packaged software together constitute the larger console video game market.
The market size of video game console hardware in Japan was estimated at 209.9 billion Japanese yen in 2022. Sales increased for the third year in a row. Console hardware and Sales of video game console hardware in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in billion Japanese yen)
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Other statistics that may interest you Console gaming in Japan
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Leading gaming markets worldwide 2022, by revenue
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Leading consoles and games
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Penetration rates
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- Premium Statistic Stationary video game consoles penetration rate in Japan FY 2013-2022
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Consumers
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- Premium Statistic Most used devices for video games in Japan 2024
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Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. (July 31, 2023). Sales of video game console hardware in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/689631/japan-consoles-hardware-sales/
Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. "Sales of video game console hardware in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in billion Japanese yen)." Chart. July 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/689631/japan-consoles-hardware-sales/
Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. (2023). Sales of video game console hardware in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in billion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/689631/japan-consoles-hardware-sales/
Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. "Sales of Video Game Console Hardware in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in Billion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/689631/japan-consoles-hardware-sales/
Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association, Sales of video game console hardware in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in billion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/689631/japan-consoles-hardware-sales/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Sales of video game console hardware 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/689631/japan-consoles-hardware-sales/