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[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

I remember when Project Cafe (Wii U) was supposed to be considerably more powerful than PS3/360.

I'll never forget the speculation threads.

 

[Randdalf]

That leak of a third Golden Sun game, that I believe inspired Nintendo to actually get Camelot to make a third Golden Sun game. If I recall correctly, they specifically referred to "fan demand" when talking about the reason why they made that game.

 

[StoopKid]

PS4 - 4GB DDR3

Arthur Gies being a man of his word and paying his debts.

Gies gonna gies.

 

[Rhaknar]

Memorable because of the people who thought it was legitimate.

Didn't Jeff Gerstmann make that list and leaked it for lolsies?

Anyway on topic, Darkstalkers 4 last year... because this time it had to happen right guys? They aren't working on anything right? Guys?

 

[MisterGrey3000]

Nintendo ON

Did people actually believe this?
The games looked ugly as sin. :/

 

[Toad.T]

There was a time when people thought a Breaking Bad game and/or a Dr Mario MMO were coming to WiiU.

I honestly don't know which of those is less likely.

 

[Not]

Shards of Nightmare sounds like a rejected Kirby game subtitle

 

[digoutyoursoul]

I'll never forget the speculation threads.

Was just going to post this, that fake console design was nice too

 

[Sullichin]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=137707

They're still hosting the boxart:
http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360...icularSoundExpress-ToldUsItIs_boxart_160w.jpg

 

[RoboPlato]

The GOAT

IT'S STILL REAL TO ME DAMMIT!

 

[Phediuk]

Every year the same Nintendo rumors pop up.

New Metroid, new F-Zero, Startropics revival, Zelda [insert fanfic-y subtitle here], Pokemon MMO, blah blah blah.

every year.

 

[DAREALGUMMY]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyazYYev7Nw

 

[MisterGrey3000]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyazYYev7Nw

Lol
I'm pretty sure Nintendo's CGI animation would look a whole lot better than that.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Sign #3 in this article might be my favorite to date: http://kotaku.com/how-to-tell-when-an-e3-rumor-is-fake-1575759886

That article was a great read! Thanks for putting that together. I'm wondering if the e-mail used for Sign #3 was the guy who said Retro was working on a new StarTropics game last year.

 

[rrs]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=137707

It did happen, just not on the 360

 

[TDLink]

I still want Metroid X Starfox.

 

[Fantastical]

I still want Metroid X Starfox.

Oh god damn I remember that guy hyping that one up. Dear God...

 

[Muzy72]

When 3DS was supposedly supposed to be on par with PS3/360, if not more powerful.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Oh god damn I remember that guy hyping that one up. Dear God...

He got torn to shreds on here lol

 

[Papercuts]

Fucking Startropics by Retro. I don't even care about Startropics, but I sure as hell didn't need another Donkey Kong.

This one will definitely be remembered by me. On top of the oddity of it, the injoke across gaf of "fucking donkey kong" leading all the way up to the TF release, including the just as hilarious Cranky reveal.

 

[georly]

That Fi's Name (before we knew it) in Skyward sword was "Zordiana."

 

[thenewjeva]

Memorable because of the people who thought it was legitimate.

I guess people got hyped seeing that a Mario Squash game will be the killer app for the 3DS.

 

[bobbychalkers]

Memorable because of the people who thought it was legitimate.

I like how every year, someone makes an offscreen pic of a Word document full of E3 "leaks".

 

[MisterGrey3000]

I guess people got hyped seeing that a Mario Squash game will be the killer app for the 3DS.

Mario rumor names are even worse than Zelda's.

 

[zeopower6]

That the Last Guardian is still a thing

Every E3 since like 2008

Not so much memorable now as a running joke

I wonder when it was going to be revealed if it didn't leak like that :/

 

[captainraincoat]

That the Last Guardian is still a thing

Every E3 since like 2008

Not so much memorable now as a running joke

Put that and rockstars Agent in the same bucket

 

[Oddduck]

Acid Ghost... Eminem lol

Acid Ghost is fucking hysterical.

