Gamasutra has results of a survey by +D Games of Japanese gamers, querying them as to their intentions towards Nintendo's DS redesign, the DS Lite.
The survey found 63% of respondents indicating they will purchase a DS Lite when it releases in Japan this March. 27% of the total sample want to upgrade to the Lite from their current DS, and 36% don't yet own a DS but will be jumping on the Lite bandwagon. Just over a third — 35% — informed +D they didn't have any intentions to own a DS, Lite or no.
Of course, there's still no word on a US release forthcoming from NOA.