It’s a special E3 briefing Speculator Lightning Round! We go through each of the Big Three’s conferences in a rapid-fire rumor-fest. Last year, Graham fought off a strong challenge from Andrew to retain his crown. What will happen this year?
At Microsoft’s event
Monday, June 10. After last month’s Xbox One reveal, this presentation is expected to focus on software.
Xbox One price
Andrew 5%, Eric 90%, Graham 5%, Shawn 20%
Xbox One release date
Andrew 10%, Eric 60%, Graham 1%, Shawn 25%
Xbox 360 price drop or cheaper redesign
Andrew 90%, Eric 30%, Graham 30%, Shawn 35%
A Rare-developed Xbox One title
Andrew 99%, Eric 45%, Graham 95%, Shawn 75%
Kinect Sports for the Xbox One
Andrew 40%, Eric 80%, Graham 40%, Shawn 90%
Another Call of Duty appearance
Andrew 80%, Eric 95%, Graham 20%, Shawn 100%
More about Quantum Break
Andrew 75%, Eric 60%, Graham 40%, Shawn 90%
Appearances?
Cliff Bleszinski: Andrew 1%, Eric 10%, Graham 5%, Shawn 35%
Anyone from Respawn: Andrew 60%, Eric 30%, Graham 40%, Shawn 70%
J Allard: Andrew 1%, Eric 5%, Graham 5%, Shawn 75%
Any indie developer: Andrew 5%, Eric 0%, Graham 10%, Shawn 15%
A non-games celebrity: Andrew 1%, Eric 30%, Graham 90%, Shawn 65%
At Sony’s event
Monday, June 10. PS4, PS3 and Vita all have things to talk about. What will be the company’s focus?
PS4 price
Andrew 5%, Eric 80%, Graham 10%, Shawn 30%
PS4 release date
Andrew 10%, Eric 40%, Graham 5%, Shawn 35%
New LittleBigPlanet
Andrew 30%, Eric 60%, Graham 30%, Shawn 68%
The Last Guardian
Andrew 15%, Eric 60%, Graham 30%, Shawn 40%
Vita price drop
Andrew 55%, Eric 75%, Graham 50%, Shawn 80%
A third-party timed exclusivity deal
Andrew 60%, Eric 20%, Graham 50%, Shawn 75%
Any previously-unannounced PS3 game
Andrew 45%, Eric 90%, Graham 30%, Shawn 45%
Appearances?
Kaz Hirai: Andrew 99%, Eric 45%, Graham 50%, Shawn 80%
Gabe Newell: Andrew 1%, Eric 0%, Graham 1%, Shawn 20%
Anyone from Respawn: Andrew 1%, Eric 30%, Graham 20%, Shawn 35%
Kevin Butler: Andrew 1%, Eric 5%, Graham 1%, Shawn 10%
Anyone in costume: Andrew 1%, Eric 5%, Graham 20%, Shawn 15%
At Nintendo’s presentations
With the company’s new segmented strategy, we’re counting the on-floor Software Showcase and any Nintendo Direct between now and the end of E3 week for our purposes.
Wii U price drop
Andrew 60%, Eric 30%, Graham 5%, Shawn 85%
A Retro-developed Wii U title
Andrew 65%, Eric 55%, Graham 85%, Shawn 80%
A teaser trailer for Wii U Zelda (not Wind Waker HD)
Andrew 20%, Eric 10%, Graham 10%, Shawn 75%
New Wii U Mario Kart slated for this year
Andrew 80%, Eric 30%, Graham 40%, Shawn 80%
New Wii U 3D Mario slated for this year
Andrew 80%, Eric 55%, Graham 80%, Shawn 80%
Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem footage/trailer
Andrew 40%, Eric 80%, Graham 15%, Shawn 55%
Previously-unannounced series revival (no original releases in last 5 years)
Andrew 35%, Eric 70%, Graham 60%, Shawn 75%
Appearances?
Yves Guillemot: Andrew 10%, Eric 15%, Graham 15%, Shawn 40%
Bill Trinen: Andrew 90%, Eric 45%, Graham 80%, Shawn 25%
Person in a Luigi costume: Andrew 50%, Eric 99%, Graham 90%, Shawn 65%
Non-Specific Action Figure: Andrew 1%, Eric 1%, Graham 5%, Shawn 13%
Anyone from Valve, Bungie, Respawn or Insomniac: Andrew 1%, Eric 0%, Graham 5%, Shawn 8%
Who do you think will win this year? And what are your predictions?
