Study: Wii U, Vita Don't Interest Japanese Gamers

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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.IGN

A little worried since the Ps Vita is coming out in Febuary. Expected for the WiiU since little to no information is out yet.

Thoughts?

Edit: http://psp.ign.com/articles/121/1211866p1.html

Wii U is understandable.

Vita on the other hand...

Sony needs to find a way to get more people interested in the PSvita in Japan.

As for the Wii U. We know nothing about it, besides its design and name. But then again, after how people mistaked the controller to be the console itself/ an add on to the Wii... Nintendo might change everything about it.

Anyway, we know nothing about it and if I were gamers in Japan, I wouldnt be interested in it either since I dont know anything about it.

This sort of studies don't matter at all.

I wasn't interested at all in NBA2K12 until it was released.

This sort of studies don't matter at all.

I wasn't interested at all in NBA2K12 until it was released.

madsnakehhh

So true.

Like, I wasnt interested in Fallout new Vegas until I saw my cousin play it.

Studies are always right :P because asking 1000 random people = science

Nah, I'm imagining the PS Vita to be a massive success in Japan.

I'll hold my comments on the Wii U until there's actually something to comment on.

the vita just needs a distinctly japanese game for it and itll sell ridiculously well, itll sell good initially probably, not amazingly though, once ffx drops for it though, then i think sales will get scary good in japan

wiiu is understandable but im really hoping the vita does good

Considering that there very little info on the Wii-U it is very easy to not be interested in it rightnow. Vita on the other hand however might be a bit worrisome but we shall see.

Ha, and people for some reason keep saying the Vita will somehow make people want to buy it by simply being more powerful and more like a home console than ever.

People want a unique device with unique games, and keeping IPs separated between handhelds and consoles like Nintendo usually does helps create interest in each platform.

Strange, but a thousand people, that is a very narrow poll.meetroid8

1000 is a pretty typical sample size. If the same is representative, which it probably is, 1000 seems about right for the purposes of the study.

Studies are always right :P because asking 1000 random people = science

LaytonsCat

Again, 1000 is perfectly sufficient if the sample is representative.

And as long as they are asking gamers, the sample should be random.

Yeap. Way too early for the Wii U. Not a single game, exclusive, has been announced for the platfrom, esp. Japanese-centric games. The Vita on the other hand, releases next month. XDShadowDeathX

uuuuh "Killer Freaks from outer space" some game that looks like alien had inter-racial love with raving rabbits.

Wii U is understandable.

Vita on the other hand...

Kingpin0114

Sad about the Vita. Hopefully their disinterest in the WiiU sticks, though.musicalmac

[QUOTE="Kingpin0114"]

Wii U is understandable.

Vita on the other hand...

TheEroica

That's nice. Cause Wii U and Vita don't interest me either.

wasn't there photos of hundreds of people lining up at different locations of japanese people pre ordering vita?

Sad about the Vita. Hopefully their disinterest in the WiiU sticks, though.musicalmac

[QUOTE="musicalmac"] Care to explain why?[QUOTE="TheEroica"][QUOTE="Kingpin0114"]

Wii U is understandable.

Vita on the other hand...

Techn0holic89

[QUOTE="musicalmac"]Sad about the Vita. Hopefully their disinterest in the WiiU sticks, though.Techn0holic89

The Vita looks like the next best thing in hand-held gaming. Two analogs (finally!), the touch sensors on the back, and a hardware platform that seems to be reasonably easy to work with.

The Wii U just looks downright terrible, and none of it makes much sense to me. The original Wii was a hit because everyone could jump in. As I understand it, only one uber-controller per Wii U is allowed, which just makes no sense to me. My only thought is that Nintendo is trying to ride the wave of their previous success (Wii and DS), and I think that's just not a good idea. They need a kick in the pants. Maybe another Gamecube era is what they need. Who knows. They bore me. But that's just my opinion.

Why would you wish failure upon Wii U?charizard1605

[QUOTE="Techn0holic89"][QUOTE="musicalmac"]Sad about the Vita. Hopefully their disinterest in the WiiU sticks, though.musicalmac

The Vita looks like the next best thing in hand-held gaming. Two analogs (finally!), the touch sensors on the back, and a hardware platform that seems to be reasonably easy to work with.

The Wii U just looks downright terrible, and none of it makes much sense to me. The original Wii was a hit because everyone could jump in. As I understand it, only one uber-controller per Wii U is allowed, which just makes no sense to me. My only thought is that Nintendo is trying to ride the wave of their previous success (Wii and DS), and I think that's just not a good idea. They need a kick in the pants. Maybe another Gamecube era is what they need. Who knows. They bore me. But that's just my opinion.

