Japanese losing interest in next-generation games machines

By ( May 16, 2012 at 00:36) · Filed under Entertainment, Hardware, Polls

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Would you want to buy a PS Vita? graph of japanese statisticsgoo Research recently took their third regular look at games machines, and according to the report on japan.internet.com, interest in the newest devices is waning.

Demographics

Between the 23rd and 26th of April 2012 1,083 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.8% of the sample were male, 16.3% in their teens, 18.2% in their twenties, 21.2% in their thirties, 16.3% in their forties, and 28.0% aged fifty or older.

The article doesn’t report the question I would like to hear answered, why people are not interested in the new devices. For the PS Vita and Xperia PLAY, is it that normal smartphones do the job well enough, and with various surveys pointing to the majority of those in their twenties now carrying smartphones, a prime target for Sony already derives enough fun from their iPhone, Galaxy or other big-seller?
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PS Vita versus Wii U versus Xperia Play

By ( February 29, 2012 at 00:43) · Filed under Gaming, Hardware, Polls

Do you think you will buy a Nintendo Wii U? graph of japanese statisticsjapan.internet.com recently reported on a survey by goo Research into games machines, the second regular survey into this topic.

Demographics

Between the 26th and 29th of January 2012 1,073 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.3% of the sample were male, 15.9% in their teens, 18.3% in their twenties, 21.5% in their thirties, 16.3% in their forties, and 28.0% aged fifty or older.

I’ve not really got much interest in buying any of them, but I’d like to find out more about the Wii U.
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