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- 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?

1. Nintendo DSi
2. Animal Forest: Dobutsu no mori (Wii, Nintendo)
3. White Knight Chronicles (PS3, Sony)
4. Wii
5. Chrono Trigger (NDS, Square Enix)
6. New Xbox Experience
7. Ad-Hoc Party for PSP
8. Dissidia Final Fantasy (PSP, Square Enix)
9. PSP-3000
10. PlayStation Home open beta (PS3, Sony)

Most wanted merchandise

1. PSP-3000
2. Dissidia Final Fantasy (PSP, Square Enix)
3. Animal Forest: Dobutsu no mori (Wii, Nintendo)
4. Nintendo DSi
5. Wii
6. White Knight Chronicles (PS3, Sony)
7. Xbox 360
8. The Last Remnant (360, Square Enix)
9. Xbox New Experience
10. PlayStation 3

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

1. PSP - 33.4%
2. Nintendo DS - 25.9%
3. PlayStation 3 - 18.5%
4. Wii - 14.8%
5. 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.

1. PlayStation 3 - 34.4%
2. Xbox 360 - 31.0%
3. Wii - 12.1%
4. PSP - 12.1%
5. Nintendo DS - 10.4%

Which game publisher is the most popular this holiday?

1. Nintendo - 35%
2. Square Enix - 33%
3. Level 5 - 18%
4. Sega - 13%
5. Sony - 11%

Do you plan to buy Nintendo DSi?

1. Yes - 258 (Reasons: Only have the first generation model; built-in camera; because it's new)
2. No - 727 (Reasons: Satisfied with DS Lite; cannot play GBA games; no software wanted)

Do you plan to buy PSP-3000?

1. Yes - 346 (Reasons: Beautiful picture quality, want to replace old model; want to buy bundle pack)
2. No - 632 (Reasons: Already has older model; want to wait; no software wanted)

Do you plan to buy Xbox 360?

1. Do not plan to buy - 370
2. Yes, but only when attractive software is released - 226
3. Yes, plan to buy - 134
4. Yes, because it is cheaper - 82
5. No, because no software wanted - 72
6. No, other reasons - 93

Which systems do you current own?

1. Nintendo DS - 779
2. PlayStation 2 - 765
3. PSP - 685
4. Wii - 427
5. PlayStation 3 - 318
6. Xbox 360 - 244
7. Others - 99
8. Everything - 15

Which systems do you use most frequently and why?

1. Nintendo DS - 268
   (Lots of practical software; use during travel; use in own room; can play anywhere)
2. PSP - 267
   (Play Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G with friends; great graphic quality; one screen is easy with eyes; easy to carry)
3. PlayStation 2 - 143
   (Have lot of games; still have a lot of games to finish; have no other console; play Super Robot Taisen Z)
4. PlayStation 3 - 96
   (Play daily; system is turned on constantly; play PS2 games; play online games; love HD graphics)
5. Xbox 360 - 82
   (Lot of online games; play Idol Master; play foreign games; unlock Achievements)
6. 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?

1. PlayStation 3 - 309
   (Planned to buy for a while; want the 80GB model; Final Fantasy XIII; play Koei games; have more attractive games)
2. PSP-3000 - 272
   (Play Gundam vs Gundam; play MHP2G; easy to carry; play Idol Master SP; want the PSP-3000 display)
3. Xbox 360 - 199
   (Play foreign games; friends recommended; price is cheaper; First Person Shooters; play Online games)
4. Nintendo DSi - 191
   (Want to use camera; can play games and music; the old one is broken; Dragon Quest IX)
5. Wii - 190
   (Wii Fit; Monster Hunter 3; Wii Music; Multiplayer games; play with family; the only one I haven't bought)
6. PlayStation 2 - 17
   (Want to play PS2 games; want to replace the old model; the original one was broken)