E3 2015 predictions (and wishful thinking)

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The E3 is upon us and we already know almost everything. Fallout 4 got unveiled, Hyrule Warriors 3D, the new Smash Bros. Characters, and lots of other games were we already knew they would appear on the show floor.

Well this won't stop me from speculating about other things however. So here are my E3 predictions. (With a lot wishful thinking)

Later today the Smash Bros. Micro direct will tell us what we already know. Roy and Ryu are two new DLC-Characters for Smash Bros. There will also be a Street Fighter Stage and we probably get a look at the Miiverse Stage. Hopefully Sakurai will also announce some unknown news, like another new character, more stages or the first results of the fighter bailout. But for Smash Bros., that's pretty much it.

But now let's talk about the Digital Event on Thursday. We already know that it will focus on games that launch in 2015 and early 2016 and that it won't feature Zelda U. (Except Nintendo is lying to us, what I don't believe.)

Firstly I think they will tell us a little bit about their future plans with Amiibo and maybe teaser an Amiibo Game in the vein of Skylanders, Disney Infinity and the rest. If it's done well, I wouldn't mind.

DLC will probably also feature in the Digital Event. After the huge success of the Mario Kart DLC, they probably will announce another 2 packs. I personally hope for a Kong Pack with Diddy, Dixy and Cranky Kong as drivers and Tropical Freeze inspired courses. Also they will talk about their plans for Splatoon after the big updade in august and maybe give us a sneak peak into the future of the game. Also maybe Captain Toad DLC, but I think this is unlikely. But I wouldn't say no to a new Book with completely new levels.

Now for the games we already know about. Launch dates for Xenoblade Chronicles X and Fatal Frame 5 are a given. Also probably a launch date of Yoshis Wooly World for our american friends. And maybe we get lucky and get a launch window for Fire Emblem X Shin Megami Tensei.

Then they'll talk about Mario Maker. I also fully expect them to open with this game and the 30^th anniversary of Mario. They'll probably announce new enemies and playable characters. Let's hope they're not gated behind Amiibo use. Apart from that I would love them to announce the Yoshis Island graphics style, but I don't think so.

Star Fox most certainly will be shown. I'm hoping for a local- and online Co-op multiplayer, but it probably will only be local. Also 4 on 4 online battles would be cool, and here the chances for implementation are not unlikely. It would be easy to integrate. Simply put Team Wolf against Team Starfox. Gameplay wise I expect good old Star Fox, with fresh graphics. Map wise I would prefer a mix between on Rail segments and open worlds to freely roam and fight.

Now for the unknown games that are rumored.

Animal Crossing U:

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I'm pretty certain that this game will be announced in this E3. There are a lot of hints that point towards it, and Nintendo would be stupid not to launch one of it's biggest franchises on the U. This game could boost Wii-U sales in Japan, seeing how absolutely crazy they are for New Leaf.

Paper Mario U:

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Also a pretty safe guess. I would prefer a new Advance Wars from Intelligent Systems, but I won't complain if this gets announced. As long as it's a successor to the first two Paper Mario titles.

Metroid:

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Retro will be at E3 and if the don't announce a Metroid game, the people will probably riot. Together with the quote from last year that Nintendo is currently working on a 3DS and Wii-U Metroid, I'm pretty sure that we will get a first look at these two games this year. As for what I expect from Metroid: http://dilliansthoughthub.blogspot.co.at/2014/10/the-future-of-metroid.html

New Franchise:

With the resounding success of Splatoon, Nintendo maybe will start supporting more new franchises. I don't think it's very unlikely that we get to see something completely new. This or Metroid will probably be the end of the presentation. And seeing how much fun I already had with Splatoon I'm looking forward to any new franchise Nintend will show us.

So what are your expectations and wishes for E3? Are you looking forward to it?

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