Business services company Riskmonster and RJC Research polled 500 men and women from 20 to 64 years old in Japan about which companies that wish their spouses to work for. Results for the poll, conducted online from September 10 to September 12, shows that Japanese female students want spouses from Nintendo.
The overall winners of the poll were Panasonic, Toyota, Sony, and NTT Docomo, as an employee from those companies seemed "to hold a steady job", had "future prospects", and the "pay is good".
Female Students
| Rank | Company | Score |
| 1 | Nintendo | 36.0 |
| 2 | Sony | 34.0 |
| 3 | Toyota Motor | 30.0 |
| 3 | Sharp | 30.0 |
| 5 | Toshiba | 28.0 |
| 6 | NTT Docomo | 26.0 |
| 6 | Toto | 26.0 |
| 8 | Rakuten | 24.0 |
| 9 | NEC | 22.0 |
| 9 | Panasonic | 22.0 |
Male Students
| Rank | Company | Score |
| 1 | NTT Docomo | 22.0 |
| 1 | Mizuho Bank | 22.0 |
| 3 | Sony | 20.0 |
| 3 | Mitsui Sumitomo Banking | 20.0 |
| 3 | NTT Japan | 20.0 |
| 3 | UNIQLO | 20.0 |
| 7 | NEC | 18.0 |
| 7 | Toyota Motor | 18.0 |
| 7 | Fujitsu | 18.0 |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Tokyo UFJ Bank | 18.0 |
