History IKnewIt / VideoGames

** For ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'', fans were convinced, since first hearing his voice in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHGShqcAHlQ the third trailer]], that his voice actor would be Creator/MatthewMercer. Mercer, himself, [[https://twitter.com/matthewmercer/status/1646676756122705922 ultimately confirmed it]] once he was given permission by Nintendo to discuss his role.

* Several ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' fans theorized that Noob Saibot was the elder Sub-Zero (the one who starred in ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero Mythologies]]'' and was killed at the end of [[VideoGame/MortalKombat1 the first game]]) long before it was confirmed to be fact in ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception Deception]]''.
** ''Deception''[='s=] Konquest Mode established the fact that [[BlindWeaponmaster Kenshi]] from ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]]'' [[MissedTheCall had been trying to enter]] [[VideoGame/MortalKombat1 the first game's tournament]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge to enact revenge upon Shang Tsung]]. Putting two and two together, many a fan felt that Kenshi (himself one of the few {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}s ''not'' from the first three games) would have a good chance of being included in [[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 the 2011 game]]. They were [[DownloadableContent (mostly)]] [[http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np7/mk9-dlc.jpg right.]]

** Remember those wacky fans during that whole [[FanWank timeline wank thing]] that claimed that ''Zelda'' was split into two timelines after ''Ocarina of Time''? Well, it turns out they were right! Kinda. It actually split into ''three'' timelines, as documented in ''[[AllThereInTheManual Hyrule Historia]]''. Even then, there were a few fans who, able to fit several games together but found it difficult to fit them cleanly into either of the "known" ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' timelines (Adult and Child), decided that they should be put on a separate timeline altogether; these games, naturally, turned out to be that aforementioned third timeline, where the Link from ''Ocarina of Time'' failed to defeat Ganon.
** Between [[UsefulNotes/ElectronicEntertainmentExpo E3]] 2009 (where the first piece of concept art for the upcoming Wii game ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]'' was revealed) and E3 2010 (where some details of the game, including its title, were announced), people thought that the mysterious blue figure in the piece was the Master Sword (or more specifically, a more humanoid version of the Master Sword). Then in E3 of 2010, it was revealed that this mysterious blue figure was none other than the spirit of the Master Sword. The game also gave credence to the long-standing theory that [[spoiler:Ganon is the reincarnation of a much older demon]]. Or rather, that [[spoiler:the essence of the demon's ''hatred'' manifested as Ganon]], but either way, [[spoiler:Ganon exists because of an ancient demon]].

* There has been a fan theory that [[HarmlessVillain Dalton]] brought down Guardia between ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' and ''VideoGame/ChronoCross''. The bonus dungeon in the DS Version confirmed the theory.

* In ''VideoGame/PillarsOfEternity'', the [[GodIsDead god Eothas is dead]]; he possessed a human host and went on a violent crusade for reasons unknown, only to be blown to pieces by [[FantasticNuke the Godhammer bomb]]. However, priests of Eothas were still able to somehow cast spells, and candles lit in his temple remained alight despite being unattended for ''years''. And in ''The White March'', it's discovered that [[spoiler:another god, Abydon, was able to come back from [[ColonyDrop having a moon dropped on him]]]]. Finally, with Eothas being the god of light, redemption, and ''renewal'', many people doubted his demise would be permanent. And indeed, ''Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire'' starts with Eothas' violent resurrection.

* Several fans predicted, long before ''VideoGame/Splatoon3'' was even announced, that the story mode would have [[spoiler:[[BadBoss Mr. Grizz]] as the main villain, given how [[VideoGame/Splatoon2 the previous game]] heavily hinted at the character having AmbiguouslyEvil intentions that neither of that game's story campaigns explored.]] Furthermore, many predicted that [[spoiler:he would be an actual grizzly bear, based on both the bear statue that is used as a radio to talk to employees and one of the last Salmon Run stages added to ''Splatoon 2'' being the [[TheArk Ruins of Ark Polaris]] and covered in signs warning passerby of bears.]]

* Several fans predicted, long before ''VideoGame/Splatoon3'' was even announced, that the story mode would have [[spoiler:[[BadBoss Mr. Grizz]] as the main villain, given how [[VideoGame/Splatoon2 the previous game]] heavily hinted at the character having AmbiguouslyEvil intentions that neither of that game's story campaigns explored]]. Furthermore, many predicted that [[spoiler:he would be an actual grizzly bear, based on both the bear statue that is used as a radio to talk to employees and one of the last Salmon Run stages added to ''Splatoon 2'' being the [[TheArk Ruins of Ark Polaris]] and covered in signs warning passerby of bears.]]

