2. Zelda movie isn't quite what fans wanted

After the hype generated from IGN's quite excellent The Legend of Zelda April Fool's Day movie trailer, move studios wised up to the money making potential of a real Zelda movie. Nintendo announces that it has a big announcement to make about the Zelda franchise and that it isn't about a new game. The day of the announcement arrives and rumours are everywhere. Could the director be Peter Jackson or Guillermo del Toro? Out steps Shigeru Miyamoto dressed as Link - the gathered crowd is going mental. "I'd like you to meet a good friend of mine," he says. Out steps Uwe Boll. The tears of Nintendo fans wash Miyamoto away and he's never seen again.

1. Metal Gear Solid 4 looks better on Xbox 360

After much jubilation from Sony fanboys (and gamers in general) in June 2008, when MGS4 cleans up at retail and gains numerous shouts for game of the year, news arrives of an Xbox 360 version. Months pass without any news on the game, but then the unthinkable happens. The game is shown to press and, shock horror, it looks better on the Xbox 360. Internet forums the world over cease to work due to server meltdown and Xbox 360 die-hards launch a campaign of "We told you so" so strong that the world of gaming is never the same again.