What Game Console Do Japanese Schoolgirls Want?

@Sutekh_Slain: a book on japanese school girls? why haven't i ordered one yet?!

@BlueFiberOptics: that wasn't a joke? He's actually writing a book on Japanese schoolgirls?

Brian, definitely let us know when your new book is released! I enjoyed the Gaming Arcade in Japan book immensely.

The girls wanted a PS3 more because only 14% of those polled had the console. Of course they would want something they dont have.

Although that logic doesn't work with the Xbox...

Esper mind tricks

Thank fuck Japan dont want the 360, then they'd be releasing shit games for that too!

Felch

@[ZTF]Is my Name: your logic has no place in kotaku comments!

LOL Brian you dirty perv you. A pic of lolis(?) sucking on apples(?) on a stick? Why not a pic of Japanese people with a controllerin their hands ^^.

Had me looking for my calculator for a minute there I thought he was giving us a word problem. lol. jking.

fanboyps3

@Curse lily: Or maybe The Jonas Brothers: Rock Band

@Desi_Otaku: It looks like it was based on domestic consoles.

Invisible-Echidna

@Ad-hominem: We would have more of those wonderful "Imagine" games?

@SuprShin: non existent.

Arc-

@CHEEZCOLA: I like raiden. more than snake and less than big boss.

Between Age 20-25; Above 26 ??? What school has people of age 26 and above... and 360 got pwned. Japan doesnt even count the 360.

Desi_Otaku

Edit: Huh. My original post got messed up somehow. Aw screw it.

@You Are My Friend!: You know, you could just sell the system and buy an apple on a stick. Perhaps more then one. Perhaps several.

Wow, those numbers are incredible.

Can you imagine if we had 2/3rds of all girls in America owning multiple consoles?

Ad-hominem

Great. Now I know what to trade with those girls for one of those apples on a stick... Mm... Apples on a Stick.

@CHEEZCOLA: That was old Raiden, now we have......BAD ASS MOTHER FUCKER!

SuprShin

*Deep, creepy Travis Touchdown voice*

Moe.

of course they said they want a PS3. That is because they don't have it. Failed stat or something?

also these girls were the reason why we had Raiden in MGS2. So NO ONE SHOULD EVER CARE WHAT THEY THINK.

CHEEZCOLA

What, where is the 360 numbers?! XD

SuprShin

@Sutekh_Slain: Lady GaGa Rock Band

Shinta

It almost sounds as if the person doing this for the survey-marketing group knew someone who worked at a girls school and pretty much not many else, unless it was aimed at that demographic.

WhatTheFrag

Brian, don't forget to add the fact that 5 out of 6 Japanese schoolgirls like candy apples to your book.

@Mister Jack is credit to team!: Yeah, sometimes I wonder where the pictures come from. Obviously they were taken with permission of those being photographed. Right? Right???

No but seriously, is this just stock photography or something?

Hoping for a *picture*book about Japanese schoolgirls!

@Felch: Oh noes, too late!

@Invisible-Echidna: Xenophobes!

SuprShin

@Arc-: There is always a market for something my friend.

SuprShin

@Felch: Aye, too late.

i'm more shocked that only 161 of them were male students were schoolgirls cause i've watched a lot of anime and it seems there's a lot of guys that get turned into schoolgirls so that ratio should be higher

161 out of 3339 schoolgirls are traps. Thank you kotaku ;)

BarfHappy

these numbers are meaningless without graphs or diagrams... seriously...

whats the relationship between the people who have a Wii and want a PS3 for example? Or the people who have a PSP and want a Wii.. etc...

If one person has one console, of course they'd want the one(s) they don't already own...

Vylen

@CHEEZCOLA: He's cool, but I thought Vamp was actually cooler. At least he didn't breakdance for like half the fight.

Shinta

@LukeMakesMePuke: Totally off topic, but I believe that junior high schoolers don't constitute as being loli enough anymore.

