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February 12, 2007 - You've probably figured out by now that the DS and Wii were the hottest things in Japanese gaming over the holiday period. A recent poll conducted by Weekly Famitsu suggests just how big the two systems were.

The magazine asked readers of its Famitsu.com website which system they most played over the holiday season. While the DS was the biggest selling system over the period, Wii was apparently the most played system, taking up 244 votes. DS came next, with 185 votes, followed by the PS2 (148), Xbox 360 (146) and PSP (115). The PS3 didn't place in the top five.

Famitsu asked its nationwide army of retail friends (the same set of retailers that help parent publisher Enterbrain assemble its weekly sales charts) a similar question: which product was hottest over the holiday season. The DS Lite took the top spot, at 46 votes. The Wii hardware got second at 28, followed by DS software as a whole (9), Dragon Quest Monsters Joker for the DS (8) and Yakuza 2 for the PS2 (5). Once again, the PS3 didn't place in the top 5.

It's a bit surprising that the PS3 didn't place on either list, as the system was the fourth best selling piece of hardware for the period, beaten by the DS, Wii and PSP.

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Burn on the PSP, the 360 outplayed you. And Japan hates the XBox.

I played with my Wii the most during the holidays. (I know that statement is getting to get some replies...) As for my DS Lite, I have not touched it once since getting my iPod as that takes up all my away from home time and the Wii plus my PC take up my at home time.

I was soooo close to buying a black DSlite the other day, but remember that as of now I really only want FF3 for it, so I showed some restraint. The PSP doesn't even appeal to me honestly.

I'm getting a Wii and a DS very soon.  v.v It's kinda sad I don't have them yet, but then again, I'm not one of the richest people out there, but I will probably, of course, be getting a Wii first.

Well I hope you do and if your a role playing fan I would recommend Final Fantasy 3. I've played it and really like it alot.

Oooooooooooooooooh... PSP and PS3 got burned! By burned I mean served! By served I mean F'd in the A! By F'd in the A, I mean PWN3D.

Who's top dog now, biznatch?

DS prints money, lol.

LMX: Venom looks so awesome. Nice sig.

Oh, and I'm still waiting on somebody to create a GIF image of the Wii printing out a few bills from a glowing slot, with somebody saying "It prints money, too!"

LOL

Thanks man, Venom for the win.

As for DS printing money, there is already a GIF on the net about that, but it doesn't fit your exact description.

Japan Hated the first XBox they loved the XBox 360

I think "love" between Japan and Microsoft is a little stong. Perhaps the terms...First date, First base, and put your hand here...might be better ways to describe their new interaction with each other.

They still don't share a deep love for the 360. The only Japanese dev I've seen really commit to it is Capcom.