Orange Lounge Radio

I predict that the prices of the Xbox360 will not change in '07. Instead, the current "Premium" system will become the "Core" system and the new "Premium" will feature a bigger hard drive and wireless adapter (or built-in!).

Disney DDR will be Wii VC game, since there's already a Mario Mix mat available.

Oh, and the Phantom Online service will also disspate in the vapor that legends are made of.

Place funny, snide, or serious predictions here! (insert Duke Nuke'em Forever joke) 8O

Revised Nintendo DS
Wii-Re-Launch
Sony Abandons the PSP
DDR and Guitar Hero will become available for the Wii
Konami will not release any Karaoke Revolution games
Konami will release Guitar and Drum Revolution in America
Xenesis will be followed by another new version of Pump It Up
In The Groove will come back
OLR will be high fantastical.

I'm going to think about this long and hard for an upcoming show for the big 3 consoles, but I'll throw out the following bemani-specific stuff:

* I don't think a Beatmania 2 will happen after all, sadly.
* Despite that, I think Konami will try to extend the Bemani franchise in the US with something else.
* There will be no DDR Xbox this year in favor of a DDR Wii game instead, as Xbox is pretty much dead... The biggest shock of the Wii game will be that it won't use the Wiimote in the main game (because the dance pad will be bluetooth)... but perhaps there will be something like Hands & Feet mode that was saw on PS2. Xbox 360 sequel will certainly happen. And... I don't think DDR will go to PS3 this year, I think we'll have one more PS2 mix.
* OLR will get to play more music first (hehehe I hope anyway)
* No new In the Groove in any form (sorry ITG fans). I'll be bold and entertain the notion that the full source code for the game gets "leaked" this year, as an FU to Konami who now owns it.
* A new pump release on at least one console (XB360?) and a new arcade mix at years end.

Oh i like these

* A Guitar Hero Arcade game will be announced but wont be out in arcades till 08

* Super Smash Bros Brawl will be one of the hottest selling games of the year but it wont have Internet play (Little Mac and Simon Belmont will be in it mark my words)

* Killzone 2 for the PS3 will make us drool but we will not see it in 07

* The price of the PS3 will not go down

* OLR will have the cops called on them for having a too wild and rowdy show

* The New York Yankees will win the World Series :p

- Konami releases a non-crappy U.S. mix of Guitar Freaks, but it gets horrible reviews and is called a blatant GH ripoff (screw what X-P*** said about BM!), and everyone forgets that it came before GH forever

- Sony releases an accesory that is actually called "PooS" or "PS Infinity"

- Konami "partners up" with Roxor to create a new mix of ITG...but it's really just DDR with ITG songs and boring notecharts

- PIU gets recognized as a sport in Mexico

- OLR makes an apperance on some AM radio station

- Nintendo releases a new Mario Kart title with more emphasis on snaking than ever.

- J.T. is stripped of his license and imprisoned

- Completely drunk OLR show, complete with DMN as a special guest. DMN spills an assload of Nintendo secrets. NINTENDO WILL SUE.

- DarkSakura goes on a road rampage and tapes it for all to see on YouTube

- Rob ends up in a psychiatric ward after one too many Rob floods.

skie wrote:* A new pump release on at least one console (XB360?) and a new arcade mix at years end.

Just a side note, we cannot count the not widely known PIUPSP seeming that it was released this year.

skie wrote:* No new In the Groove in any form (sorry ITG fans). I'll be bold and entertain the notion that the full source code for the game gets "leaked" this year, as an FU to Konami who now owns it.

Its already been leaked, its called "stepmania" =p
In all seriousness, Konami would be dumb not to release ITG3, a finished game would equal no more work on their part, and would be straight profit.

People are gonna kill one another for Halo 3
Kingdom Hearts first of many release dates will be announced
(hopefully) Nintendo gives up friend codes

*Halo 3 will disappoint
*360 will own the console market share
*The DS will NOT have another redux
*GoW downloadable content will suck
*PS3 will be better than the Wii
*Wii owners experience nothing but problems
*Lots of sequels (keepin it safe)
*Madden '08 will come out (I rule)

mikew0440 wrote:*Halo 3 will disappoint

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
You know, that's really funny.

VxJasonxV wrote:

mikew0440 wrote:*Halo 3 will disappoint

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
You know, that's really funny.

I'm the biggest Halo fanboy out there and I hope to god that I'm wrong...

While on the topic of music games....

* ITG will make its return (this is judging by the fact that I know an arcade that just got a new ITG2 and said that they somehow already knew about ITG3 and will be upgrading when it comes out)

* Some company makes a control box for metal pads that works on all the next gen consoles......or since I have to keep my old consoles around and never be able to play universe on a pad, then I cry.

sephiroth1215 wrote:* ITG will make its return (this is judging by the fact that I know an arcade that just got a new ITG2 and said that they somehow already knew about ITG3 and will be upgrading when it comes out)

ITG3 kits where on pre-order when the whole konami acquiring thing happend

mikew0440 wrote:*Halo 3 will disappoint
*360 will own the console market share
*The DS will NOT have another redux
*GoW downloadable content will suck
*PS3 will be better than the Wii
*Wii owners experience nothing but problems
*Lots of sequels (keepin it safe)
*Madden '08 will come out (I rule)

PS3 is NOT better than the Wii!
It has to many problems. The Wii is perfectly fine. your just hatin' on the Wii.
Wii hater.

+GoW I think may have some good downloadable features.

++Madden '08 I own you so hard!

I hate to be so anti-Sony, but I really can see the PS3 floundering.

A smaller user base than the other two consoles - caused by the lack of units available and the high price point - could put off publishers and mean that the console will lose a lot of exclusives.

And undoubtedly the European launch'll be delayed (again).