According to a survey conducted during fiscal year 2022, handheld video game consoles had a penetration rate of 55 percent among Japanese teenagers. The share of people who use handheld consoles to play video games was lower among older generations.
Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by age group
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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 in fiscal year 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190179/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by age group." Chart. June 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190179/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2023). Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190179/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of People Who Play Video Games on Handheld Consoles in Japan in Fiscal Year 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190179/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190179/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-age-group/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by age group [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190179/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-age-group/