Deckard Chapel
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That MGSV would be a good game.
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Times when your prediction was dead wrong
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Mr. Nice_Guy
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I thought my PS classics I could play on my PS3, PSP, and Vita would be playable on the PS4 shortly after launch. I was very wrong.
……forgetit
Member
Never been dead wrong about something gaming related, I thought Jen Bush would be the next US president though.
I hate Jeb Bush, but thought it was going that way.
(mat)
Member
It bothers me that you say the Wii U is not a worthy successor to the Wii even though you "never bothered with" it. It really is a shame that you're not the only one who feels this way.
LegendofLex
Member
I thought the Wii U would attract a Wii-like community of developers and players. Not as large as Wii without a Wii Sports/Wii Fit phenomenon, but the same small- to mid-size games attracting decent numbers, and Nintendo leading the way in that department again.
None of that happened.
Wii U is barely even a successor to Wii.
None of that happened.
It bothers me that you say the Wii U is not a worthy successor to the Wii even though you "never bothered with" it. It really is a shame that you're not the only one who feels this way.
Wii U is barely even a successor to Wii.
SunBroDave
Member
I thought FOR SURE that Rise of the Tomb Raider would get "delayed" so as not to launch on the same day as Fallout 4.
gg Crystal Dynamics. Hope it was worth it.
gg Crystal Dynamics. Hope it was worth it.
NX 2016. I hedged against it, saying that's when Nintendo should launch and looks to be launching but shit happens and so does Nintendo so it might not happen. All the same, I thought it really would happen. I also thought E3 2016 had to be the big payoff after last year and with Nintendo's development times lining up for it. I thought we'd soon find out a lot of what we had to look forward to in the first year of NX. I definitely didn't think Zelda would miss its 30th just like DQ.
I stand by other things being equal 2016 holiday would be the better time to launch. I also stand by that it seems Nintendo was aiming for that time. But the most important part of the prediction failed.
Atm, I really want Nintendo to do something that defies all expectations in a good way rather than a bad way as they've been up to a lot lately. Hopefully E3 Zelda demo is godly and NX makes March and has lots of cool software released for it in its first year.
I stand by other things being equal 2016 holiday would be the better time to launch. I also stand by that it seems Nintendo was aiming for that time. But the most important part of the prediction failed.
Atm, I really want Nintendo to do something that defies all expectations in a good way rather than a bad way as they've been up to a lot lately. Hopefully E3 Zelda demo is godly and NX makes March and has lots of cool software released for it in its first year.
VincentMatts
Member
I cant remember any recent predictions i made that were wrong tbh. Not to show off or anything. 
I will say, i didnt make this prediction but i never thought Overwatch would be as big as it is with the lack of content it has. It has essentially every problem Battlefront has but everyone seems ok with this one. So i guess thats one.
I will say, i didnt make this prediction but i never thought Overwatch would be as big as it is with the lack of content it has. It has essentially every problem Battlefront has but everyone seems ok with this one. So i guess thats one.
perfectchaos007
Member
I thought Nintendo would wait until this year's E3 to showcase NX. At least I wasn't as wrong as some people who were certain it would be shown BEFORE this year's E3.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
I expected Splatoon to be an absolute flop. The game didn't click with me, but it still did way better than I ever saw it doing.
TheMightyJerkules
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I thought the Wii U would do "GameCube numbers at least". I thought the Dreamcast would be the lowest selling console of the generation but survive and compete for the duration nonetheless. Didn't expect Sega's exit from hardware.
The Dutch Slayer
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bonesmccoy
Banned
I'd need to replace my 2500k by 2016
Star Wars Battlefront wouldn't feel shallow without vehicles and a SP campaign
Star Wars Battlefront wouldn't feel shallow without vehicles and a SP campaign
Caddyshack
Banned
I thought Halo could only get better after Halo 4.
Haha I thought that too.
Could not have been further from what actually happened.
Haha I thought that too.
Could not have been further from what actually happened.
DryvBy
Member
Where to begin...
-I'd never use Steam and it wouldn't last.
