Interesting Next-gen EA POLL on their EAgames.com Website!

[Nirey]

"Based on what you know, which Next Gen Console will you buy?
Nintendo Revolution
10%
Sony PlayStation 3
58%
Microsoft Xbox 360
32%
Total votes: 22872 "

Source: http://www.eagames.com/redesign/home.jsp

 

[EndR]

Is this supposed to be something "extraordinary"?
PS3 is poised to be the best selling next gen console.. but the gap between Sony and MS will be smaller.. meaning that next NEXT gen, should be a more "open game"...

 

[pegisys]

internet polls don't mean anything

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3000_7-6227319-1.html?tag=cnetfd.sd

 

[ndoogoo]

X-box 360 looks like a mini me version of HAL.

 

[UKt@xman]

It'll be interesting to see if peoples opinion on XB360 changes when it's released in the UK and then people realise that they'll have to wait a full year to see if the PS3 is any better......my betting is that the majority, like myself, aren't that patient.

 

[Acert93]

Besides the poll not being very accurate at all (limited to online EA visitors, ignores multiple console purchases, etc...)

If we were to assume (yeah yeah) these numbers were "accurate" of anything meaningful (which they are not), if we extrapolated current console sales this gen (about 120M) and applied these percentages we would see:

PS3: 68.4M (57%)
Xbox 360: 38.4M (32%)
Revolution: 12M (10%)

Not that I see it ending that way (market will grow, ignores multiple console purchases, the public has not played any finished this gen games, totally skewed audiance for the poll, my guess is the market will grow a good 10-20% this gen, etc...) but I get the feeling MS would be happy almost doubling their install base, and I know Sony would not be happy with ~70M units sold.

The only meaningful thing I see in the poll is that EA wants to get some rough feedback from their customers on what consoles they plan to buy.

 

[orfanotna]

Hmmm..

Despite the fact that we pretty much know nothing about Revolution, 10% voted for it. I guess those are the people who are sold on the case design and BC, as well as die-hard Nintendo fans who'll buy it no matter what it turns out to be. The number's probably going to go up as people learn more, unless of course it completely sucks.

 

[mckmas8808]

PS3 is poised to be the best selling next gen console.. but the gap between Sony and MS will be smaller.. meaning that next NEXT gen, should be a more "open game"...

Please lets not talk about next next gen This should be a no no. *shakes head*
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[PC-Engine]

Hmmm..

Despite the fact that we pretty much know nothing about Revolution, 10% voted for it. I guess those are the people who are sold on the case design and BC, as well as die-hard Nintendo fans who'll buy it no matter what it turns out to be. The number's probably going to go up as people learn more, unless of course it completely sucks.

Nice observation.

 

[jvd]

I will pick up the rev because of zelda , mario , metriod , super smash and the other nitnendo exclusives and the old games i can download but xbox will get the money this gen from me

 

[PC-Engine]

I'm getting X360 this Xmas and Rev next Xmas. 8)

 

[cthellis42]

As an amyooooosing counterpart:

- Famitsu Weekly has conducted a next generation reader survey, to see which console system the readers are most interested.

Most Interested Next Generation Console
1. Nintendo Revolution - 42.2%
2. Sony PlayStation 3 - 39.8%
3. Microsoft Xbox 360 - 18.0%

Why do you like Revolution?
- Compact design, typical Nintendo style
- Able to download Famicom (NES), SFC (SNES) and Nintendo 64 games
- Possible innovative / new designs in Revolution
- Confidence in the hardware

Why do you like PlayStation 3?
- Outstanding technical specifications, standout against other next generation consoles
- Downward compatibility with PSone and PlayStation 2
- Cell processor and Bluray support are unique to the console
- Like the design of the console (but the controller design is crazy)

Why do you like Xbox 360?
- Developer support is splendid, especial people like Akira Toriyama and Sakaguchi.
- Square Enix supports the console
- Positive console design, color, technical specs and software lineup
- Console can stand vertically

 

[mourinho]

Yahoo! Japan's poll "Which Next Gen Console will you buy? "
http://polls.yahoo.co.jp/public/archives/589105065/p-topics-2?m=r

Xbox 360 2% 663
PS3 54% 16132
Revolution 7% 2268
all of them 2% 830
none of them 32% 9528

total 29421