Japan on what’s hot from E3 and PlayStation Premiere

Some interesting answers came up from Famitsu‘s recent survey to consumers, retailers and industry insiders on what they have to say about this year’s E3 and PlayStation Premiere. In a nutshell, the Wii Fit received much love, people now see the light that the PS3 is pursuing, and some are now hopeful about 360 in Japan.

One businessman sees much potential in Wii Fit, saying “Wii Fit could be a big hit which will go beyond the boundaries of video games. This will probably be the primer for the Wii to spread across the living rooms across the world!” Another added, “My wife doesn’t play games, but she wants this so I think I will buy it.”

Ninty is winning the crowd in the land of the rising sun, but people in the industry find a lot of fighting spirit from Sony. A game producer was quoted saying, “With games like LittleBigPlanet and White Knight Story, it looks like Sony [as a first party] has quite the lineup.” A freelancer also commented, “finally the PS3 is getting some interesting games.”

The announcement of PSP Slim generated some buzz in favor of the handheld. A game designer welcomes the additional memory. “The PSP has been selling more since the end of last year. With the new model, we hope that sales will grow further,” said a retailer. Another retailer added, “The new unit looks good on paper, but it will need more games to further improve sales.”

Microsoft‘s machine seems to have a very good future, according to the survey. Retailers believe that “if more games become multiplatform, the cheaper Xbox360 might be an advantage over the PS3,” and good word coming in for Halo 3 may generate some good results.

With all that said, Nintendo is still standing on top. A businessman even doubts if other companies can survive, given Ninty’s recent announcement that placed it “above everyone else.” Some retailer also thinks that “only Nintendo can make purely fun games.” Some 34-year old part-time worker gave Miyamoto some credit, saying the company won’t have any problems with Mario’s father around.

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Some interesting answers came up from Famitsu‘s recent survey to consumers, retailers and industry insiders on what they have to say about this year’s E3 and PlayStation Premiere. In a nutshell, the Wii Fit received much love, people now see the light that the PS3 is pursuing, and some are now hopeful about 360 in Japan.

One businessman sees much potential in Wii Fit, saying “Wii Fit could be a big hit which will go beyond the boundaries of video games. This will probably be the primer for the Wii to spread across the living rooms across the world!” Another added, “My wife doesn’t play games, but she wants this so I think I will buy it.”

Ninty is winning the crowd in the land of the rising sun, but people in the industry find a lot of fighting spirit from Sony. A game producer was quoted saying, “With games like LittleBigPlanet and White Knight Story, it looks like Sony [as a first party] has quite the lineup.” A freelancer also commented, “finally the PS3 is getting some interesting games.”

The announcement of PSP Slim generated some buzz in favor of the handheld. A game designer welcomes the additional memory. “The PSP has been selling more since the end of last year. With the new model, we hope that sales will grow further,” said a retailer. Another retailer added, “The new unit looks good on paper, but it will need more games to further improve sales.”

Microsoft‘s machine seems to have a very good future, according to the survey. Retailers believe that “if more games become multiplatform, the cheaper Xbox360 might be an advantage over the PS3,” and good word coming in for Halo 3 may generate some good results.

With all that said, Nintendo is still standing on top. A businessman even doubts if other companies can survive, given Ninty’s recent announcement that placed it “above everyone else.” Some retailer also thinks that “only Nintendo can make purely fun games.” Some 34-year old part-time worker gave Miyamoto some credit, saying the company won’t have any problems with Mario’s father around.

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