Poll: 63% of gamers to buy a DS lite in Japan [update1]

Nintendo portable hardware revisions are perennial (or, was it... annual?) best sellers–especially in Japan–but now we have some poll numbers to show how popular the first DS redesign is proving to be.

Gamasutra breaks down the translated survey figures from Japan as follows: "63% overall spoke of their intentions to purchase the new hardware revision. 27% of the respondents already own a DS but say they will upgrade when the system is released, and 36% said they don't own a DS but the Lite version has convinced them to purchase one. Only 35% of those polled did not own a DS and had no plans to buy the system, in either variety."

There you have it, folks: the DS lite is gonna sell like hotcakes (or okonomiyaki, if that's what you prefer). Sure, a lot of people might already own DSes, but a smaller size, shiny new colors, and a wisely moved power switch can go a long way in increasing a system's appeal. Anyone here gonna buy a lite, and if so, do you already own a DS?

[Update: Here's the original translation. Thanks for the link, yamakiyo!]