* Several fans predicted, long before ''VideoGame/Splatoon3'' was even announced, that the story mode would have [[spoiler:Mr. Grizz as the main villain, given how the previous game heavily hinted at the character having AmbiguouslyEvil intentions that neither of that game's story campaigns explored]]. Furthermore, many predicted that [[spoiler:he would be an actual grizzly bear, based on both the bear statue that is used as a radio to talk to employees and one of the last Salmon Run stages added to ''Splatoon 2'' being TheArk and covered in signs warning passerby of bears]].

* Several fans predicted, long before ''VideoGame/Splatoon3'' was even announced, that the story mode would have Mr. Grizz as the main villain, given how the previous game heavily hinted at the character having AmbiguouslyEvil intentions that neither of that game's story campaigns explored. Furthermore, many predicted that he would be an actual grizzly bear, based on both the bear statue that is used as a radio to talk to employees and one of the last Salmon Run stages added to ''Splatoon 2'' being TheArk and covered in signs warning passerby of bears.

** Due to the enormous popularity of ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'', many people believed that when the Switch iteration of the franchise was announced, the Inklings would be some of the first new characters. Sure enough, when ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' was formally announced, the Inklings were the first newcomers identified.

* ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriorsGundam 2'', did confirm, if only for its own continuity, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Lacus]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Clyne's]] involvement in the Second Bloody Valentine War was mainly to seize control of the [=PLANTs=] for herself. Kira was left thinking [[WhatTheHellHero What the Hell]], PuritySue?

** Similarly, [[WordOfGod Ed Boon's]] [[http://twitter.com/#!/NOOBDE Twitter]] update on September 10, 2011 contained [[http://twitpic.com/2n1by5 a picture]] of a single leg, clearly belonging to a female character. Many guessed either a redesign for Sindel or, judging by the symbol on the loincloth, Sareena (an ImpliedLoveInterest of both Sub-Zeroes and an EnsembleDarkhorse[=/=]AscendedExtra from ''Mythologies''). Others guessed that was it Skarlet, a rumored character from ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat2 II]]'' believed to be encountered when selecting between the blue Kitana and the purple/pink Mileena. The latter school of thought was ultimately correct, with a character known as Skarlet (originally known as "The LadyInRed") making her debut in ''9'' as DLC. The fact that [[WordOfGod Shaun Himmerick]] mentioned in an interview that "hidden characters that didn't exist, we're gonna make sure they exist now" makes the notion of this being an AscendedGlitch very plausible.

** [[https://shifter-of-reality.deviantart.com/art/Aquanort-530197310 A Photoshopped image of Aqua from 2015]] depicting her with [[spoiler:Master Xehanort's skin tone, hair color, and eye color to show how she'd appear if she was taken over by Xehanort in Terra's place]] ended up predicting (in a roundabout fashion) one of the most shocking revelations from the [[UsefulNotes/ElectronicEntertainmentExpo E3 2018]] trailer(s) for ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII''--[[spoiler:Aqua has seemingly been corrupted by darkness and may possibly now be one of Xehanort's 13 vessels in the True Organization XIII]].

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel III'', absolutely no one was fooled that Azure Siegfried is a BackFromTheDead [[spoiler:Crow Armbrust]], despite the developers listing his Japanese voice actor as "?????" instead of [[Creator/TakahiroSakurai the usual]]. Even the characters in-game figure that detail out quickly and they even wonder how he's even alive when they all know he's dead. In fact, the only one who didn't know this detail [[spoiler:is ironically [[IdentityAmnesia Azure Siegfried]] himself.]]

** {{ZigZagged|Trope}} for ''VideoGame/TotalWarWarhammerIII'' - many fans expected that Cathay would be added into the game, in part due to the fact that Creative Assembley had plenty of experience with Chinese mythology and culture from working on ''VideoGame/TotalWarThreKingdoms''. That being said, [[DidntSeeThatComing CA still managed to surprise everyone by making Cathay a playable faction]] '''''[[DidntSeeThatComing at launch]]'''''.

* One [=GameFAQs=] user [[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/168653-final-fantasy-vii-remake/73100072 correctly predicted]] the now-famous/infamous [[spoiler:[[TheEndingChangesEverything twist ending]]]] to ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'', ''four years'' before the game even released.

