Now that the show’s over, how did our predictions fare? Read on to find out, and see who took the title in this year’s overall challenge!
At Microsoft’s event
The company changed gears from its usual briefings, focusing entirely on game trailers and announcements.
New Kinect-based dance game announced: Yes.
Graham Russell 45%, Andrew Passafiume 60%, Justin Last 50%, Henry Skey 60%, Eric Albuen 30%, Chris Dominowski 75%
Standalone Xbox One Kinect announced and priced: No.
Graham 80%, Andrew 90%, Justin 100%, Henry 30%, Eric 100%, Chris D. 95%
Footage of Halo 5 gameplay shown: No.
Graham 70%, Andrew 70%, Justin 75%, Henry 10%, Eric 60%, Chris D. 80%
New Rare title announced: No.
Graham 20%, Andrew 25%, Justin 10%, Henry 30%, Eric 0%, Chris D. 15%
Cloud-based games or backward compatibility option revealed: No.
Graham 15%, Andrew 75%, Justin 60%, Henry 50%, Eric 25%, Chris D. 25%
More information given on the live-action Halo TV show: No.
Graham 55%, Andrew 55%, Justin 25%, Henry 80%, Eric 75%, Chris D. 20%
New Gears of War title announced: No.
Graham 50%, Andrew 60%, Justin 90%, Henry 90%, Eric 30%, Chris D. 25%
Any Xbox 360 game announcement made: No.
Graham 35%, Andrew 5%, Justin 40%, Henry 75%, Eric 90%, Chris D. 10%
Indie developers given segment to show off non-Microsoft-published games: Yes.
Graham 30%, Andrew 20%, Justin 10%, Henry 20%, Eric 10%, Chris D. 40%
Microsoft event total: Graham 0, Andrew -50, Justin -90, Henry -35, Eric -140, Chris D. 115.
At Sony’s event
Even with more platforms and initiatives to cover, it managed to rival Microsoft in terms of pure game reveals.
Any new information given on The Last Guardian: No.
Graham 25%, Andrew 50%, Justin 30%, Henry 60%, Eric 10%, Chris D. 5%
Project Morpheus release window named: No.
Graham 45%, Andrew 30%, Justin 50%, Henry 50%, Eric 5%, Chris D. 20%
New first-party Vita game announced: No.
Graham 80%, Andrew 5%, Justin 90%, Henry 80%, Eric 95%, Chris D. 45%
Gameplay trailer for new Uncharted shown: No.
Graham 70%, Andrew 70%, Justin 70%, Henry 15%, Eric 45%, Chris D. 65%
Vita TV announced for U.S. release: Yes.
Graham 40%, Andrew 10%, Justin 50%, Henry 60%, Eric 80%, Chris D. 45%
New Ratchet & Clank game shown: No.
Graham 35%, Andrew 55%, Justin 65%, Henry 30%, Eric 80%, Chris D. 30%
PlayStation Now made available to general public within the week: No.
Graham 30%, Andrew 40%, Justin 20%, Henry 80%, Eric 10%, Chris D. 20%
PS4 game shown using camera functionality: Yes.
Graham 50%, Andrew 5%, Justin 20%, Henry 90%, Eric 60%, Chris D. 70%
Second wave of indie games showcased: Yes.
Graham 70%, Andrew 90%, Justin 95%, Henry 95%, Eric 99%, Chris D. 85%
Sony event total: Graham 25, Andrew 5, Justin -10, Henry 80, Eric 144, Chris D. 165.
At Nintendo’s presentations
Nintendo scattered its announcements across lots of media, but here’s what they did on Tuesday as a whole.
New game in Metroid series revealed: No.
Graham 50%, Andrew 60%, Justin 15%, Henry 10%, Eric 35%, Chris D. 25%
Gameplay footage shown for Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem: No.
Graham 45%, Andrew 55%, Justin 25%, Henry 35%, Eric 45%, Chris D. 15%
Wii U Zelda title officially announced, trailer shown: Yes.
Graham 90%, Andrew 75%, Justin 100%, Henry 55%, Eric 35%, Chris D. 50%
NFC figures revealed, with gameplay examples: Yes.
Graham 85%, Andrew 85%, Justin 45%, Henry 80%, Eric 70%, Chris D. 55%
New first-party IP announced: Yes.
Graham 90%, Andrew 15%, Justin 0%, Henry 25%, Eric 80%, Chris D. 25%
New 3DS or Wii U hardware revision revealed: No.
Graham 25%, Andrew 10%, Justin 80%, Henry 10%, Eric 20%, Chris D. 10%
New Star Fox or F-Zero game announced: Yes.
Graham 35%, Andrew 5%, Justin 30%, Henry 5%, Eric 55%, Chris D. 25%
New game announced in wider Mario franchise: Yes.
Graham 50%, Andrew 80%, Justin 95%, Henry 95%, Eric 75%, Chris D. 45%
Another third-party developer making game with Nintendo IP: No.
Graham 55%, Andrew 40%, Justin 10%, Henry 80%, Eric 100%, Chris D. 45%
Nintendo event total: Graham 125, Andrew 25, Justin 90, Henry 75, Eric 65, Chris D. 55.
Final results
Chris Dominowski
335
Graham Russell
150
Henry Skey
120
Eric Albuen
69
Justin Last
-10
Andrew Passafiume
-20