The sales of the console video game industry in Japan amounted to 377.4 billion Japanese yen in 2022, which was an increase of 5.5 billion yen compared to the previous year. The rebound in 2017 can be explained by the success of the Nintendo Switch, which was released in March of that year. The growth in 2020 was related to the high demand for home entertainment during the COVID pandemic as well as the release of new consoles by Sony and Microsoft.
Sales of the console video game industry in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in billion Japanese yen)
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Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. (July 31, 2023). Sales of the console video game industry in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/689590/japan-console-game-market-sales/
Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. "Sales of the console video game industry in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in billion Japanese yen)." Chart. July 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/689590/japan-console-game-market-sales/
Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. (2023). Sales of the console video game industry in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in billion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/689590/japan-console-game-market-sales/
Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. "Sales of The Console Video Game Industry in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in Billion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/689590/japan-console-game-market-sales/
Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association, Sales of the console video game industry in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in billion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/689590/japan-console-game-market-sales/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Sales of the console video game industry in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph], Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association, July 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/689590/japan-console-game-market-sales/