Japanese adult gamers prefer Nintendo DS to Sony PSP

"Nintendo are just for kids." How many times have you heard that and felt like crying out with rage? Well, in Japan, things are a little different. Details inside...

There are portables that are easily associated with a younger audience like the GBA, but as for the Nintendo DS and Sony's PSP it would be wrong to assume that adults would opt for the PSP.
To confirm that, the Otonafami magazine decided to find out which console is more popular with older players.

To realize this research, the magazine used a sample built by 1000 players with ages equal or superior to 20 years. And the results couldn’t be clearer, with 25% of the interviewed revealing they possess a Nintendo DS and only 14% a PSP.
As for the players that had not bought any portable, they were asked if they were interested in buying one of these. Once again Nintendo took the advantage, with 34% of the interviewed showing interest in buying Nintendo DS and only 31% revealing plans to buy a PSP.

In the hardware field the Nintendo took an advantage, but in software the difference was huge. 23% of the players that have a Nintendo DS have more than 6 games for the console, while in the case of PSP that number was just 11%.

It is important to remember that this survey was initiated entirely in Japan. A similar survey in Europe or the US would likely have very different results. Still, its great to see Nintendo have so much popularity, and that they may have managed to shed their 'childish' image a bit can only be a good thing.