As 2013 draws to a close, it's time to look ahead to what 2014 might bring in our great parade of Gamezebo predictions. Before we do, though, I think it's important that we hold ourselves accountable for the sins of the past: namely, our 2013 predictions.Were we right? Were we wrong? There's only one way to find out. Check out everything predicted by Gamezebo Founder Joel Brodie, Editor-in-Chief Jim Squires, and former Associate Editor Dant Rambo at the beginning of 2013 to see how right we were. (SPOILER: we were about 67% right).
Another year, another list of predictions. You'd think by know we'd realize that we're not quite Nostradamus, right? HA! Nostradamus was a chump!! For it is I, Gamezebo's humble editor who is the Seer of Seers, the Sage of Sages, the Prognosticator of Prognosticat… oh? That's Punxsutawney Phil? That darned groundhog!
I've said it before and I'll say it again: no one out there knows for certain where video games are headed. But that doesn't mean we can't make educated guesses - or at least I hope it doesn't, because that's what I'm about to do. What follows are my predictions for 2013, a year that's shaping up to be a wild one for video games.
There is nothing duller than when prognosticators make obvious predictions. So, let's get them out of the way: iOS will continue to be the dominant platform for games. The Wii U will fail. Tablets will remain huge and games retail and the console market will continue to falter. Duh!