Japanese Interest In Wii Up, PS3 Down

News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:08 PM EST

Article Source: Kotaku

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The country's Computer Entertainment Software Association polled consumer interest in game machines. What did they find? Interest in the Wii shot up from 20.9 percent this time last year to 48.9 percent. The PS3 dropped from 64.4 percent interest down to 57 percent.

Don't even ask what they think of the XBox 360.

With the Japanese PS3 launch just behind us and the Wii launch in just a few short days, this bodes well for Nintendo's goal to sell out in all regions.

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Ryan Stolte-Sawa

Japanese interest in Wii up, PS3 down

Well, duh.

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#1 - Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:11 PM EST

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Henry VII

There's more interest in a system that hasn't released than a system that has? Who would have thought??

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#2 - Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:48 PM EST

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Steve Watts

Your criticism doesn't really make sense, Pharaoh. This isn't comparing the Wii to the PS3 directly; it's comparing interest in both systems, currently, to the same measured interest in systems from last year. The PS3 still has more interest than the Wii (57% to 49%), but compared to this time period last year, the Wii interest has risen while the PS3's interest has fallen. The fact that the PS3 has already been released isn't really a factor in the statistics, because the point of the study is measurement against the same interest a year ago, not a direct system-to-system comparison.

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#2.1 - Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:58 PM EST

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Henry VII

Yes, but interest will obviously decrease after the system launches and interest will be at its highest in the week before a system launches. It would be like me giving you a steak and then asking if you're interested in another steak or some dessert.

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1 vote

#2.2 - Fri Dec 1, 2006 2:13 AM EST

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Steve Watts

Without knowing precisely when the questions were asked, that point is moot. Your argument hinges on the entire poll taking place in the last week or so, which you have no evidence of. We're hearing about the results now, but that doesn't mean the Japanese CESA waited until just after the PS3 launch, then rushed out to ask questions.

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#2.3 - Fri Dec 1, 2006 8:08 AM EST

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Steve Watts

Plus, I should again note, this is comparing statistics from last year. If they had taken the same poll just before the PS3 launch, then right after, what you're saying would make perfect sense. But is it so hard to believe that interest in the PS3 has dropped 7 points over the course of a year, especially with Sony making so many PR missteps in that time period?

The sharp increase in Wii interest isn't that surprising either, considering that this time last year we knew very little about the system itself. We had seen its crazy controller, but there wasn't anything shown in the way of application, so of course people weren't as interested.

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#2.4 - Fri Dec 1, 2006 8:12 AM EST

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Jason4188

Which ever system decides to offer the most animated porn will win the heart of the Japanese consumers. Animated porn in blueray or hddvd that is the question.

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#3 - Fri Dec 1, 2006 11:47 AM EST

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Ryan Stolte-Sawa

Hehe. Dating sims FTW! I love that @!$%#.

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#3.1 - Sat Dec 2, 2006 1:06 PM EST

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