PlayStation 4 Tops Gamers' Holiday Wish List, Poll Shows

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More consumers want
Sony'sSNE
PlayStation 4 than any other game system. On December 6, Benzinga
polled its readers
about the newest game consoles and handhelds, asking two key questions:
  • Which game system would you like to receive this Christmas?
  • Which game system are you most likely to give as a gift?
Benzinga also asked its readers to list the game-specific devices that they already own.
All three categories were dominated by PlayStation 4
. Just over 41 percent of respondents said that they wanted to receive Sony's newest game system this Christmas, beating Xbox One (37.3 percent) by a small margin.
Data Source: Benzinga
Only 9.8 percent of respondents said that they would like a Wii U sitting under the tree. PS Vita, which enjoyed a
small sales boost
after PlayStation 4 was released, is in higher demand (5.9 percent) than the Nintendo 3DS (3.9 percent). This could be due to ownership and demand. Global Nintendo 3DS sales are approaching
40 million units
, while PS Vita's sales are still below 10 million units. Since more consumers already own a Nintendo 3DS, they are less likely to want one as a gift.
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PlayStation 4 vs. Xbox One November Sales
Data Source: Benzinga
Nintendo 3DS and PS Vita ownership proved to be fairly equal among those who participated in the poll, however. Just over 14 percent of respondents said that they owned these handhelds. An additional 14.3 percent own Xbox One.
An unexpectedly large number of respondents (16.1 percent) said that they owned a Wii U.
PlayStation 4 still reigned supreme with 19.6 percent of respondents stating that they own the one-month-old console. Believe it or not, only 8.9 percent of respondents claimed to own an Xbox 360. That seems a bit odd considering that the console has sold
80 million units
worldwide.
Data Source: Benzinga
Roughly 37 percent of respondents said that they were most likely to
give
PlayStation 4 as a gift, while 33.3 percent said they were most likely to give an Xbox One. Wii U came in third place with 19.6 percent of respondents saying that they were most likely to buy that console for someone. Only 7.8 percent of respondents planned to give the Nintendo 3DS as a gift. Disclosure:
At the time of this writing, Louis Bedigian had no position in the equities mentioned in this report.
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