Famitsu Magazine recently polled its Japanese readers once again on their most anticipated video games. For the last 15 months Final Fantasy XIII has dominated the top position. However at this presemt time Final Fantasy XIII’s anticipation ‘lag’ drops it to 2nd place whilst Dragon Quest IX (Nintendo DS), another Square Enix RPG, replaces the title at the top of the tree. It’s highly likely Final Fantasy XIII will restore its place at the top once more hype and information is released from Square Enix. (View the top 15 list below)

1. Dragon Quest IX (Nintendo DS, Square Enix)
2. Final Fantasy XIII (PlayStation 3, Square Enix)
3. Biohazard/Resident Evil 5 (PlayStation 3, Capcom)
4. Monster Hunter 3 (Nintendo Wii, Capcom)
5. Dragon Quest VI (Nintendo DS, Square Enix)
6. Amagami (PlayStation 2, Enterbrain)
7. Star Ocean: The Last Hope (Xbox 360, Square Enix)
8. Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PlayStation 3, Square Enix)
9. The Last Remnant (PlayStation 3, Square Enix)
10. Ryuga Gotoku 3 (PlayStation 3, Sega)
11. Street Fighter IV (PlayStation 3, Capcom)
12. Seventh Dragon (Nintendo DS, Sega)
13. Ninokuni: The Another World (Nintendo DS, Level 5)
14. Gyakuten Kenji (Nintendo DS, Capcom)
15. Final Fantasy Agito XIII (PlayStation Portable, Square Enix)

Source: Famitsu