According to a survey conducted during fiscal year 2021, handheld video game consoles had a penetration rate of 25.7 percent among people in Japan. The share of people who played video games via handheld consoles slightly decreased compared to the previous year.
Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021
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Statistics on Console gaming in Japan
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Video gaming market size worldwide 2020-2025
- Premium Statistic Value of the global video game market 2017-2026, by category
- Premium Statistic Leading gaming markets worldwide 2022, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Gaming market size in Japan FY 2020-2027
- Premium Statistic Console video game software and hardware market size in Japan 2012-2021
Hardware and software sales
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- Premium Statistic Video game console hardware market size in Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Console video game software market size in Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Unit sales of handheld and home video game consoles in Japan 2023
- Premium Statistic Leading game console brand unit sales Japan 2022
- Basic Statistic Leading console games in Japan 2022
- Basic Statistic Monthly top-selling video games Japan January 2023, by unit sales
- Basic Statistic Weekly top-selling video games Japan February 2023, by unit sales
Market leaders
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- Basic Statistic Sony game and network services: net sales & operating income FY 2012-2021
- Basic Statistic Nintendo: net sales 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic Bandai Namco's global revenue 2006-2022
- Basic Statistic Square Enix net sales FY 2004-2022
- Basic Statistic Sega Sammy Holdings sales revenue FY 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Revenue of Konami FY 2015-2022
Penetration rates
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- Premium Statistic Stationary video game consoles penetration rate in Japan FY 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Handheld video game consoles penetration rate in Japan FY 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Stationary video game consoles penetration rate in Japan FY 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Handheld video game consoles penetration rate in Japan FY 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Stationary video game consoles penetration rate in Japan FY 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Handheld video game consoles penetration rate in Japan FY 2021, by age group
Consumers
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- Premium Statistic Most used devices for video games in Japan 2022
- Premium Statistic Hours spent on playing video games per week in Japan 2022
- Premium Statistic Video game purchases in Japan 2022
- Premium Statistic Video game console household expenditure in Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Video game software household expenditure in Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading criteria for choosing consumer games Japan 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading consumer game genres Japan 2022
Further related statistics
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- Stationary video game consoles penetration rate in Japan FY 2021, by age group
- Handheld video game consoles penetration rate in Japan FY 2021, by age group
- Handheld video game consoles penetration rate in Japan FY 2021, by gender
- Stationary video game consoles penetration rate in Japan FY 2021, by gender
- Handheld video game consoles penetration rate in Japan FY 2012-2021
- Stationary video game consoles penetration rate among women in Japan FY 2014-2021
- Handheld video game consoles penetration rate among men in Japan FY 2014-2021
- Handheld video game consoles penetration rate among women in Japan FY 2014-2021
- Stationary video game consoles penetration rate among men in Japan FY 2014-2021
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- Unit sales of handheld and home video game consoles in Japan 2023
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- Monthly top-selling video games Japan January 2023, by unit sales
- Weekly top-selling video games Japan February 2023, by unit sales
- Online sales of game consoles on Allegro in Poland 2020
- Leading console games in Japan 2022
- Playing home console or PC games participation rate in Japan 2021, by age group
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (August 26, 2022). Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275188/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021." Chart. August 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275188/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2022). Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275188/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of People Who Play Video Games on Handheld Consoles in Japan from Fiscal Year 2012 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275188/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275188/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), August 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275188/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate/