Famitsu Surveys Holiday Season

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http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3164071

The latest issue of Japanese publication Famitsu features a survey on the Holiday season. Retailers and consumers took the survey test and some of the results may surprise you, and others are just as predicted.

Top 10 products most likely to sell:
1. WiiFit (Wii)
2. Xbox360 hardware
3. Wii hardware
4. PS3 hardware
5. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
6. Dragon Quest IV (DS)
7. Final Fantasy IV (DS)
8. DS Lite hardware
9. Dynasty Warriors 6 (PS3/Xbox360)
10. Slimline PSP hardware


And here are the top 3 titles most likely to sell by each platform.

DS:
1. Dragon Quest IV
2. Final Fantasy IV
3. Professor Layton and the Devil's Box


PSP:
1. Star Ocean 1: First Departure
2. Hot Shots Golf 2
3. The Promise of Haruhi Suzumiya


Wii:
1. Super Mario Galaxy
2. Wii Fit
3. Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles


PS3:
1. Dynasty Warriors 6
2. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
3. Winning Eleven 2008


Xbox360:
1. Lost Odyssey
2. Ace Combat 6
3. Assassin's Creed


And finally a breakdown on which console will most likely sell during the Holiday season.

Retailers:
DS 43.0%
Wii 23.2%
PS2 10.7%
PS3 10.7%
PSP 7.1%
Xbox360 5.3%


Consumers:
Wii 42.9%
DS 25.6%
Xbox360 14.5%
PS3 11.4%
PSP 3.9%
PS2 1.7%