Maybe the Vita isn't hosed after all.
Results from a poll conducted by Famitsu reveals that 64% of Japanese gamers plan to buy a PlayStation Vita in 2013. Surprisingly, it comes well ahead of every other platform including the Nintendo 3DS and the brand-new Wii U.
Below are the results:
- PS Vita – 64.0%
- 3DS – 48.2%
- Wii U – 33.8%
- PS3 – 25.2%
- PC – 14.4%
- Xbox 360 – 10.6%
- Smartphone – 10.0%
- PSP – 9.6%
- Wii – 9.0%
- iPad – 7.0%
- DSi/DSiLL – 5.2%
- iPhone – 5.0%
- iPod Touch – 4.0%
- Other – 2.4%
At the moment the Vita is fighting to surpass the 5 million unit mark during its first year, and Kaz Hirai has gone on record to say sales are below expectations. But as we've learned from the PlayStation 3 the battle is far from over with a price drop, game announcements, and new SKUs certain to be on the horizon providing much needed boosts in value.