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Fanboy Results: Nintendo wins?


The results are in and they're... well, they're strange! While 36% of those polled have a 360 and 22% are hoping to get one, the largest group responded they are humbly waiting for the Revolution. Now, we could say this reads as Nintendo having really turned the ship around and, like a previous poll indicated, has generated an immense amount of goodwill towards its unique controller. On the other hand, the extremely poor showing by the PS3 indicates that perhaps there was some foulplay by the PS3 crowd in an effort to inflate the possible problems with the 360.

The results read: 14% of 360 owners have overheating problems, 4% have problems with scratched discs, and a whopping 6% are DOA. Translation: A whopping 1/4 of all 360 owners have problems with their units. Thats a far cry higher than the 3-5% Microsoft claims. Assuming the system has been goosed by agents for another console, if we were to remove all negative 360 responses and add those totals to the PS3 column it would still indicate far less support for the PS3 than the Revolution, 22% versus 29%.

In an August poll, the Revolution pulled a similar upset, before the controller had even been introduced. So, what is it? Has Nintendo done the impossible and positioned themselves back on top, or are Nintendo fans a little more... proactive than others?  
 
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1. 58% voted for Xbox total, vs. 29% for the revolution.

Posted at 9:02 PM ET on Dec 1, 2005 by Don Wilson 2 stars

2. I know Don, but it was an Xbox poll! And Revo was still the highest response group.

Posted at 9:07 PM ET on Dec 1, 2005 by C. Grant STAFF

3. What I find fascinating is that it beat the PS3. Could it be because we know little or nothing about it, which automatically makes people want it?

Posted at 10:21 PM ET on Dec 1, 2005 by Don Wilson 2 stars

4. Well my xbox is still being manufactured, witch i vited for, but i will still be getting a PS3 and a Rev too. IMO the poll dosent really say much.

Posted at 2:25 AM ET on Dec 2, 2005 by Martin 0 stars

5. "I'll be buying multiple systems" should have been an option. I plan to buy all 3, and frankly I think that the philosophy that liking one console means that you have to hate the other two is bunk - just as PS2, GC, and Xbox each have their strengths, Xbox360, PS3, and the Revolution will also, and there is no doubt that each system will have many great games.

Posted at 8:00 AM ET on Dec 2, 2005 by Anthony 0 stars

6. The biggest problem was that you had to pick something, anything, before you could see the results. While I do not currently have my 360, it is out of manufacture, and should be on the ground (according to MS) and should be in the store in the next day or two. So for me the choice to see the results went like this.
Overheating - No, I dont have it yet.
Scratching the disk - no, see overheating
Working great - No, ditto
DOA - No, see above.
Being manufactured - No, (I hope not)
360 sucks, ps3 rocks - No, I havent been able to play either to make up my mind.
Await the Rev - well since this is an xbox fan site, why would any of us be waiting for the rev, this answer was the least likly, and therfor I choose it.

Next time, give us a (view results) button.

Posted at 1:27 PM ET on Dec 2, 2005 by Eric 0 stars

7. I'm sure majority of users who have working 360s are actually playing and not voting to say they have no problems.

Posted at 1:35 PM ET on Dec 2, 2005 by nojok3 0 stars

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