-Acid Ghost and the Eminem leaks

This. Fucking insane.

The Star Fox X Metroid rumor will never be forgotten either.

 

[Robot Pants]

Www.twitter.com/gamefork

 

[SwordStruck]

- Valve showing Source 2 at E3 2010
- Skyward Sword would be a 'Cafe' launch title
- Microsoft buying the exclusive rights to Battlefront 3, demo to be shown live (pretty sure this one was from back in 2007 or 2008).

 

[Poofynamanama]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=137707

lol. I can see why the smileys were banned

:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol

every. fucking. reply.

 

[GulAtiCa]

Nintendo ON

Never believed it was real, but damned if I wasn't excited by it nonetheless.

 

[Bel_Air_Jeff]

All of the rumors concerning the Wii before it's reveal. All the fake controllers etc etc.

 

[Alo81]

Sign #3 in this article might be my favorite to date: http://kotaku.com/how-to-tell-when-an-e3-rumor-is-fake-1575759886

Oh my god.

 

[Volotaire]

Www.twitter.com/gamefork

That last tweet got me.

-Acid Ghost and the Eminem leaks
-The list of 100 leaks for the Wii U.
-Metroid x Starfox
-Star Tropics U

 

[themagicalkitsune]

I guess people got hyped seeing that a Mario Squash game will be the killer app for the 3DS.

I'd personally be down for some Luigi Picross (if that's what it says, anyway)

 

[thenewjeva]

I'd personally be down for some Luigi Picross (if that's what it says, anyway)

It says Luigi's Pie Factory. Seems like an interesting concept. Will they create Wario Cake Boss next?

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Pretty sure he said it would be revealed at E3. If nothing is revealed this year, we can safely say that was another wrong claim.

I don't recall that ever being mentioned in association with E3, just that Platinum was making something XBO exclusive (which ntkrnl backed up/nearly outright confirmed months later).


Still, the pamphlet in the OP and the mentions of Aries are pure nostalgia.

 

[KAP151]

The GOAT

End it here, nothing comes close.

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

Did people actually believe this?
The games looked ugly as sin. :/

I'm sure some people bought the mock-ups because they were somewhat impressive at the time. The video was obviously fake, but it was an impressive piece of work in 2005.

 

[Smellycat]

ARIES

yep lol

But the best has to be Nintendo ON

 

[sn00zer]

To be honest it does sound like fun to make up rumors....hell I wouldve killed to be the guy who came up with the 'push the truck near the SS Anne' rumor

 

[Elija2]

Memorable because of the people who thought it was legitimate.

Sneakers 2, Fatter Princess, flower revenge...

Whoever made this was laughing their ass off.

 

[sn00zer]

The GOAT

His follow up hoax was arguably even better
Mario Galaxy DS

 

[Lupin the Third]

Spoiler

GumShu: Bloody Afternoon on Nintendo Revolution.

This was actually a Tokyo Game Show rumor, not an E3 one, but it was both very fake and very memorable for sure.

 

[watershed]

His follow up hoax was arguably even better
Mario Galaxy DS

That is one impressive fake!!! Which reminds me, I hope we see another 3d Mario for the 3ds at E3 this year.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

Sneakers 2, Fatter Princess, flower revenge...

Whoever made this was laughing their ass off.

 

[MisterGrey3000]

His follow up hoax was arguably even better
Mario Galaxy DS

lmao
That doesn't even look like it could run on a DS.

Edit: nvm the footage at the end looks more like the DS's speed.
Still pretty funny.

 

[Sylverstone14]

Nintendo ON

To be fair, the amount of work put into the Nintendo ON hoax is a feat in itself.

His follow up hoax was arguably even better
Mario Galaxy DS

Damn that guy, I actually believed that.

 

[TheStruggler]

 

[takoyaki]

this sounded pretty convincing last year. Basically, someone was guessing what Project Beast was a year in advance:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=580433