When I was young, high schoolers "selling their services" to old men became a social issue. When I was a bit older, the problem turned to junior high students selling services.

Now we got elementary school students doing something similar, and apparently girls older than that just don't interest dirty old men anymore.

Now, this begs the question, would Japanese school girls engage in enjo kosai to get a PS3 if their parents can't afford one?

Um. Too bad the article doesn't say how many of those kids wanted DS. Anyway, right now the survey says that PS3 is the least desired platvorm, because:

3016 (1661 + 1355) either want or own PSP
2748 own DS
2415 (1115 + 1300) either want or own Wii
2063 (458 + 1605) either want or own PS3

This of course bases on assumption that you don't have to "want" something you already own.

pronto

Can I get a copy of that book when your done?

@[www.amazon.com]

Eschekt

@[ZTF]Is my Name: Hehehe.

Showmeyomoves!

@Game_Munkee: I think 1 out of 6 already ate hers.

Showmeyomoves!

@Desi_Otaku:

universities. average starting age for a univ student. 22 years. average time it takes a person to complete the university 4~5 years

Yotian

"1,605 said they wanted the PS3"

With the price drop, who knows, maybe some of these punters can make their dream a reality?

@Zombieland Killer: You just made my entire day, and possibly tomorrow too. Well played sir, well played.

@Sutekh_Slain: I'm pretty sure that was a joke. If not, hey count me in.

I wonder how many of the 161 males were polled because the pollers confused them for girls.

Odin

What they want does not put money in pockets. Besides, if they already own a PS3/Wii then it is only logical that they would then desire to have the other. So not only do more have a Wii then a PS3, those who have a PS3 still want a Wii.

See I can spin numbers too. It's fun!

EmeraldDragon

FYI this pic is the first you get when googling "Japanese schoolgirls". don't ask why I knew that.

Jultomten

@BarfHappy: 52 were under the age of 11, does that make you feel better?

Of course most of them want a PS3, it's the only one they don't have yet :P

This is just wierd...

@RAVENKam: Oh no, I'm really writing a book on Japanese schoolgirl. It lives!

GIRLZ PLAY TOO! right Sony?

pandafresh

That picture is cute

it's kinda obvious that japan wants a ps3...why? a japanese-made console, and lotz and lotz of rpg's (eventually) will come to it. besides, most of the japan-originating game developers are making games for the ps3...and with the lowered price tag, i'm expecting sony to start selling the ps3 like a maniac

xxnike629xx

Forget the consoles, where can I get one of those candy apples?

@Jultomten: no worries, you are among friends here ;)

@AncientUnknown1: there are many lessons to be learned in this article.

aeonzero

@Brian Ashcraft: See, I'm still confused if that was sarcasm or not. I'm leaning toward sarcasm but at the same time, I know I'm wrong.

@★☆★　Waka　★☆★: Did you take it, Mr. Bash?

Apparently, they didn't even ask about the 360.

AncientUnknown1

Why would 161 guys dress as a girl in the first place.

zerokoolpsx

@pandafresh: LAUGHING MY ASS OFF!!
Brilliant!

ReynaldoRiv

@Senecal: hell no T_T the 218 over 26 do however make me feel better

BarfHappy

@Invisible-Echidna: yeah it seems so. But I hope this changes when ff 13 releases on xbox.

Desi_Otaku

@Yotian: Yeah but university students are called graduates ryt??? not school girls or boys.

Desi_Otaku

@Desi_Otaku: This may not be true (Although wikipedia seems to back me up here), but I'm pretty sure that FF13 is not coming out for xbox in Japan, only the ps3.

psychiccheese

@[kotaku.com]

If you're still confused afterwards, I suggest medication (kidding, of course)

@Desi_Otaku: School above 26? Well, that would be university.

@Zombieland Killer:
Aaaargh. They weren't Japanese schoolgirls at all, were they?

