The Japanese magazine Weekly Famitsu conducted a survey among 24 Japanese game developers, asking questions on the upcoming Nintendo Switch, publishing the answers in today's issue.

Representatives of local game companies were asked to respond on several elements including prices, games in development or planned, which features sparked interest, paid online services and more. Below you can read the questions and how they were answered.

Are you developing games for Nintendo Switch?

  • Yes: 54%
  • It's being considered: 25%
  • No: 17%
  • Declined to answer: 4%

Do you plan to release games for Nintendo Switch in the future?

  • Yes: 46%
  • It's being considered: 46%
  • Not at the moment: 4%
  • Declined to answer: 4%

Do you feel expectations from customers after the announcement of the Nintendo Switch?

  • Yes: 50%
  • I can't say either way: 38%
  • No: 8%
  • Declined to answer: 4%

What was your impression about the price?

  • It's appropriate: 67%
  • It's cheap: 25%
  • It's high: 4%
  • Declined to answer: 4%

What are your thoughts on paid online services?

  • Charging is unavoidable: 41%
  • Free was a better option if possible: 38%
  • I can't say either way: 17%
  • Declined to answer: 4%

Please tell us know about a feature that is particularly interesting (multiple answers accepted).

  • Three play modes: 14 developers.
  • HD Rumble: 10 developers.
  • Joy-Con: 9 developers.
  • Two-player local multiplater using Joy-Con: 8 developers.
  • IR motion camera: 5 developers.
  • Online services (interaction with smart devices): 4 developers.
  • Local multiplayer (with multiple consoles): 2 developers.
  • Ability to capture screenshots with one button press: 1 developer.
  • Declined to answer: 1 developer.

What genre do you think is suitable for the Nintendo Switch? (multiple answers accepted)

  • RPG: 18 developers.
  • Action: 18 developers.
  • Simulation: 14 developers.
  • Puzzle: 14 developers.
  • Racing: 14 developers.
  • Adventure: 11 developers.
  • Quiz: 11 developers.
  • Simulator: 10 developers.
  • FPS/TPS: 10 developers.
  • Shooting: 7 developers.
  • Declined to answer: 1 developer.

What do you think is the most crucial element for Nintendo Switch to be successful?

  • Enriching the software: 34%
  • The launch of a killer application: 34%
  • Other:20%
  • Marketing: 8%
  • Declined to answer: 4%

Nintendo Switch will release on March 3rd worldwide. It'll be certainly interesting to see how it'll perform, but for now we can only wait.