Destructoid's Super Magical Dolphin E3 2008 Predictions!

-Nintendo will announce how awesome they are and explain that the Wii sells faster than cocaine.

-Nintendo will focus its conference primarily on WiiWare games and announce a bunch of new, exciting titles for the download service.
Shot in the dark: Mario Paint Wii, perchance?

-An influx of casual games from third parties, many of which no one will care about.

-Finally, attention will be back on the Virtual Console as some pretty heavy hitting RPGs are announced for upcoming North American release.
Shot in the dark: In a surprise, Square-Enix finally shows full support for Nintendo’s retro gaming service (Chrono Trigger!).

-A new, exciting IP will be revealed, making “hardcore” gamers very happy (if a little skeptical). Miyamoto will be involved in a producer role.

-No redesign for the DS just yet, but new colors for Nintendo’s popular handheld will be featured.

-Nintendo will address the storage issue on the Wii and only offer a strange, awkward solution. SD card integration?
Shot in the dark: New Wii SKU with larger storage capacity.

-More details on Nintendo’s “Pay and Play” service will be revealed. Fanboys frantically look for ways to defend this.

Hands-on games:
-de Blob (Wii)
-Deadly Creatures (Wii)
-Mario Super Sluggers (Wii)
-Wario Land: Shake It (Wii)
-Samba de Amigo (Wii)
-Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise (Nintendo DS)
-Fire Emblem DS (Nintendo DS)
-Final Fantasy IV (Nintendo DS)
-Lock's Quest (Nintendo DS)

Eyes-on games/Announcements:
-Kid Icarus Wii (Wii)
-F-Zero Wii (Wii)
-Animal Crossing Wii (Wii)
-New WarioWare game with Balance Board support

Here’s hoping:
-Pikmin 3 (Wii)
-New Punch-Out!! game with Balance Board support
-Metroid Dread (Nintendo DS)

-Official details about Home and trophies will be unveiled. In fact, this will be the focus of Sony’s presence at E3, with many demonstrations and some nice surprises.

-Sadly, Sony will refuse to drop the price of the PlayStation 3 or the PSP. Instead, they will talk about how Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is the greatest thing ever and makes the PS3 worth every penny.

-Many new titles for the forgotten PlayStation Network will be announced, as well of some welcome news about media distribution through the PlayStation Store (i.e., Sony Pictures Entertainment - movies/TV, Sony BMG - music).

-Sony will finally unveil the controller that breaks apart. People will still be just as confused.

-A new game from Team ICO is announced and is a PlayStation 3 exclusive! No cleverly worded hints here: It’s going to be Shadow of the Colossus 2! Or, at least, a spiritual sequel set in the same, mystical world.

Hands-on games:
-Killzone 2
-MotorStorm 2 Pacific Rift
-Resistance 2
-LittleBigPlanet
-Afrika
-SOCOM: Confrontation

Eyes-on games/Announcements:
-God of War III
-L.A. Noire
-Heavy Rain
-The Agency
-Gran Turismo 5
-inFamous

Here’s hoping:
-Shadow of the Colossus 2
-New Jak & Daxter platformer

-Partnerships galore! Microsoft will announce business relationships with some pretty major companies, including rental giant Netflix.

-Watch for a huge focus on Xbox Live. Although most of the games will be delayed until 2009, some exciting announcements will be made.
Shot in the dark: Dreamcast games on XBLA!

-We all know it is coming, but just to make it official: Microsoft will announce its Wii competition in the form of creepy, customizable avatars and a motion-sensing controller (could Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts use it extensively?).

-Some surprising revelations concerning the exclusive Grand Theft Auto IV downloadable content.
Shot in the dark: Fun, fantasy elements to be added to the hit game. Think Cloverfield meets Crackdown.

-New 360 SKU? No. Blu-ray? No. Price drop? Um, maybe.

Hands-on games:
-Fable 2
-Too Human
-Fallout 3
-Resident Evil 5
-Gears of War 2
-Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
-Castle Crashers
-Left 4 Dead
-Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise
-Braid
-Bionic Commando: Rearmed

Eyes-on games/Announcements:
-Halo Wars
-Alan Wake
-Forza 3
-Lips
-Velvet Assassin
-Infinite Undiscovery
-Tales of Vesperia
-Star Ocean: The Last Hope

Here’s hoping:
-BioShock 2
-Mass Effect 2

As for third parties, expect a ton of “killer” games to be “instinctively” shown off in true, “combo breaker” fashion.

Hands-on games:
-Spore
-Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
-Madden NFL 09
-FaceBreaker
-Resident Evil 5
-Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
-Bionic Commando
-Ghostbusters
-Silent Hill: Homecoming
-Guitar Hero: World Tour
-The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
-Call of Duty: World at War
-Destroy All Humans: Path of the Furon
-Saints Row 2
-BioShock (PlayStation 3)
-Tom Clancy's HAWX
-Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
-Sonic Unleashed
-Street Fighter IV

Eyes-on games/Announcements:
-Mega Man 9
-Beyond Good & Evil 2
-Brütal Legend
-Mirror's Edge
-Dead Space
-Prototype
-Prince of Persia
-WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
-EA Sports Fantasy Football
-Fracture
-The Godfather II

Here’s hoping:
-Killer Instinct 3
-New Indiana Jones game from LucasArts (the one that uses the Euphoria engine)

***BONUS PREDICTION*** What will win Game of the Show? This is a tough call with all the amazing stuff that will be shown. In an upset, expect LittleBigPlanet to take it.
Shot in the dark: Mirror’s Edge, Resident Evil 5

*No actual magical dolphins were used to make these predictions. Unless you count Jim Sterling.