Great show! A quick write-up of the predictions for posterity and easy reference.
Chris Kohler#1 - No (detailed) talk of a new Nintendo platform in 2015. And the New 3DS (Regular) will come out in North America in 2015. And more New 3DS exclusive games (3-5 retail games). Wii ports to New 3DS.
#2 - Nintendo will post a profit for the Fiscal Year ending in March 2015. Then they will post a loss in Q1 of FY2016. Wii U hardware will see a decline in sales year-over-year. Wii U will see a non-effectual price cut. 2016 will see the Wii U year of slog. The "unspoken" prediction of Zelda U being delayed in to 2016.
Lightning - Get ready to hear a lot about Nintendo's Quality of Life initiative. New Metroid is QoL; Chozo statue you curl up in a ball to.
Jon Linderman#1 - Club Nintendo replacement will use the Nintendo Network account. An application on the Wii U and 3DS will have amiibo support for credit in the new loyalty program.
#2 - New Metroid Prime game for Wii U. New story arc. 2015 is the year we find out what is going on with Metroid. Not in 2015. Reboot or distance from the Wii Metroid games. A Metroid Prime game for 3DS or New 3DS.
Lightning - Splatoon tournaments and world championship.
Guillaume Veilette#1 - Virtual Console moniker fades away. Repackaging of classic games ala NES Remix. New Kirby's Dream Land. New New Super Mario Bros.
#2 - Glitter art style for the Metroid series. Metroid is a sparkling vampire. Sparkle Samus and the Glitter Gun.
Lightning - Blew his load already.
Jonathan Metts#1 - New model of the Wii U; cut manufacturing costs, more storage. Launches alongside The Legend of Zelda Wii U. New Wii U GamePad?
#2 - Platinum Games is working on a classic Nintendo franchise. Not Star Fox or maybe? Team Ninja gets another crack at Metroid (CK).
Lightning - A new, multiplatform Zombi U game.
James Jones#1 - DS games on the 3DS eShop. Maybe New 3DS exclusive.
#2 - Promotional stage DLC for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. Super Smash Bros. DLC in general.
Lightning - Gamecube games to New 3DS. Twilight Princess 3D (JM).
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On Monster Hunter: It doesn't surprise me that we have another Monster Hunter demo that is hostile to new players. Given the franchise's history as a Japan social phenomenon, I doubt any Western complaints and criticisms go far in the game's development. With regards to the segmented map...
KF: One thing we have to be careful about is not changing what makes Monster Hunter Monster Hunter. We want people to be able to experience and enjoy what makes Monster Hunter good. And, at least as far as the current situation goes, the game play in Monster Hunter very much is based on this idea of having segmented areas you manage fighting against the monsters in. Changing that right now is something that wouldn't quite work. Obviously, even if you are going to move between areas, it's best not to have to worry about having a load time, so that's something we have to keep in mind. Furthermore, as far as what the future holds, who knows?
For instance, part of the reason this segmented map is important is that's it's very much part of the game play. Let's say you're fighting against a monster in a particular area and you're almost dead. If you can make it to the exit of that area, you can get out of there and at least heal yourself while the monster's in another area. There's a reward for players who can successfully take this risk. That's very much ingrained in the base of the game play right now. So, the reason we haven't changed that yet is because—if we are going to change something like that—that gets down to the very roots of the game. If we're going to change Monster Hunter so that it basically features one giant, contiguous area, then we have to really reformulate and rethink everything so it works correctly.
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As for my predictions and wishful thinking:
The Legend of Zelda Wii U will make it home before Christmas 2015 - I don't expect to be correct, but I think it has more of a chance than history would suggest.
Fatal Frame Wii U will come out of Japan - The system could sure use more games.
Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem will release in 2015 - You never know! Atlus likes to be quiet.
A second round of Mario Kart 8 DLC - Duh.
A new IP shown at E3 2015, to be released in 2016 - We got two last year (Splatoon, Codename Steam). I think we'll see at least one this year.
A free-to-play Wii U/New 3DS game that revolves around amiibo - It's either this or...
Significant amiibo support for the current or next Skylanders and Disney Infinity games - I feel that this would bridge so many gaps. It would turn my interest for those games from "zero" to "buy" instantly.