Although slightly dated, an interesting poll was taken at this year's TGS. I thought I'd share some of the more relevant and/or amusing results.
Consumer Survey
How much will PlayStation Portable cost?
1. 20,000 yen - 32.5%
2. 25,000 yen - 29.7%
3. 30,000 yen - 17.3%
4. 35,000 yen - 5.0%
5. 40,000 yen - 2.0%
6. Other / No Comment - 13.5%
What do you think about the PlayStation Portable?
1. Concern about battery life - 899 votes
2. Nothing in particular - 834 votes
3. Interested in wireless network - 297 votes
4. Larger / Heavier than expected - 197 votes
5. Disappointed that it cannot connect to PC - 155 votes
6. Control pad is hard to use - 102 votes
7. Display is harder to view than expected - 64 votes
8. Others - 136 votes
Would you buy a PlayStation Portable?
1. Interested - 36.8%
2. Waiting for price info - 29.7%
3. Waiting for game announcements - 16.2%
4. Not so interested - 8.6%
5. Very interested - 5.6%
6. Expected to get one - 1.4%
7. Others - 1.7%
Which are your most anticipated PSP titles?
1. Metal Gear Acid - 308 votes
2. Shin Sangoku Musou - 227 votes
3. Tales of Eternia - 224 votes
4. Dokodemo Issyo - 208 votes
5. Everybody's Golf Portable - 166 votes
What do you think about the Nintendo DS price?
1. Appropriate - 60.9%
2. Expensive - 21.9%
3. Inexpensive - 11.6%
4. Other / No Comment - 5.6%
What do you think about the Nintendo DS?
1. Nothing in particular - 1233 votes.
2. Concern about battery life - 452 votes.
3. Concern about the game media - 365 votes.
4. Interested in wireless network - 185 votes.
5. Display is harder to view than expected - 107 votes.
6. Larger / Heavier than expected - 81 votes.
7. Control pad is hard to use - 39 votes.
8. Others - 114 votes.
Would you buy a Nintendo DS?
1. Interested - 42.6%
2. Not so interested - 32.9%
3. Waiting for game announcements - 18.2%
4. Very interested - 4.0%
5. Expected to get one - 1.5%
6. Others - 0.8%
Which are your most anticipated Nintendo DS titles?
1. Kimi no Tame Nara Shineru (Feel the Magic XX/XY) - 164 votes
2. Gyakuten Saiban - 120 votes
3. Super Mario 64 DS - 83 votes
4. Mario Kart DS - 66 votes
5. Animal Forest DS (Animal Crossing DS) - 57 votes
Survey for current systems
Do you play PS2 games online?
1. Never - 76.5%
2. Not currently but planning to - 8.1%
3. Currently playing using Broadband Unit - 7.4%
4. Played before but not now - 5.7%
5. Currently playing using Network Adapter - 1.7%
6. Currently playing using Modem - 0.6%
Do you play GameCube games online?
1. Never - 91.9%
2. Played before but not now - 5.1%
3. Currently playing using Broadband Adapter - 1.5%
4. Not currently but planning to - 0.8%
5. Currently playing usind Modem - 0.7%
Do you have any concerns about Xbox?
1. Nothing in particular - 1062 votes
2. Lack of interesting titles - 689 votes
3. Want a more compact version - 569 votes
4. Poor design - 191 votes
5. System reaching its hardware limits - 43 votes
6. Others - 68 votes
Do you have any concerns in online games?
1. Nothing in particular - 64 votes
2. First time setup is inconvenient - 59 votes
3. Monthly fee is expensive - 54 votes
4. Have to pay a fee to play on top of Internet costs - 50 votes
5. Lack of interesting titles - 26 votes
6. Others - 23 votes
General Survey
What is the most interesting game you've played to date?
1. Final Fantasy X - 281 votes
2. Final Fantasy VII - 230 votes
3. Kingdom Hearts - 132 votes
4. Dragon Quest V - 122 votes
5. Dragon Quest III - 114 votes
What is the most interesting game at Tokyo Game Show 2004?
1. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - 149 votes
2. Dragon Quest VIII - 116 votes
3. Devil May Cry 3 - 67 votes
4. Kingdom Hearts II - 54 votes
5. Biohazard 4 - 54 votes
Which game you are most anticipated.
1. Dragon Quest VIII - 509 votes
2. Final Fantasy XII - 431 votes
3. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - 298 votes
4. Kingdom Hearts II - 203 votes
5. Tales of Rebirth - 185 votes
Which is your favorite genre?
1. RPG - 1527 votes
2. Action - 935 votes
3. Simulation - 646 votes
4. Adventure - 498 votes
5. Shooting - 336 votes
6. Table games - 233 votes
7. Board games - 161 votes
8. Card games - 142 votes
9. Others - 152 votes
Which is your favorite game developer?
1. Square Enix - 636 votes
2. Konami - 282 votes
3. Capcom - 218 votes
4. Namco - 189 votes
5. Sega - 170 votes
Which is your least favorite game developer?
1. None - 724 votes
2. Square Enix - 134 votes
3. Konami - 117 votes
4. Bandai - 60 votes
5. Koei - 52 votes
Who is your favorite game creator?
1. Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear Solid) - 171 votes
2. Shigeru Miyamoto (Mario) - 85 votes
3. Ouji Hiroi (Sakura Taisen) - 59 votes
4. Yuji Hori - (Dragon Quest) - 42 votes
5. Tetsuya Nomura (Final Fantasy VII) - 39 votes
Which was your favorite TGS2004 booth?
1. Sega Sammy
2. Square Enix
3. Sony
Who are your favorite booth girls?
1. Microsoft
2. Square Enix
3. Namco
4. Konami
5. Capcom
Tose, an independent Japanese video game and pachinko maker, told the Kyoto Shinbun that it was expecting a drop in profits this year which it blames on poor pachinko sales and the cancellation of two unnamed projects. While the article didn't even name who the projects were for, Tose has produced games for such clients as Square Enix, Nintendo, and Activision. Tose says their main focus is on the Game Boy Advance, but that they plan to move to the next generation handhelds for both Sony and Nintendo, which they expect to allow them to bounce back with sales for the new systems.