Things that have been discussed at past roundtables:
2013
2012
- Wii U
- Nintendoland
- NSMB U
- miiverse
- gamepad
2011
- Skyward Sword
- Luigi's Mansion
- Super Mario 3D Land
- Brief Mention of Pikmin 3
- Ubisoft also had their own Wii U roundtable ft ghost recon and killer freaks from space or whatever that turned into zombi u
2010
- 3DS hardware
- Ocarina of Time 3D (brief mention)
- Steel Diver
- Star fox 64 3D
- Nintendogs + Cats
- Skyward Sword
2009
- New super mario bros Wii
- Wii Sports Resort
- Spirit Tracks
- Mario Galaxy 2
2008
- Animal Crossing City Folk
- Wii Sports Resort
- Wii Music
- Wii Fit
Every year apart from last year has basically been discussing games that were revealed earlier in the year or earlier at E3, and discussing them in further detail. It's almost always been part of nintendo's flagship franchises, or showing off software that ties into their BRAND NEW HARDWARE.
Ocarina and star fox 3d are shown off because they were one of the few existing nintendo IPs to be announced for upcoming hardware. Those are the only times that 'remakes' have been at the roundtable. I do not expect Majora's Mask to be the focus of the entire roundtable.
Last year was the first year, I believe, that the roundtable has been dedicated to ONE GAME. Sales-wise, I think, it was also nintendo's biggest game last year (correct me if i'm wrong.) This year, Smash bros will be their biggest game, in all likelihood (3DS and Wii U sales combined), so it makes sense that it's getting its own roundtable.
The 3DS game will be one of the following, I think:
- New title in a major franchise (releasing this year)
- New IP that MIYAMOTO has been working on (releasing either this year, or next spring)
- Something related to NFP that required more explanation than a trailer. Nintendo's flagship NFP game, possibly.
It will not be:
- A remake (pokemon, majora's mask)
- 3rd Party
- A game from a franchise that hasn't broken the 40-50 million copies sold barrier (unless it's a brand new MIYAMOTO Ip)
Nintendo franchises that have broken the 40 million barrier:
- Mario (includes kart, sports, luigi, etc)
- Pokemon
- Wii Sports
- Zelda
- Wii Fit
- Donkey Kong