Japanese research group Goo Research has found a surprising statistic: roughly only 10% of Japanese gamers would buy a Wii U or Playstation Vita.
A survey of over 1,000 people in Japan between October 17th and October 19th found, for the Wii U, that only 9.4% of them would buy it. 36.1% said they were interested in the console but wouldn't buy it, and the majority, 54.5%, said they had no interest in it.
On the other side, the PSP successor suffered similar stats. Only 10.2% of those surveyed said they would buy it. 35.2% said they had interest in it but wouldn't purchase it, and the majority, again 54.5%, said they had no interest in the system.
The survey group is rather diverse, reflecting different experiences from all gaming sectors. 53% of those surveyed were male, and 694 out of the 1,083 people had at least one gaming system. Ages ranged from teens to fifties or older. 62% of them owned a Nintendo DS. Others owned a Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Wii, and PSP.
Do you think this survey is accurate for how both systems will fare in Japan? The Playstation Vita launches next month in Japan and for the rest of the world in February, while the Wii U is still aiming for 2012, although reports say it will be after E3 2012 (which occurs in late May to early June).