According to a survey conducted in Japan in 2019, 16 percent of the respondents played casual or puzzle games on their mobile phones. Japan has one of the biggest mobile game markets in the world, next to China, the United States, and South Korea.
Most popular mobile game genres in Japan as of August 2019
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Major companies
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Monthly app revenue of leading mobile games
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Consumer behavior
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- Premium Statistic Most used devices for video games in Japan 2024
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Consumer spending
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- Premium Statistic Share of users who spent money on smartphone games in past month Japan 2023
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Deloitte. (December 11, 2019). Most popular mobile game genres in Japan as of August 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185259/japan-preferred-mobile-game-genres/
Deloitte. "Most popular mobile game genres in Japan as of August 2019." Chart. December 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185259/japan-preferred-mobile-game-genres/
Deloitte. (2019). Most popular mobile game genres in Japan as of August 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185259/japan-preferred-mobile-game-genres/
Deloitte. "Most Popular Mobile Game Genres in Japan as of August 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185259/japan-preferred-mobile-game-genres/
Deloitte, Most popular mobile game genres in Japan as of August 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185259/japan-preferred-mobile-game-genres/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Most popular mobile game genres in Japan as of August 2019 [Graph], Deloitte, December 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185259/japan-preferred-mobile-game-genres/