Wii a favourite with Japanese developers

Well respected Japanese video game magazine, Famitsu, has recently run a poll with over 50 Japenese game developers and 19 Japanese game companies. The poll was about next generation consoles and software covering the Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 with some interesting results.

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What are your expectations for next-generation consoles?

Wii
63% Extremely high expectations
36% High expectations
1% Low expectations

PS3
48% Extremely high expectations
32% High expectations
18% Low expectations

Xbox 360
13% Extremely high expectations
40% High expectations and
45% Low expectations

For each next generation system, what software are you looking forward to the most?

Wii
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (26 votes)
Super Mario Galaxy (8 votes)
Wii Sports (5 votes)
Animal Crossing (3 votes)
Super Smash Brothers Brawl (3 votes)

PS3
Metal Gear Solid 4 (12 votes)
Final Fantasy XIII (10 votes)
The Eye of Judgment (7 votes)
Afrika (6 votes)
Heavenly Sword (4 votes)

Xbox 360
Blue Dragon (18 votes)
Lost Odyssey (14 votes)
Culdecept Saga (8 votes)
Dead Rising (4 votes)
Gundam Operation Troy (4 votes)

What is your favorite part of each next-generation system?

Wii
Wiimote (34 votes).
Wii Connect 24 (9 votes)
Virtual Console (6 votes)
Ease of development (4 votes)
Console price (3 votes)

PS3
Visual power took the top spot on (19 votes)
Overall hardware specs (10 votes)
Cells computation abilities (9 votes)
Built-in hard disk (3 votes)
Blu-Ray (3 votes)

Xbox 360
Xbox Live (18 votes)
Ease of development (13 votes)
Connectivity with Windows Vista (12 votes)
Visual power (6 votes)
Overall hardware balance (4 votes)

What next-generation console do you believe will sell the most?

Wii – 60%
PS3 – 37%
Xbox 360 – 3%

What next-generation console would you like to develop for the most?

Wii – 63%
PS3 – 32%
Xbox 360 – 5%.

What next-generation console are you most looking forward to owning?

Wii – 49%
PS3 – 42%
Xbox 360 – 9%.

Source: IGN, Via GoNintendo