According to a survey conducted during fiscal year 2022, handheld video game consoles had a penetration rate of 22.7 percent among people in Japan. The share of people who play video games via handheld consoles decreased for the second year in a row.
Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022
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Penetration rates
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Consumers
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 23, 2023). Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275188/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022." Chart. June 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275188/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2023). Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275188/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of People Who Play Video Games on Handheld Consoles in Japan from Fiscal Year 2013 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275188/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275188/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275188/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate/