Nielsen Online, a service of the Nielsen Company, reported yesterday that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 garnered the largest share of online buzz among the top game consoles between November 1st and December 9th. <\/p>\n
The Xbox360 was mentioned in 41.6% of messages posted to blogs. Wii and PlayStation3 ranked No. 2 and 3 with 29.8 and 28.6 percent of game console messages, respectively. Xbox 360 – 41.6% Source: Nielsen Online, BuzzMetrics<\/p>\n *Based on messages posted to all blogs between November 1 and December 9, 2008. Percentages are based on total number of messages mentioning at least one of the three consoles.<\/p>\n Other gift related buzz<\/strong><\/p>\n Among selected gift ideas, TV-related terms dominated buzz, with 52.5 percent of gift-related messages, followed by DVDs, with a 24.4 percent share and toys with 11.3 percent. Source: Nielsen Online, BuzzMetrics<\/p>\n *Based on messages posted to all blogs between November 1 and December 9, 2008. Percentages are based on total number of messages mentioning at least one of the above gifts.
Game Console and percent of Buzz<\/strong><\/p>\n
Wii – 29.8%
PS3 – 28.6%<\/p>\n
TV – 52.5%
DVD – 24.4%
Toys – 11.3%
Laptop – 8.4%
GPS – 3.4%<\/p>\n
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