Famitsu Predictions For 2007

January 9th, 2007, 19:42 Posted By: wraggster

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While considered the gaming authority in Japan, Famitsu is also renowned for its constant surveying of consumers, retailers and developers. This week, Famitsu published the results of its 2007 predictions based on the responses it received in its survey. Continue reading for the results.

The first question posed to consumers, retailers and developers was, "What piece of hardware or software do you think will be the break away hit of 2007?" The Wii was picked #1 by a wide margin, nearly quadrupling the vote total of second place Dragon Quest IX for the NDS. Here are the complete results with the total number of votes in parentheses:

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)

Sadly, "I can't imagine" nearly doubled the vote total of the Xbox 360. So people might want to hold off before they start picking out a coffin and headstone for the PS3. After all, no console has ever won the console wars without finishing first in the Japanese market.

Of note, when Famitsu posed the same question in the beginning of 2006, the results were quite different with the Playstation 3 receiving the most votes, the NDS coming in second and the Nintendo Wii finishing in third. What a difference a year makes.

The next question was, "Which system do you think will sell the best in 2007?" Predictably, the Nintendo DS, the fastest selling game system in Japan's history, was the biggest vote-getter. Surpisingly, the Sony PSP couldn't even muster the 15 votes needed to beat out "I can't predict." Here are the complete results.

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

Question #3 asked the respondents to select the five most anticipated titles for each of the major systems in 2007. Here are the results.

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)

Questions #4 and #5 asked the respondents to pick their most anticipated Publishers and Developers of 2007. While it is hardly a surprise that Kojima (of Metal Gear fame) and Miyamoto (of Mario and Zelda fame) were picked #1 and #2 for the developer category, the most anticipated publishers list might surprise you.

1. Nintendo (266)
2. SquareEnix (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

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