According to a survey conducted from September to October 2020, about two thirds of respondents in Japan answered that they had experienced playing a puzzle game via smartphone. Puzzle games were by far the most commonly experienced smartphone game genre.
Most commonly experienced smartphone game genres in Japan as of October 2020
among people who had played smartphone games at least once; multiple answers possible
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The survey question asked people which smartphone game genres they had experienced. People who had never played any smartphone game at all were excluded from this question.
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MMD Labo. (November 18, 2020). Most commonly experienced smartphone game genres in Japan as of October 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191786/japan-most-commonly-experienced-smartphone-game-genres/
MMD Labo. "Most commonly experienced smartphone game genres in Japan as of October 2020." Chart. November 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191786/japan-most-commonly-experienced-smartphone-game-genres/
MMD Labo. (2020). Most commonly experienced smartphone game genres in Japan as of October 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191786/japan-most-commonly-experienced-smartphone-game-genres/
MMD Labo. "Most Commonly Experienced Smartphone Game Genres in Japan as of October 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191786/japan-most-commonly-experienced-smartphone-game-genres/
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