DrunknMunky Veteran Posted December 16, 2009 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2009 Tim McDonald The Xbox 360 is the most sought-after Christmas console in the UK, research has indicated. The research, conducted by Experian Hitwise, reveals that the Xbox 360 sits in third place in terms of which products were searched for the most on consumer electronics websites, with the other two consoles directly below it. The Xbox 360 accounted for 1.24% of the total searches, with the Wii at 1.18%, and the PlayStation 3 at 0.97%. Topping the charts were Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, with the iPhone ahead of everything else by a comparitively huge majority. Whether or not this has anything to do with Modern Warfare 2 - which is directly behind the PS3 in terms of these searches - is unclear, but it wouldn't surprise us. It is possible, however, that the slightly cheaper average price of the Xbox 360 could be part of the reason, as the research notes that searches "peaked during the week ending December 5th - a week closer to Christmas than compared to the last couple of years," adding that "British consumers are clearly holding out more for bargains this year and have been prepared to order online later." Check below for the full list of products and their share of searches. 1. Apple iPhone - 1.75% 2. Apple iPod Touch - 1.29% 3. Microsoft Xbox 360 - 1.24% 4. Nintendo Wii - 1.18% 5. Sony PlayStation 3 - 0.97% 6. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 - 0.70% 7. Nintendo DS Lite - 0.52% 8. GHD Hair Straighteners - 0.52% 9. Apple iPod Nano - 0.50% 10. Go Go Hamsters - 0.45% http://www.incgamers.com/News/20158/xbox-3...ristmas-console http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christma...s-presents.html (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Woot (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted December 16, 2009 Global Moderator Share Posted December 16, 2009 heh.. the iPhone and iPod touch take the top 2 spots.. We'll good to see the Xbox360 in the top 3 :D I will wait to see Christmas sales numbers in the coming weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plarkster Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Sales should be good considering Game have just slashed the price of the Arcade to ?110! http://www.game.co.uk/lowdown.aspx?lid=127...av-_-360bundles Crazy price! Edit: I see you've already posted this in the deals section DrunknMunky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMELTN Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 That's crazy to see the iPhone being so high still, and to see MW2 is funny also. Even though its been out for over a month it's still going to be a HUGE seller this Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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