 

[godhandiscen]

I used a Windows Phone for years because of the Xbox Live integration.

The platform never took off.

 

[digitalrelic]

I thought HD DVD was going to beat blu-ray because it had a more easily understandable name.

 

[Dion Blaster]

I thought Mario Galaxy 2 would be pointless, "give me something new". I was a dumb kid.

 

[James Scott]

I thought the Wii U was going to do well with the 3DS tanking thanks to the terrible start.
I was a bit off
I was also pretty sure Zelda was going to make its 30th anniversary and wouldn't get delayed a whole year. It at least came out in early 2017.
Thought Vita TV was the end of 3DS. Seemed super appealing for the low price.
Also thought the 2DS was going to be massive. Took awhile for it to be decently big but it didn't do as well as I thought.

 

[Arklite]

"People are impatient whiners. Half Life 3 will release a couple years after Portal 2, tops."

 

[Mozendo]

First party Vita game announced at E3 ;___;

 

[Shredderi]

Thought that Ghost Recon: Wildlands would do bad. In hindsight I was a fucking moron.

 

[GamerJM]

"They're making a Rayman 4! After the last three, the next entry is bound to be amazing."

To this day, I never hear the end of this. Especially after recent events...

To be fair, you did eventually get a Rayman 4 and a Rayman 5 and they were both great games.

 

[dab0ne]

I wanted REmake 2 so badly I was convinced it wouldn't come out ever. I'm happy to be wrong.

 

[psynergylover]

I really thought the Wii was gonna sell like shit...Still eating crow to this day.

Also though the Vita was going to give the 3DS a battle....still love it but damn was I wrong,

 

[Patapwn]

"There's no way Sony comes back after the PS3."

The age of Sony is done

 

[gigantor21]

After the January reveal I thought the Switch would struggle.

Same. I thought Nintendo had shot themselves in the foot.

Other wrong shit I have said:
- Current gen wont offer a big boost in visuals if the consoles arent loss leadera
- The DS will never sell
- The Vita would sell around half as much as the 3DS and get decent 3rd party support
- Online passes will stay a staple of the gaming industry
- Sexist trolls are a small enough segment of the gaming community to safely ignore

 

[Magnet_Man]

Lots of stuff with Marvel vs Capcom 3, but the biggest one was no version of Mega Man, even as DLC. Just baffling.