Famitsu’s console predictions for 2007

With the year just starting up, let's take a short break from the CES news, and drop over to Japan's gaming scene.

Famitsu magazine has recently concluded another of their famed surveys, upon which their prediction for this year will be based.

First up are their results for the question, "What piece of hardware or software do you think will be the break away hit of 2007?"

1. Nintendo Wii (412)
2. Dragon Quest IX for NDS (122)
3. Nintendo DS (107)
4. Playstation 3 (56)
5. "I can't predict." (50)
   

In connection to this, they followed up with this question: "Which system do you think will sell the best in 2007?" Here were the results:

1. Nintendo DS (432)
2. Nintendo Wii (326)
3. Playstation 3 (116)
4. Xbox 360 (26)
5. "I can't predict" (15)

For the guys wondering what Famitsu's predictions are for must-have titles per console, click on the jump!

With the year just starting up, let's take a short break from the CES news, and drop over to Japan's gaming scene.

Famitsu magazine has recently concluded another of their famed surveys, upon which their prediction for this year will be based.

First up are their results for the question, "What piece of hardware or software do you think will be the break away hit of 2007?"

1. Nintendo Wii (412)
2. Dragon Quest IX for NDS (122)
3. Nintendo DS (107)
4. Playstation 3 (56)
5. "I can't predict." (50)
   

In connection to this, they followed up with this question: "Which system do you think will sell the best in 2007?" Here were the results:

1. Nintendo DS (432)
2. Nintendo Wii (326)
3. Playstation 3 (116)
4. Xbox 360 (26)
5. "I can't predict" (15)

PLAYSTATION 2

1. "Nothing in particular." (280)
2. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas (97)
3. Kingdom Hearts II Final Remix + (67)
4. Super Robot Taisen OG (64)
   
5. .hack//G.U. Vol. 3 (28)

PLAYSTATION 3

1. Metal Gear Solid 4 (269)
2. Final Fantasy XIII (262)
3. "Nothing in particular." (115)
4. Biohazard 5 (45)
   
5. Gran Turismo 5 (41)

NINTENDO Wii

1. Smash Bros. X (370)
2. "Nothing in particular." (127)
3. Dragon Quest Swords (122)
4. Super Mario Galaxy (94)
   
5. Fire Emblem (56)

XBOX 360

1. Lost Odyssey (199)
2. "Nothing in particular." (166)
3. Halo 3 (95)
4. Blue Dragon (91)
   
5. Lost Planet (67)

SONY PSP

1. "Nothing in particular." (243)
2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (219)
3. Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core (109)
4. Final Fantasy Tactics (71)
5. Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops (58)

Nintendo DS

1. Dragon Quest IX (608)
2. Phoenix Wright 4 (52)
3. "Nothing in particular." (51)
4. Final Fantasy XII (23)
   
5. Legend of Zelda DS (21)

You might notice that "I can't predict" pops up quite frequently, and actually topped out in the PSP games. Just to be fair, it also listed as a second on the Wii and 360, which would indicate a "wait and see" mindset for the guys who took this survey. And lastly, we've got their predictions for the most sought after publishers of this year:

1. Nintendo (266)
2. Square Enix (181)
3. Capcom (118)
4. Sony Computer Entertainment (60)
5. Sega (45)
6. Konami
7. Microsoft
8. Level Five
9. Bandai Namco Games
10. Mist Walker

Via Pink Godzilla