wraggster
January 18th, 2008, 23:19
According to a new survey conducted by product pricing site kakaku.com, as reported by Dow Jones, Japanese gamers care more about software than pricing. Of the 3,422 gamers polled 49.2 percent said their top concern when considering a console to purchase is whether it's "compatible with the games they absolutely want to play."
28 percent said they planned to buy the Wii next compared to 27 percent who said the PS3 would be their next purchase.
Perhaps, however, these numbers are so close because so many gamers have already purchased a Wii at this point. One quarter said they already own the Wii compared to just 10 percent who own the PS3. Another quarter own the DS, while just three percent have the Xbox 360.
http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/wii-and-ps3-neckandneck-in-purchase-intent-in-japanese-survey/19106/?biz=1
28 percent said they planned to buy the Wii next compared to 27 percent who said the PS3 would be their next purchase.
Perhaps, however, these numbers are so close because so many gamers have already purchased a Wii at this point. One quarter said they already own the Wii compared to just 10 percent who own the PS3. Another quarter own the DS, while just three percent have the Xbox 360.
http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/wii-and-ps3-neckandneck-in-purchase-intent-in-japanese-survey/19106/?biz=1