Perhaps online search habits do not always lead to purchases, but, if they do, Nintendo and Apple (AAPL) are in for strong sales in Europe during the holiday season.

According to comScore, the most popular gadget searches in the UK, German, and France during the last three week of November where the Nintendo Wii and Apple iPod. The Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox 360 and Sony (SNE) PS3 did not make the top five.

The data would appear to be good for Apple. But, since Nintendo has almost no Wii game handsets to sell, it won’t mean much to them

Douglas A. McIntyre