Famitsu Survey 2008
- Famitsu has conducted a survey to retailers and consumers on the most popular game items for the holiday season this year:
What will you get?
Nintendo DSi
Animal Forest: Dobutsu no mori (Wii, Nintendo)
White Knight Chronicles (PS3, Sony)
Wii
Chrono Trigger (NDS, Square Enix)
New Xbox Experience
Ad-Hoc Party for PSP
Dissidia Final Fantasy (PSP, Square Enix)
PSP-3000
PlayStation Home open beta (PS3, Sony)
Most wanted merchandise
PSP-3000
Dissidia Final Fantasy (PSP, Square Enix)
Animal Forest: Dobutsu no mori (Wii, Nintendo)
Nintendo DSi
Wii
White Knight Chronicles (PS3, Sony)
Xbox 360
The Last Remnant (360, Square Enix)
Xbox New Experience
PlayStation 3
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%
Which system will sell the most this holiday? (Consumers)
The reason PS3 on top is because of Sony's White Knight Chronicles and Ad-Hoc Party for PSP; Xbox 360 on second because of the low retail price and The Last Remnant.
PlayStation 3 - 34.4%
Xbox 360 - 31.0%
Wii - 12.1%
PSP - 12.1%
Nintendo DS - 10.4%
Which game publisher is the most popular this holiday?
Nintendo - 35%
Square Enix - 33%
Level 5 - 18%
Sega - 13%
Sony - 11%
Do you plan to buy Nintendo DSi?
Yes - 258 (Reasons: Only have the first generation model; built-in camera; because it's new)
No - 727 (Reasons: Satisfied with DS Lite; cannot play GBA games; no software wanted)
Do you plan to buy PSP-3000?
Yes - 346 (Reasons: Beautiful picture quality, want to replace old model; want to buy bundle pack)
No - 632 (Reasons: Already has older model; want to wait; no software wanted)
Do you plan to buy Xbox 360?
Do not plan to buy - 370
Yes, but only when attractive software is released - 226
Yes, plan to buy - 134
Yes, because it is cheaper - 82
No, because no software wanted - 72
No, other reasons - 93
Which systems do you current own?
Nintendo DS - 779
PlayStation 2 - 765
PSP - 685
Wii - 427
PlayStation 3 - 318
Xbox 360 - 244
Others - 99
Everything - 15
Which systems do you use most frequently and why?
Nintendo DS - 268 (Lots of practical software; use during travel; use in own room; can play anywhere)
PSP - 267 (Play Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G with friends; great graphic quality; one screen is easy with eyes; easy to carry)
PlayStation 2 - 143 (Have lot of games; still have a lot of games to finish; have no other console; play Super Robot Taisen Z)
PlayStation 3 - 96 (Play daily; system is turned on constantly; play PS2 games; play online games; love HD graphics)
Xbox 360 - 82 (Lot of online games; play Idol Master; play foreign games; unlock Achievements)
Wii - 43 (Use Internet channel; play Wii Fit; play WiiWare; play Virtual Console; play Wii Sports)
Which systems do you plan to buy and why?
PlayStation 3 - 309 (Planned to buy for a while; want the 80GB model; Final Fantasy XIII; play Koei games; have more attractive games)
PSP-3000 - 272 (Play Gundam vs Gundam; play MHP2G; easy to carry; play Idol Master SP; want the PSP-3000 display)
Xbox 360 - 199 (Play foreign games; friends recommended; price is cheaper; First Person Shooters; play Online games)
Nintendo DSi - 191 (Want to use camera; can play games and music; the old one is broken; Dragon Quest IX)
Wii - 190 (Wii Fit; Monster Hunter 3; Wii Music; Multiplayer games; play with family; the only one I haven't bought)
PlayStation 2 - 17 (Want to play PS2 games; want to replace the old model; the original one was broken)
Source: http://www.the-magicbox.com/0811/game081120b.shtml