-Celebrity Deathmatch would be flawed but fun.
-Indie games would never be as fun as AAA games. Or looked upon as major contenders in the market.
-The Wii would be my #1 console when I wanted to be off the PC. Personal failed prediction.
-Splatoon would bomb after they played the beta.
-Street Fighter V would be loaded with content and unlockable content.
-Platinum's TMNT would be fun (if my OT wasn't evident I had some hopes for it).
-We'd never have upgraded consoles in the middle of a cycle. I think I'm about to be wrong.
You're doing this wrong.
-I'd never use Steam and it wouldn't last.
-Celebrity Deathmatch would be flawed but fun.
-Indie games would never be as fun as AAA games. Or looked upon as major contenders in the market.
-The Wii would be my #1 console when I wanted to be off the PC. Personal failed prediction.
-Splatoon would bomb after they played the beta.
-Street Fighter V would be loaded with content and unlockable content.
-Platinum's TMNT would be fun (if my OT wasn't evident I had some hopes for it).
-We'd never have upgraded consoles in the middle of a cycle. I think I'm about to be wrong.
You're doing this wrong.
CharminUltra
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-The PSP is going to wipe the floor with the DS
and more recently:
-DOOM is going to suck
and more recently:
-DOOM is going to suck
I wasn't expecting much of DOOM. I still think the initial showing was not very good, but it turned out to be a serious contender for my game of the year, and one of the best games I've played in a long time. I've been singing its praises and every possible instance with friends and people interested.
Conversely, I expected MGSV to deliver a really good story and satisfying conclusion. I started getting worried when it came out that snake doesn't talk much ( but I enjoyed Kiefer Sutherland a lot with the little he had.)
It's completely debatable whether not it provides a satisfying conclusion and story, but for me it was shockingly deficient in that department compared to the series standard.
Conversely, I expected MGSV to deliver a really good story and satisfying conclusion. I started getting worried when it came out that snake doesn't talk much ( but I enjoyed Kiefer Sutherland a lot with the little he had.)
It's completely debatable whether not it provides a satisfying conclusion and story, but for me it was shockingly deficient in that department compared to the series standard.
Yeah, this one got me. Two generations of the Xbox having a superior GPU, surprise! That being said, it wasn't a complete blind-side as management had changed significantly since 2010.
SpartanN92
Banned
That Halo 5 would have a good campaign.
poodaddy
Gold Member
I predicted the new Doom would be panned by both critics and fans as a soulless cash in that lacked all of what made the originals what they were.
So happy to be wrong.
I also predicted that SFV's launch and Capcom's handling of it as a games as a service example would blow up in their face completely.
So happy to be right.
I predicted that Steam Machines would fail horribly as well.
Really hate that I was right on that one.
So happy to be wrong.
I also predicted that SFV's launch and Capcom's handling of it as a games as a service example would blow up in their face completely.
So happy to be right.
I predicted that Steam Machines would fail horribly as well.
Really hate that I was right on that one.
Doctor_Thomas
Member
I haven't really made any outlandish predictions, but I had definitely given the Kinect no hope based on the waning populairty of motion controls when it was released.
I also completely wrote off the notion of iterative consoles, but that seems to be a thing that is happening.
I do want to give a special shout out to the "Sony too" crowd for being so wrong.
I also completely wrote off the notion of iterative consoles, but that seems to be a thing that is happening.
I do want to give a special shout out to the "Sony too" crowd for being so wrong.
9/9/99 After seeing Soul Calibur and Sonic Adventure (and the previews of Shenmue = GOD), I really but really thought Dreamcast was gonna be the next "Playstation".
PS: Also, thought PS Vita would get similar PSP praise and lots of great spin-offs and new franchises. I'm still waiting for Vita's God Of War. lol
This topic makes me happy that I predicted the DS, Wii, and Vita doing about as well as they all did. Yes, I thought that the Wii would be a massive success and that the DS would show a significant amount of growth from the GBA (though I didn't predict the "blue ocean," DS strategy with games like Brain Age and Nintendogs doing well, I just thought that the DS would experience exponential growth from the GBA considering how much better the technology seemed to me in 2004).
