Speculator: E3 2014 prediction challenge results!

June 10, 2014

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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 pricedNo.
Graham 80%, Andrew 90%, Justin 100%, Henry 30%, Eric 100%, Chris D. 95%

Footage of Halo 5 gameplay shownNo.
Graham 70%, Andrew 70%, Justin 75%, Henry 10%, Eric 60%, Chris D. 80%

New Rare title announcedNo.
Graham 20%, Andrew 25%, Justin 10%, Henry 30%, Eric 0%, Chris D. 15%

Cloud-based games or backward compatibility option revealedNo.
Graham 15%, Andrew 75%, Justin 60%, Henry 50%, Eric 25%, Chris D. 25%

More information given on the live-action Halo TV showNo.
Graham 55%, Andrew 55%, Justin 25%, Henry 80%, Eric 75%, Chris D. 20%

New Gears of War title announcedNo.
Graham 50%, Andrew 60%, Justin 90%, Henry 90%, Eric 30%, Chris D. 25%

Any Xbox 360 game announcement madeNo.
Graham 35%, Andrew 5%, Justin 40%, Henry 75%, Eric 90%, Chris D. 10%

Indie developers given segment to show off non-Microsoft-published gamesYes.
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.

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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 GuardianNo.
Graham 25%, Andrew 50%, Justin 30%, Henry 60%, Eric 10%, Chris D. 5%

Project Morpheus release window namedNo.
Graham 45%, Andrew 30%, Justin 50%, Henry 50%, Eric 5%, Chris D. 20%

New first-party Vita game announcedNo.
Graham 80%, Andrew 5%, Justin 90%, Henry 80%, Eric 95%, Chris D. 45%

Gameplay trailer for new Uncharted shownNo.
Graham 70%, Andrew 70%, Justin 70%, Henry 15%, Eric 45%, Chris D. 65%

Vita TV announced for U.S. releaseYes.
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 weekNo.
Graham 30%, Andrew 40%, Justin 20%, Henry 80%, Eric 10%, Chris D. 20%

PS4 game shown using camera functionalityYes.
Graham 50%, Andrew 5%, Justin 20%, Henry 90%, Eric 60%, Chris D. 70%

Second wave of indie games showcasedYes.
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.

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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 revealedNo.
Graham 50%, Andrew 60%, Justin 15%, Henry 10%, Eric 35%, Chris D. 25%

Gameplay footage shown for Shin Megami Tensei X Fire EmblemNo.
Graham 45%, Andrew 55%, Justin 25%, Henry 35%, Eric 45%, Chris D. 15%

Wii U Zelda title officially announced, trailer shownYes.
Graham 90%, Andrew 75%, Justin 100%, Henry 55%, Eric 35%, Chris D. 50%

NFC figures revealed, with gameplay examplesYes.
Graham 85%, Andrew 85%, Justin 45%, Henry 80%, Eric 70%, Chris D. 55%

New first-party IP announcedYes.
Graham 90%, Andrew 15%, Justin 0%, Henry 25%, Eric 80%, Chris D. 25%

New 3DS or Wii U hardware revision revealedNo.
Graham 25%, Andrew 10%, Justin 80%, Henry 10%, Eric 20%, Chris D. 10%

New Star Fox or F-Zero game announcedYes.
Graham 35%, Andrew 5%, Justin 30%, Henry 5%, Eric 55%, Chris D. 25%

New game announced in wider Mario franchiseYes.
Graham 50%, Andrew 80%, Justin 95%, Henry 95%, Eric 75%, Chris D. 45%

Another third-party developer making game with Nintendo IPNo.
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.

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Final results

Chris Dominowski
335

Graham Russell
150

Henry Skey
120

Eric Albuen
69

Justin Last
-10

Andrew Passafiume
-20