Nintendo’s Wii console has been the most searched-for product in the UK during the run-up to Christmas. New figures released by Hitwise reveal that Nintendo has outpaced nearest rival Apple to be the most searched for technology brand in the shopping category during November.
Searches for Nintendo Wii were roughly 13 times more numerous than those for Apple ipod and the keyword Wii was twice as popular as both iPod and iPhone combined. The figures suggest that well-documented stock shortages of the Wii console have not been enough to deter UK shoppers from trying to get their hands on one. A number of websites have emerged to cater exclusively to these would-be gamers, the most successful of which, Wii-consoles.co.uk, rose to be the 58th most visited shopping site in the UK during November.
Huge advertising budgets ensured that the surge in interest in both of these brands as Christmas approaches was entirely predictable. Another product however has come from relative obscurity to create a real buzz online which has taken many commentators by surprise: the digital photo frame.
These small LCD photo frames, which display digital images via a USB port or memory card slot, will be familiar to most readers by now but have seen interest intensify dramatically in recent weeks. Their current popularity is such that during November they were searched for more frequently than digital cameras.
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out skiing for christmas, wii tennis was a pretty good apres ski activity with a few beers, that was until my father and his twin brother figured out how to play golf!!!