Nippon Research Center in October and November 2020, 13 percent of people in Japan liked Pokémon characters. The first Pokémon video games were released in 1996 for Nintendo's Game Boy handheld console. Pokémon's level of popularity was only rivaled by that of Super Mario.
According to a survey conducted by the Most popular video game characters in Japan as of November 2020
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NRC. (January 21, 2021). Most popular video game characters in Japan as of November 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100208/japan-most-popular-game-characters/
NRC. "Most popular video game characters in Japan as of November 2020." Chart. January 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100208/japan-most-popular-game-characters/
NRC. (2021). Most popular video game characters in Japan as of November 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100208/japan-most-popular-game-characters/
NRC. "Most Popular Video Game Characters in Japan as of November 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100208/japan-most-popular-game-characters/
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Most popular video game characters in Japan as of November 2020 [Graph], NRC, January 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100208/japan-most-popular-game-characters/