I don't know what I thought about the PSP or 3DS or Wii U though. I don't think I really thought much of the PSP prior to release, then when it came out it was a big deal but I still didn't know what to think of it. I didn't really know what to predict regarding the 3DS, I guess I thought that it would probably continue the DS's success but I think in 2011 I didn't realize how well the DS was still doing. Once the disappointing launch sales came in I think I believed that it would recover but not hit the DS's heights, though. And the Wii U I thought would be successful but I was skeptical of, so I guess I got that one wrong.
I guess, something else I got wrong: I thought Dillian's Rolling Western would see Pikmin-like success, where Dillian becomes one of Nintendo's new mainstay characters.
I don't know what I thought about the PSP or 3DS or Wii U though. I don't think I really thought much of the PSP prior to release, then when it came out it was a big deal but I still didn't know what to think of it. I didn't really know what to predict regarding the 3DS, I guess I thought that it would probably continue the DS's success but I think in 2011 I didn't realize how well the DS was still doing. Once the disappointing launch sales came in I think I believed that it would recover but not hit the DS's heights, though. And the Wii U I thought would be successful but I was skeptical of, so I guess I got that one wrong.
I guess, something else I got wrong: I thought Dillian's Rolling Western would see Pikmin-like success, where Dillian becomes one of Nintendo's new mainstay characters.
Napalm_Frank
Member
I thought Splatoon was going to be one of the biggest bombs on Wii U. I think that's the only time I have been certain of something and dead wrong. I still kinda can't believe how well it's doing.
Armitage Shanks
Member
I remember seeing the very first Sims trailer (this is going way back) and guffawing, saying "nobody is going to play that, what are they thinking???".
Turns out to be one of the highest selling franchises.... I think I humbly decided to never make game industry predictions ever again that day.
The easiest way to hear God laugh is to make industry predictions.
Turns out to be one of the highest selling franchises.... I think I humbly decided to never make game industry predictions ever again that day.
The easiest way to hear God laugh is to make industry predictions.
tintin1029
Member
Keep trying, man. I believe in you.
I thought all of SFV's problems would be fixed in a month. PFFFFFTTT
I thought Dark Souls 2 would be the best Souls game, and it turned out to be the worst. Still great, but the worst.
I always thought Subscription-based MMOs would always be the biggest waste of money ever. Then I played A Realm Reborn.
To be fair, a lot of people thought this.
Ryouji Gunblade
Member
I predicted that the PS4 would be backwards compatible in the future. Still wrong.
petran79
Banned
-At that time I also considered the 3DO to be a success and held it on higher esteem than the Playstation. Even the Atari Jaguar
-Initially I thought the Playstation 2 would be less successfull than the PS1
-I thought EA would never make another 3D soccer game after the mediocre FIFA97 and would revert to classic FIFA96. Actua Soccer 2 was so much better
-When my dad told me he'd buy finally a computer in 1994, I thought he'd buy an Amiga....
-If someone told me that there would be no Mortal Kombat arcade game after 4, I'd never have believed him.
-Arcades and Sega
-I thought that Symphony of the Night would make all older Castlevanias fade to oblivion...
-I thought Nintendo would return to their former selves with the Gamecube. Unfortunately there were very few exceptions.
-I thought that after the flop of Xbox, Microsoft would never dare to launch the 360.
-Initially I thought the Playstation 2 would be less successfull than the PS1
-I thought EA would never make another 3D soccer game after the mediocre FIFA97 and would revert to classic FIFA96. Actua Soccer 2 was so much better
-When my dad told me he'd buy finally a computer in 1994, I thought he'd buy an Amiga....
-If someone told me that there would be no Mortal Kombat arcade game after 4, I'd never have believed him.
-Arcades and Sega
-I thought that Symphony of the Night would make all older Castlevanias fade to oblivion...
-I thought Nintendo would return to their former selves with the Gamecube. Unfortunately there were very few exceptions.
-I thought that after the flop of Xbox, Microsoft would never dare to launch the 360.