(1)Fallout 3 vs (16)inFamous 2010

Ulti's Analysis
North Round 1: (1)Fallout 3 vs (16)inFamous

(1)Fallout 3 - 33402 [81%] (16)inFamous - 7837 [19%] Total Votes - 41239 Prediction Percentage - 93.66% Banked - 697 Fallout 3 - 18074 inFamous - 1149 Match Pic - http://www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery/albums/gotd/gotd-001.jpg

Normally for the first writeup, you get the old rant about how Nintendo is always in the first match rolling heads. That's because it's always been true, even in gimmick formats. The lone exception was Wario finishing in second place in the 2008 4-way, but that still counts as a win. This was the first contest where Nintendo was nowhere to be found in the opening match, and it would take a few days before wee saw any Nintendo at all.

Even still, this was a total slaughter for a non-Nintendo feeling-out match. Fallout proved itself legit from the very first day, with the only real concern being how it's not a good vote draw. Percentages didn't move much here, and ending at 81% on the nose meant a perfect Oracle prediction during the very first match.

We also got to laugh at the 697 jokers who banked on the very first match. Seriously, what in the F? Also for what it's worth, the entire first round being box art match pics kept things fair.