** Some people thought Zelda would be the ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]''. Others knew that since ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'', any subtitle in the series would be the introduction of what the subtitle mentioned. Since Midna was introduced in the game, and Zelda was not, it was clear who the subtitle was referring to. Interestingly enough, the game initially tricks you into thinking Zelda is the Twilight Princess, with Midna referring to her as such the first time you meet Zelda.
** Remember those wacky fans during that whole [[FanWank timeline wank thing]] that claimed that ''Zelda'' was split into two timelines after ''Ocarina of Time''? Well, it turns out they were right! (A few years later, there's actually a ''third timeline'' documented in ''[[AllThereInTheManual Hyrule Historia]]'', but that's neither here nor there). Even then, there were a few fans who, able to fit several games together but unable to fit them into either of the ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' timelines, put them in a separate timeline altogether. These games were revealed in ''Hyrule Historia'' to be a third timeline, though no one expected it to be based on an alternate universe where the Link from ''Ocarina of Time'' failed.
** Same goes for [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Tetra]], however with a twist: Half of the fanbase (mostly the ones who still believe that [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast Zelda is Link's sister]]) believed that Aryll was going to be Zelda, while the other half, who noticed the small similarities in appearance between Tetra and Sheik (blond hair, tan skin, bandages around the arms and an conceptual-artwork that shows her with red eyes) guessed it was gonna be her. Correctly.

** Due to a high-profile leak, many things about ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' became public knowledge before they were officially revealed, including:
*** The designs and, in Scorbunny's case, typing/movesets of the starters' final evolutions.
*** The player's main rivals being named Hop, Bede, and Marnie.
*** Chairman Rose and his secretary, Oleanna, who give Bede an endorsement for the gym challenge.
*** The evil team for the region being named Team Yell, and being obsessed fans of Marnie who cause trouble (i.e. FootballHooligans).
*** Two of the legendaries being wolves, one with a shield-like mane (Zamazenta) and one "holding a sword like [[VideoGame/DarkSouls Great Wolf Sif]]" (Zamcian).
*** Dynamaxing, a new mechanic that makes Pokémon [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever grow to enormous proportions]] in certain locations, and an upgraded form called Gigantamaxing that is limited to certain species but changes the Pokémon's appearance as well as their size.
*** Sonia, a former rival of the champion Leon who researches the Dynamaxing phenomenon at the request of her grandmother, the regional professor.
*** Farfetch'd receiving an evolution called Sirfetch'd.
*** The regional variant of Meowth.
*** The first three gym leaders being named Milo, Nessa, and Kabu.
*** A sheep Pokémon named Wooloo, and an electric corgi Pokémon named Yamper (misspelled Pamper).
*** The Wild Area, a pseudo-open world area with weather mechanics, where players can interact with other trainers and battle Dynamaxed Pokémon in four-person raid groups.
*** Camping, where you can play with your Pokémon using toy Poké Balls and a toy shaped like a Mincinno tail (called a "feather toy" in the leak), and cook curry to boost stats and affection.
*** A blue cormorant Pokémon (Cramorant, misidentified as a seagull in the leak) that catches either a barracuda or a Pikachu in its mouth after using Surf or Dive, which it then spits at the foe as an attack.
*** Skwovet and Greedent (mispelled Greedunt), as well as their mechanics relating to Berry trees.
*** The "evil" legendary being named Eternatus.

** Keep in mind, he's probably doesn't even remember regular humans have round ears, the curse has been around since he was a little kid, after all.

* In ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden II'' for the 360, players are introduced to Sonia, a CIA agent [[{{Expy}} who assumed a role very similar to that of]] Irene Lew (Ryu Hayabusa's main squeeze who ''also'' happened to be a CIA agent) from the original NES trilogy, right down to pinballing between ActionGirl and FauxActionGirl status. While the two look significantly different (Irene being a mousy brunette, Sonia a buxom, pale-skinned blond), fan theories linking the two together began to pop up. Come ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive: Dimensions'', it turns out that "Sonia" (already implied to not be the character's real name) was merely an alias for Irene Lew, making the two characters one and the same. While this does create a few continuity problems (such as Ryu and Irene not meeting until the original game or the question of how Irene [[FanservicePack went from cute to]] '''[[HotterAndSexier HOT DAMN]]''', both of which are still minor enough to be fixed via {{retcon}}s), this does help establish a more viable link between the old trilogy and the current-gen games (previously, there were only a few hints that the new titles were {{prequel}}s to ''Dead or Alive'' and the NES trilogy, such as Ayane popping up to help Ryu from time to time).

