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luvtospooge on 04 July 2010

Im buying a 3DS just because of the fact that you don't require glasses.



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axt113 on 04 July 2010
Boutros said:
axt113 said:
Boutros said:

http://www.abiresearch.com/press/1203-Consumers Delaying Blu-ray Player Purchases

"A new consumer survey from ABI Research has revealed a widespread reluctance to commit to a Blu-ray player in the near future: over half of the 1000 respondents, citing “other priorities,” say they have no plans to purchase one; a further 23% are likely to buy, but not until sometime in 2009."


Happens all the time with new tech.


Aversion to Glasses on the other hand is not going to change even with time


People will get used to it I think.

Anyway I'm not a fan of 3D myself so I have no difficulty at all to believe this survey.


Not if Nintendo shows them a glasses free future



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-Clayton Christensen back in 2007 already knew Move would be a bad idea

Boutros on 04 July 2010
axt113 said:
Boutros said:
axt113 said:
Boutros said:

http://www.abiresearch.com/press/1203-Consumers Delaying Blu-ray Player Purchases

"A new consumer survey from ABI Research has revealed a widespread reluctance to commit to a Blu-ray player in the near future: over half of the 1000 respondents, citing “other priorities,” say they have no plans to purchase one; a further 23% are likely to buy, but not until sometime in 2009."


Happens all the time with new tech.


Aversion to Glasses on the other hand is not going to change even with time


People will get used to it I think.

Anyway I'm not a fan of 3D myself so I have no difficulty at all to believe this survey.


Not if Nintendo shows them a glasses free future

Nintendo is not in the TV business.



FinalEvangelion on 04 July 2010

I don't know if I'm the only one who thinks this, but 31% acceptance of a brand new expensive technology that will follow a normal market curve (innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, laggards) is pretty damn good.  It's probably much better than you would get if you surveyed Americans. 

 

I always remember in 2005 when I visited Japan and HDTVs were taking the main floor space in Japanese electronics stores while SDTVs were pushed to the side.  When I went back to America, SDTVs were still taking the main floor space and HDTVs were a thing on the side.  In two years it changed.



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Solid_Snake4RD on 04 July 2010
tarheel91 said:
Killiana1a said:
axt113 said:

Japanese don't like glasses, or expensive TV's

 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/japanese-turned-off-by-3d-glasses

 Of those, almost 70 per cent cited the hassle of wearing special glasses, 57 per cent said prices were too high

If I am not mistaken, the Japanese market is where Sony beats out Nintendo and Microsoft. If this is a true reflection of the market, then Sony may be in a bit of a bind. Sony with the Move will be introducing 3D games in an effort to push the sales of their $3,000 plus 3D televisions and as this article points out, the Japanese consumer on a mass scale will not bite.


10.4 mil Wii to 5.3 mil PS3.

30.7 mil DS to 14.8 PSP.

Huh?


i think he meant when SONY has a good price for PS3 to compete with Nintendo

most of the Wii overhaul sales over PS3 were before PS3 hit $299 last year

and PSP got murdered by piracy but still outsells DS many times



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Solid_Snake4RD on 04 July 2010
luvtospooge said:

Im buying a 3DS just because of the fact that you don't require glasses.


you are also buying 3DS because you like the games coming to it and the fact that you can remove 3D as an option

 

the 3D glassless very less to do with it



Solid_Snake4RD on 04 July 2010
axt113 said:
Killiana1a said:
axt113 said:

Japanese don't like glasses, or expensive TV's

 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/japanese-turned-off-by-3d-glasses

 Of those, almost 70 per cent cited the hassle of wearing special glasses, 57 per cent said prices were too high

If I am not mistaken, the Japanese market is where Sony beats out Nintendo and Microsoft. If this is a true reflection of the market, then Sony may be in a bit of a bind. Sony with the Move will be introducing 3D games in an effort to push the sales of their $3,000 plus 3D televisions and as this article points out, the Japanese consumer on a mass scale will not bite.


Actually Nintendo is winning Japan as well, but its one of the better territories for Sony, so yes not good news for Sony

i think he meant when SONY has a good price for PS3 to compete with Nintendo

most of the Wii overhaul sales over PS3 were before PS3 hit $299 last year

and PSP got murdered by piracy but still outsells DS many times





Maynard_Tool on 04 July 2010
Solid_Snake4RD said:
tarheel91 said:
Killiana1a said:
axt113 said:

Japanese don't like glasses, or expensive TV's

 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/japanese-turned-off-by-3d-glasses

 Of those, almost 70 per cent cited the hassle of wearing special glasses, 57 per cent said prices were too high

If I am not mistaken, the Japanese market is where Sony beats out Nintendo and Microsoft. If this is a true reflection of the market, then Sony may be in a bit of a bind. Sony with the Move will be introducing 3D games in an effort to push the sales of their $3,000 plus 3D televisions and as this article points out, the Japanese consumer on a mass scale will not bite.


10.4 mil Wii to 5.3 mil PS3.

30.7 mil DS to 14.8 PSP.

Huh?


i think he meant when SONY has a good price for PS3 to compete with Nintendo

most of the Wii overhaul sales over PS3 were before PS3 hit $299 last year

and PSP got murdered by piracy but still outsells DS many times

Well.... with half the sales, psp should eventually start outselling the DS....



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http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=63437&page=1

patapon on 04 July 2010

So 43% of the Japanese population say the price of 3D TVs is just right, 30% say they have no problem with wearing glasses, 60% feel that 3D presently has enough content to justify interest, and 31.2% are heavily interested/intend to purchase a 3D TV from the get go?

That's actually very good news for advocates of 3D considering prices will go down quickly and 3D content will increase.  



Christian973 on 04 July 2010
Maynard_Tool said:
Solid_Snake4RD said:
tarheel91 said:
Killiana1a said:
axt113 said:

Japanese don't like glasses, or expensive TV's

 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/japanese-turned-off-by-3d-glasses

 Of those, almost 70 per cent cited the hassle of wearing special glasses, 57 per cent said prices were too high

If I am not mistaken, the Japanese market is where Sony beats out Nintendo and Microsoft. If this is a true reflection of the market, then Sony may be in a bit of a bind. Sony with the Move will be introducing 3D games in an effort to push the sales of their $3,000 plus 3D televisions and as this article points out, the Japanese consumer on a mass scale will not bite.


10.4 mil Wii to 5.3 mil PS3.

30.7 mil DS to 14.8 PSP.

Huh?


i think he meant when SONY has a good price for PS3 to compete with Nintendo

most of the Wii overhaul sales over PS3 were before PS3 hit $299 last year

and PSP got murdered by piracy but still outsells DS many times

Well.... with half the sales, psp should eventually start outselling the DS....

ROFL! The PSP outsells the DS even when the DS just had a pricecut in Japan. Let's see how the DS does when the pricecut reaches the Americas for the holidays.



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