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Japanese Not That Interested In Online Videogaming?

Posted by simoniker on from the land-of-the-singleplayer-sun dept.

Thanks to Video-Fenky for its weblog entry detailing the results of a Japanese survey about online gaming. When asked: "Have you ever played a premium online game?", 54.3% of the 300 Japanese net users surveyed said "No, and I have no plans to", increased from the previous year's survey and "now the majority." In addition, the question "What do premium online games need to become more popular?" elicits 56.0% suggesting "Better prices", and 20.3% want "Better payment systems." Apparently: "The [Nikkei-relayed report] concludes that while Japan's net infrastructure has improved greatly over the course of a year, work remains to be done on more useful payment systems and more interesting content."

2 of 65 comments (clear)

  1. It's Japan! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You know, Japan is so rediculously overcrowded who would blame them for not wanting to escape to a world populated with... MORE PEOPLE!

  2. Simple explanation by mivok · · Score: 2, Funny

    the people who do like the online games are too busy playing them to answer a survey.