According to a survey conducted during fiscal year 2022, home video game consoles had a penetration rate of more than 34 percent among men in Japan. The share of women who use home consoles to play video games was considerably lower.
Share of people who play video games on home consoles in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by gender
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*The source counts the answers of the survey conducted in November 2022 as figures for fiscal year 2022. The Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 23, 2023). Share of people who play video games on home consoles in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190180/japan-home-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-gender/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of people who play video games on home consoles in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by gender." Chart. June 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190180/japan-home-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-gender/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2023). Share of people who play video games on home consoles in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190180/japan-home-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-gender/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of People Who Play Video Games on Home Consoles in Japan in Fiscal Year 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190180/japan-home-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-gender/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Share of people who play video games on home consoles in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190180/japan-home-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-gender/ (last visited September 17, 2024)
Share of people who play video games on home consoles in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by gender [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190180/japan-home-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-gender/