I think reading an article in a thread before that the Vita is the most anticipated new piece of hardware in Japan

Strange that it went in the complete other direction in a short time =\

The Wii U just looks downright terrible, and none of it makes much sense to me. The original Wii was a hit because everyone could jump in. As I understand it, only one uber-controller per Wii U is allowed, which just makes no sense to me. My only thought is that Nintendo is trying to ride the wave of their previous success (Wii and DS), and I think that's just not a good idea. They need a kick in the pants. Maybe another Gamecube era is what they need. Who knows. They bore me. But that's just my opinion.musicalmac

I agree with you with the first two lines. The Wii U design looks too simialiar to the wii which is a bad business move. The one tablet controller is also bad move that will cause confusion among developers about control premise espicially in multiplayer. I have nothing to say about that except that I hope Nintendo will do something to fix those design flaws.

Nintendo has outright stated that they will cater to the hardcore as well as casual masses. They are also improving themselves in third party support with these games confrimed: Darksiders 2,Battlefield 3, Batman: Arkham City, Assassin's Creed, Ghost Recon Online, Dirt, Aliens: Colonial Marines, Metro: Last Light, Tekken and Ninja Gaiden 3. Crysis, Valve, and EA have confirmed that the Wii U specs will be on par,if not better, than current consoles. Nintendo has already confirmed Smash Brothers and Pikman 3 are in development for Wii U.

Thats all I can say about the Wii U now but other than those design issues, Wii U is starting to build itself a great start for their first HD console outing

if the vita can be used as a cellphone i will also pick one up, and support sony. im a sony hater typically though

Good thing Japan doesn't represent the rest of the consumer world.foxhound_fox

If the japanese don't buy into the Vita though, sony might as well throw in the towl right now

but that is a huge IF

Wii U currently has no games, and Playstation Vita doesn't have a Monster Hunter...

I think it's easy to understand why the survey turned out the way it did.

Also, surveys should never be used to predict the future.

Sony needs to find a way to get more people interested in the PSvita in Japan.

As for the Wii U. We know nothing about it, besides its design and name. But then again, after how people mistaked the controller to be the console itself/ an add on to the Wii... Nintendo might change everything about it.

Anyway, we know nothing about it and if I were gamers in Japan, I wouldnt be interested in it either since I dont know anything about it.

Gamingclone

Ah! Survey studies, gotta love em'. So a 1000+ people are supposed to represent the entire population, and that 40% or so of that sample size is supposed to represent gamers in general (in Japan). I envy companies such as AC Nielsen whose job is to just take arbitrary sample sizes of arbitrary demographics, and pass it off as market research, and get paid tons for it.

Both look terrible. A dedicated handheld gaming device in 2011 is not really appealing anymore.

WiiU = crap. Hated the original Wii and Nintendo hasnt done anything to prove to me that the Wii U isnt anything different. More gimmicks and crappy controllers.

Both look terrible. A dedicated handheld gaming device in 2011 is not really appealing anymore.

Fizzman

I don't mind dedicated handhelds, but c'mon.... When the Vita was about to be revealed I was expecting it to be similar in size, and style to the PSP Go.

Nobody, and I mean nobody is going to be carrying around a PS Vita.... You would need a pouch, a purse, or a some type of fanny pack to hold it...

[QUOTE="musicalmac"]The Wii U just looks downright terrible, and none of it makes much sense to me. The original Wii was a hit because everyone could jump in. As I understand it, only one uber-controller per Wii U is allowed, which just makes no sense to me. My only thought is that Nintendo is trying to ride the wave of their previous success (Wii and DS), and I think that's just not a good idea. They need a kick in the pants. Maybe another Gamecube era is what they need. Who knows. They bore me. But that's just my opinion.Techn0holic89

I agree with you with the first two lines. The Wii U design looks too simialiar to the wii which is a bad business move. The one tablet controller is also bad move that will cause confusion among developers about control premise espicially in multiplayer. I have nothing to say about that except that I hope Nintendo will do something to fix those design flaws.

Nintendo has outright stated that they will cater to the hardcore as well as casual masses. They are also improving themselves in third party support with these games confrimed: Darksiders 2,Battlefield 3, Batman: Arkham City, Assassin's Creed, Ghost Recon Online, Dirt, Aliens: Colonial Marines, Metro: Last Light, Tekken and Ninja Gaiden 3. Crysis, Valve, and EA have confirmed that the Wii U specs will be on par,if not better, than current consoles. Nintendo has already confirmed Smash Brothers and Pikman 3 are in development for Wii U.

Thats all I can say about the Wii U now but other than those design issues, Wii U is starting to build itself a great start for their first HD console outing

its not confirmed one tablet thats the funny part. i thought nintendo WAS clearly thinking accurate with the wiiu getting the 3rd party to jump on...... but like usual nintendo cant please everyone and i honestly think they should stop caring about making afew people happy and focus on everybody which they been trying to do even if they dont succeed everytime

Sad about the Vita. Hopefully their disinterest in the WiiU sticks, though.musicalmac

Why?