It’s a special E3 conference Speculator Lightning Round! We go through each of the Big Three’s conferences in a rapid-fire rumor-fest. Last year, Graham crushed the opposition. Will we have a new champ in 2012? Let’s get going!

At Microsoft’s event

Monday, June 4, 12:30 Eastern. With the company’s focus on third-party support, it’s hard to predict what’ll show up.

New console shown or teased
Andrew 1%, Eric 5%, Graham 5%, Shawn 20%

Kinect game from Epic
Andrew 1%, Eric 25%, Graham 5%, Shawn 15%

Dance Central 3
Andrew 20%, Eric 75%, Graham 10%, Shawn 15%

Kinect Sports: Season 3
Andrew 55%, Eric 75%, Graham 60%, Shawn 70%

Any new first-party IP
Andrew 10%, Eric 0%, Graham 5%, Shawn 55%

Another Dashboard refresh
Andrew 45%, Eric 65%, Graham 40%, Shawn 75%

“Hey guys, we paid Activision to get timed exclusivity on Call of Duty DLC again!”
Andrew 90%, Eric 100%, Graham 100%, Shawn 100%

Appearances?

Gabe Newell: Andrew 1%, Eric 0%, Graham 1%, Shawn 5%

Cliff Bleszinski: Andrew 50%, Eric 100%, Graham 95%, Shawn 95%

Hideo Kojima: Andrew 10%, Eric 50%, Graham 10%, Shawn 65%

Any indie developer: Andrew 5%, Eric 75%, Graham 5%, Shawn 85%

A non-games celebrity: Andrew 55%, Eric 100%, Graham 100%, Shawn 100%

 

At Sony’s event

Monday, June 4, 9 p.m. Eastern. Will it just be about projects we know about, like The Last of Us, God of War: Ascension and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale?

New console shown or teased
Andrew 1%, Eric 65%, Graham 20%, Shawn 0%

The Last Guardian
Andrew 1%, Eric 40%, Graham 50%, Shawn 15%

Vita price drop
Andrew 40%, Eric 35%, Graham 50%, Shawn 55%

PS1 Classics playable on Vita
Andrew 30%, Eric 75%, Graham 50%, Shawn 85%

Any new first-party retail Move game
Andrew 55%, Eric 5%, Graham 20%, Shawn 15%

PS3 price drop
Andrew 80%, Eric 75%, Graham 50%, Shawn 60%

“Hey guys, we’re still really sorry about that PSN downtime thing!”
Andrew 1%, Eric 60%, Graham 0%, Shawn 45%

Appearances?

Kaz Hirai: Andrew 90%, Eric 75%, Graham 95%, Shawn 90%

Kevin Butler: Andrew 30%, Eric 100%, Graham 70%, Shawn 40%

Cliff Bleszinski: Andrew 10%, Eric 100%, Graham 5%, Shawn 15%

Anyone from Bungie: Andrew 20%, Eric 0%, Graham 15%, Shawn 5%

Someone in a Sackboy costume: Andrew 1%, Eric 37%, Graham 40%, Shawn 22%

 

At Nintendo’s event

Tuesday, June 5, noon Eastern. The Wii U’s presumably launching this year, so we’ll probably see a lot of software for the new system.

Wii U dated
Andrew 50%, Eric 100%, Graham 10%, Shawn 25%

Wii U priced
Andrew 30%, Eric 100%, Graham 10%, Shawn 15%

Multiple screen controllers, one system
Andrew 75%, Eric 80%, Graham 50%, Shawn 90%

Pikmin 3
Andrew 95%, Eric 25%, Graham 85%, Shawn 90%

Paper Mario 3DS
Andrew 85%, Eric 100%, Graham 95%, Shawn 90%

New 3DS model
Andrew 5%, Eric 30%, Graham 5%, Shawn 40%

“Hey guys, Pandora’s Tower is getting localized!”
Andrew 55%, Eric 65%, Graham 10%, Shawn 70%

Appearances?

Hideo Kojima: Andrew 15%, Eric 40%, Graham 10%, Shawn 30%

Shigeru Miyamoto: Andrew 85%, Eric 100%, Graham 100%, Shawn 100%

Cliff Bleszinski: Andrew 5%, Eric 0%, Graham 5%, Shawn 0%

Anyone from Valve, Bungie, Respawn or Insomniac: Andrew 50%, Eric 0%, Graham 40%, Shawn 50%

Uggie: Andrew 60%, Eric 99%, Graham 5%, Shawn 25%

 

Who do you think will win this year? And what are your predictions?