Renegade 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 TOKYO--CESA has released the results of its survey from this year's Tokyo Game Show. CESA (Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association) is the industry organization that runs the Tokyo Game Show. On the last day of this year's show, the organization surveyed over 1,000 gamers about their opinions on everything from cell phone games to favorite genres, and now the survey results are available for download at the cesa.or.jp site. The document is in Japanese, but a CESA spokesman assured GameSpot today that an English version is coming soon. Here are some of the survey's highlights: Unsurprisingly, PS2 led the console ownership poll: 79 percent of respondents have one. PSOne and the original PlayStation followed, with 62 percent owning one of the two machines. Nintendo captured third and fourth place with the Super NES and GBA/GBASP, which had 58 percent and 56 percent ownership respectively. Microsoft's Xbox didn't fare nearly as well, with only 10 percent of respondents stating owning one. According to complete CESA statistics, ownership of Microsoft's game machine ranked lower than five consoles that aren't even in production. Each of the following systems are owned by a portion of respondents numbering greater than 10 percent: Super NES, GameBoy Color, N64, Dreamcast, and Saturn. But the next question put Microsoft's situation in a more positive light: when the respondents were asked which console they would like to buy, Xbox was the second most common response at 17 percent. GameCube was the most popular response with 27 percent, with the PS2 at 13 percent. The survey also offered insight into software preferences. The heavy preference for RPGs is eye-opening: 39 percent of respondents identified it as their favorite genre. This is far ahead of every other genre: strategy gaming, the second most popular choice, tallied only 7 percent of the votes. Meanwhile, first person shooters and LAN games received scores under 1 percent. Figures like these make Japan's game market look like a tough nut to crack for overseas software developers. The statistics for ownership of overseas games are even more discouraging: The percentage of respondents currently own non-Japanese software? Just over 1 percent. And only 4 percent expressed interest in buying such software in the future. Could these results really be representative of the Japanese game market as a whole? GameSpot contacted CESA to ask this question. The response? "Not necessarily." Apparently TGS attendees tend to be hard-core gamers, and their responses can be different from surveys taken with a larger, more diverse set of respondents. The spokesman pointed out that CESA's "2004 Games White Paper," due in the summer of 2004, will include data from surveys of a broader population. The spokesperson said he expected to see significant differences between these results and the data collected at the Tokyo Game Show." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kamui Report post Posted November 23, 2003 Seems about what I expected. I should have attended TGS- my favorite genre is RPGs and I tend only to play Japanese games too. And those X-Box results make me smile (even though I own the CrapboX, hehe). -Duo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Renegade 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 Seems about what I expected. I should have attended TGS- my favorite genre is RPGs and I tend only to play Japanese games too. And those X-Box results make me smile (even though I own the CrapboX, hehe). -Duo You wouldnt happen to own the Macross ps2 game would you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kamui Report post Posted November 23, 2003 Seems about what I expected. I should have attended TGS- my favorite genre is RPGs and I tend only to play Japanese games too. And those X-Box results make me smile (even though I own the CrapboX, hehe). -Duo You wouldnt happen to own the Macross ps2 game would you? Nope. I plan on getting it eventually, though, since I do like Macross. -Duo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damaramu 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 Is there a category for "Owns PS2, Gamecube, and XBox, and likes most all games"? Because that's me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kamui Report post Posted November 23, 2003 I own all three systems as well, but ironically enough, I'm really specific when it cames to what kind of games I like. Generally, I only really like RPGs, fighting games, music games, and shooters (not first-person, the traditional kind). I also like Japanese-style platformers and most Nintendo games. I bought a PS2 simply because it's THE system for all three of those genres, not for any specific game. I bought a Gamecube because I generally like Nintendo games and Smash Bros. Melee looked fun. I bought an X-Box because initally it was the Sega system- really only bought the console for Panzer Dragoon Orta and Jet Set Radio Future. I haven't played the system at all since Phantasy Star Online 1 & 2 and probably won't again until True Fantasy Live Online, so this is easily my least favorite system. -Duo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jobber of the Week 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 And those X-Box results make me smile (even though I own the CrapboX, hehe). -Duo What's with this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kamui Report post Posted November 23, 2003 And those X-Box results make me smile (even though I own the CrapboX, hehe). -Duo What's with this? Read my reply right above you. As I said, my X-Box really just gathers dust constantly because all of the genres it excells in are genres that do not interest me in the slightest. And Microsoft seemingly makes no effort to do anything about it- they just pile on the FPSes and crappy online games, thinking the technology is more important than the software, and THAT'S what pisses me off about them. -Duo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
