Famitsu Survey 2008 - Survey says ps3 will own this holiday (consumer)

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The retail survey is surprising:

Which system will sell the most this holiday? (Retailers)

PSP - 33.4%
Nintendo DS - 25.9%
PlayStation 3 - 18.5%
Wii - 14.8%
Xbox 360 - 7.4%

I guess they think White Knight Chronicles will be big. Of course, the ps3 is looking pretty good right now in Japan. It's finally getting steady releases, which is keeping sales afloat.

First it was GTA and LBP, then Way of the Samurai 3 and PES, soon WKC, then after that RE5, SFIV, and the FFXIII Demo. Sales should stay pretty high throughout the end of April.

Of course, by high I mean 15-30k with occasional spikes. Really, it's only "high" compared to what the ps3 usually sells.

And then there's this:

Which game publisher is the most popular this holiday?

Nintendo - 35%
Square Enix - 33%
Level 5 - 18%
Sega - 13%
Sony - 11%

After Dark Cloud 1/2, Dragon Quest VIII, Prof. Layton 1/2, etc., Level 5 is really moving up in the world. I have high hopes for White Knight, which is looking to be their best game yet. It should sell pretty well, especially if they slap something like "From the makers of Dragon Quest VIII!" on the back.

Of course, the only games they've actually "published" themselves would be the Layton and Izuma franchises. I suppose Japanese gamers are just looking at it from a development standpoint.