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A new study by Japanese survey group Goo Research has discovered that only ten percent of Japanese gamers are interested in buying the Wii U and PlayStation Vita. A survey conducted between October 17th and 19th asked 1,083 people about their interest in upcoming consoles.
Of those surveyed, only 9.4% said they would buy a Wii U, 36.1% said they were interested but wouldn't purchase one and 54.5% said they weren't interested in the console at all. For Vita, 10.2% said they would buy the handheld, 35.2% said they were interested but wouldn't buy one and 54.5% said they had no interest.
The survey group was 53% male, and 694 of them owned at least one game system. The survey covered an even assortment of ages from teens up to those fifty or older. Over 62% of those surveyed owned a system from the Nintendo DS family, while others also owned PlayStation 2, Wii, PSP and PS3.
These results come just weeks after Nintendo reported its financial struggles and Sony predicted big losses.
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I personally feel one day game companies will not strive to release game consoles/handhelds so often.
Of those surveyed, only 9.4% said they would buy a Wii U, 36.1% said they were interested but wouldn't purchase one and 54.5% said they weren't interested in the console at all. For Vita, 10.2% said they would buy the handheld, 35.2% said they were interested but wouldn't buy one and 54.5% said they had no interest.
The survey group was 53% male, and 694 of them owned at least one game system. The survey covered an even assortment of ages from teens up to those fifty or older. Over 62% of those surveyed owned a system from the Nintendo DS family, while others also owned PlayStation 2, Wii, PSP and PS3.
These results come just weeks after Nintendo reported its financial struggles and Sony predicted big losses.
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I personally feel one day game companies will not strive to release game consoles/handhelds so often.
