Source: gamefront.de (translated)
Japanese magazine Famitsu asked 280 consumers and 64 shopkeepers about business and games in 2007.
Question 1: What´s your hardware of the year?
Shopkeepers:
1. Nintendo DS (40%)
2. Playstation Portable
3. Nintendo Wii
Consumers:
1. Nintendo Wii
2. Nintendo DS
Question 2: Who was the most important person in the videogaming industry this year?
Shopkeepers:
1. Shigeru Miyamoto (Nintendo)
2. Hironobu Sakaguchi (Mistwalker)
3. Akihiro Hino (Level 5)
Consumers:
1. Shigeru Miyamoto (Nintendo)
2. Saturo Iwata (Nintendo)
3. Akihiro Hino (Level 5)
Question 3: Which developers impressed you the most in 2007?
Consumers and Shopkeepers:
1. Nintendo
2. Capcom
3. Square Enix
4. Sony
5. Level 5
Question 4: Which game did you like the most? (consumers only)
1. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
2. Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (PSP)
3. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (NDS)
4. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP)
Looks like 2007 was pretty split-up between Nintendo DS, Wii and PSP.
What are your thoughts about 2008?