* In ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden II'' for the 360, players are introduced to Sonia, a CIA agent [[{{Expy}} who assumed a role very similar to that of]] Irene Lew (Ryu Hayabusa's main squeeze who ''also'' happened to be a CIA agent) from the original NES trilogy, right down to pinballing between ActionGirl and FauxActionGirl status. While the two look significantly different (Irene being a mousy brunette, Sonia a buxom, pale-skinned blond), fan theories linking the two together began to pop up. Come ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive: Dimensions'', it turns out that "Sonia" (already implied to not be the character's real name) was merely an alias for Irene Lew, making the two characters one in the same. While this does create a few continuity problems (such as Ryu and Irene not meeting until the original game or the question of how Irene [[FanservicePack went from cute to]] '''[[HotterAndSexier HOT DAMN]]''', both of which are still minor enough to be fixed via {{retcon}}s), this does help establish a more viable link between the old trilogy and the current-gen games (previously, there were only a few hints that the new titles were {{prequel}}s to ''Dead or Alive'' and the NES trilogy, such as Ayane popping up to help Ryu from time to time).

* One [=GameFAQ=]'s user [[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/168653-final-fantasy-vii-remake/73100072 correctly predicted]] the now-famous/infamous [[spoiler:[[TheEndingChangesEverything twist ending]]]] to ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'', ''four years'' before the game even released.

* In ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'', the reveal at the end of Episode 4 that [[spoiler:Mr. Jefferson is the BigBad]] was called by many fans. This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnKbkI8RVvU video]] says it all, even though at the time it's just a theory.

** Also as of ''[[AllThereInTheManual Hyrule Historia]]'', it turns out that the owl in ''Ocarina of Time'', Kaepora Gaebora was indeed a form of Rauru. People had deduced it from the Gossip Stone hints, but now it's been [[http://www.zeldauniverse.net/zelda-news/hyrule-historia-confirms-ocarina-of-time-owl-is-rauru/ confirmed.]] The exact quote being "Rauru. He's the sage who built the Temple of Time in ancient times. Before Link pulled the Master Sword out, he followed Link's adventures as the owl Kaepora Gaebora."

** Two mixed with a RedHerring occurred with ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain of Memories]]'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II''. The clues in ''[=CoM=]'' made it fairly obvious that the leader of the Organization was Ansem, and that the character [=DiZ=] was also Ansem. [[spoiler:This was true.]] So of course, by simple logic, [=DiZ=] had to be the leader of the Organization. ''[[spoiler: [[{{Jossed}} Logic was wrong!]] [[ShockingSwerve There were two people calling themselves Ansem, and one of them had become two people!]]'']] Did ''anyone'' see that coming?

* For VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII, many fans has presumed that [[spoiler:Joel]] would bite the dust because Joel's story was finished and had to leave in order to develop the story further and allow an emotional punch to the audience, including Ellie herself. [[spoiler:He eventually did, but not in a way that fans presumed.]]
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda:''

** ''Deception''[='s=] Konquest Mode established the fact that [[BlindWeaponmaster Ke]][[DisabilitySuperpower ns]][[HandicappedBadass hi]] from ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]]'' [[MissedTheCall had been trying to enter]] [[VideoGame/MortalKombat1 the first game's tournament]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge to enact revenge upon Shang Tsung]]. Putting two and two together, many a fan felt that Kenshi (himself one of the few {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}s ''not'' from the first three games) would have a good chance of being included in [[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 the 2011 game]]. They were [[DownloadableContent (mostly)]] [[http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np7/mk9-dlc.jpg right.]]

** During the promotions for ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' people began to suspect that Generation V will have a shorter run compared to two previous generations which lasted four years each. The basis for this was the fact the event Pokémon Keldeo, Meloetta, and Genesect were all officially revealed within the same year instead of spread out like Generation IV's event Pokémon. With the announcement that Generation VI begins on October 2013 worldwide with the release of ''Videogame/PokemonXAndY'', it is definite that Generation V will only have a run a bit over three years in Japan and less than that in the rest of the world.

* ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}'': On the WMG page someone was cleverly speculating that [[spoiler:Chell was the daughter of employees of Aperture Science who was brought there for "Bring Your Daughter to Work Day"]] and in the sequel, you find [[spoiler:that one of the potato science experiments that said daughters brought along in said day, the horribly overgrown one, was done by a little girl named Chell]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}} 10: Mountain of Faith'' introduced Sanae, Stage 5 boss and BattleButler to the FinalBoss. Having noticed a pattern with previous similar characters (Sakuya and Youmu) and her inexplicable appearance in the next game, ''Subterranean Animism'', fans immediately declared that she would become playable and a major character for several games. Sure enough, she is playable in ''Undefined Fantastic Object'', ''Hisoutensoku'' and ''Ten Desires''.

* ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'' has a retroactive example. Come the ending of ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'', fans immediately had a theory of where the missing Ontos core crystal ended up, though no hard evidence. Come the UpdatedRerelease ''Xenoblade: Definitive Edition'', one character had a small but import tweak: [[spoiler:Alvis's necklace was changed to a red, cross-shaped core crystal]], solidifying his identity.