*uuhuhuhuh* *cries*

@Odin: It's a TRAP.

To be fair, the pollers thought it was "a really good idea at the time".

RyderJ

@RAVENKam:
...Dream, when you're feeling blue
Dream, that's the thing to do
Just watch the smoke rings rise in the air
You'll find your share of memories there

Sooo... dream when the day is through
Dream, and they might come true
Things never are as bad as they seem
So dream, dream, dream

@Chesu: seriously.

braincadet

@AncientUnknown1: 360 in Japan?!

Suddenly every Japanese pedophile knows the ultimate lure :p

Gone are the days of "would you like a sweety little girl?" Modern girls just can't be bought so cheaply :p

@xxnike629xx: Thank you for not providing any new information in regards to Japan and Sony.

You should look at the percentages not the just the absolute number of how many WANT the console.

1605/(3339-458) are those without a ps3 that want one (55.7%)

1115/(3339-1300) are those without a wii and want one (54.7%)

Pretty close in my opinion.

Or you could add the haves and wants... but my guess is that many of those school girls have a console because of a brother and not because they actually wanted one.

Not that I'm a fan or anything, but out of curiosity:

What? None of those students/kids polled wanted an X-Box?

PsiWren

@surft: Now to consider is in mentioning enjo kosai, do you plan on being a Japanese school girl's sugar daddy? =P

@surft: That's not what "begging the question" actually means. Twenty lashes! The Council for the Preservation of Proper English on the Internet has spoken!
...I mean me. I spoke. For them.

erlik

Can't help but notice that the 360 is nowhere on the list.

Is that because it just wasn't included or didn't rate numbers worth mentioning?

i misread this as "What Japanese Schoolgirls do Console Gamers Want?"

Bubbleman!

proves my theory: Nintendo products wear off faster than the other consoles...
no offense, cheers

Jake Chow

@zerokoolpsx: Because they feel pretty.

@Bubbleman!: +1

@Jake Chow: doesnt seem like it wore off that much considering how sales have been for the past few weeks. the only thing that seems to have worn off is the 360. is japan trying to deny its existence?

How about calculate the fraction of people without PS3s/Wiis/PSPs want whatever device? That breaks down to 56% of schoolgirls without a PS3 want one; 81% of those without a PSP want one, and 55% of those without a Wii want one.

So this looks like about half the people want some home console that they don't already have, but more people already have a Wii, since it's cheaper. Many more people want a portable, though they seem to prefer the DS. One imagines that price is important here, though I would guess that software selection is a big part it.

@The Maginomicon: Night school?

dd528

How exactly do those participants above the age of 26 qualify as "schoolgirls"?

That was predictable. Next up, American schoolgirls. I can easily predict those results...Wii for consoles and DS or iPod Touch/iPhone for portables.

@Mancomb Seepgood:

Apparently, in Japan it usually takes a Louis Vuitton or Coach bag. Look up the phrase "enjo kosai" sometime.

Powerlurker

@Mancomb Seepgood:

Wanna come to my place and play with my Wii?

@bigman88zz:
no, they just dont care for it as much as they do for the ps3 and its recent resurrection, the ds and the wii..

@dd528:
the true question though, is if they still wear tiny school uniforms or not. isnt that what everyone wants to know ?

yay
more love to portable

I think your results are skewed, because you have to take into account how many people don't have the console in question (if someone already had the console, they probably wouldn't want to purchase another one).

Reversing your numbers, of 3,339 people polled,

1,678 don't have a PSP
2,039 don't have a Wii
2,881 don't have a PS3

When you calculate who wants the above consoles, you find:

80% of those without a PSP want one;
55.7% of those without a PS3 want one; and
54.7% of those without a Wii want one

Seems to me that the PSP is the winner, not the PS3, which is roughly tied with the Wii.

sunface

This picture only makes me think Suicide Club @______@

Tadakun

Where's the 360?

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