UK Consumers Expected to Spend Up to £504 Million On Games Consoles This Christmas

It looks like lots of people have games consoles on their Christmas lists this year. In fact, Kelkoo an online shopping comparison site, has predicted that consumers will spend up to £504 million on games consolest and accessories in the run up to Christmas.

With the Xbox 360 Kinect package out next Wednesday, this Christmas it is all about motion gaming. Based purely on price, the nintendo Wii offers Christmas shoppers the best entry level motion gaming experience at £160, followed by the buzz worthy Xbox 360 Kinect package at £250 and finally the PS3 Move package at £278.

Despite the high price tag of the PlayStation 3 Kelkoo predicts that it will be the best-selling games console this Christmas, accounting for 41% (750,000) of total sales.

Are you planning on buying a new games console this Christmas, and if so which one will you buy?