Place Yout Bets Now… Nintendo execs must be feeling the sting of betrayal as yesterday GamesIndustry.biz revealed the results of a network survey that shows 34% of industry professionals are backing the PS3 for a come back in 2010. Last year the same survey showed only 16.4% of people felt the PS3 would be successful meaning that support has more than doubled. The rise in expectations for the console is attributed to a heavy hitting 2010 line up, with games such as Gran Turismo 5 and God of War III set to be released as well as the PS3’s new motion control peripheral. Trailing not far behind however was Microsoft and the Xbox 360 with 29.9% of the votes. The 360 has already sold 39 million units worldwide and with the release of games such as Halo Reach and Fable III slated for 2010, as well as the much anticipated hands-free motion controller Natal, you can see why support remains strong. Support for Nintendo on the other hand isn’t so high. While last year Nintendo lead the market this year it seems industry professionals are favouring Apples iPhone over the Wii. In 2009 Nintendo held 54.4% of the vote, this year it has fell to a rather meagre 9.3%. Quite a drop. Looking at publishers now and the company expected to be most successful is once again Activision Blizzard as they get 43.7% of the votes, an increase from there 2009 result of 30.6%.
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