According to a survey that was conducted in July 2022 among people in Japan who played consumer games at least once per month, 27 percent of the respondents stated that they currently play an action role-playing game (RPG). Action RPG games were the most commonly played genre at the time of the survey, followed by simulation games and action games. Consumer games in this research referred to console and PC games.
Most commonly played console and PC game genres in Japan as of July 2022
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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 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading game console brand unit sales Japan 2021
- Basic Statistic Leading console games in Japan 2021
- Basic Statistic Monthly top-selling video games Japan October 2022, by unit sales
- Basic Statistic Weekly top-selling video games Japan November 2022, 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 Video game usage by device 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
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- Preferred console games genre South Korea 2022
- Premium console games revenue worldwide 2018-2023
- Most popular sources of information about console games in Poland 2020
- Gaming frequency among console players in Poland 2020, by genre
- Segment revenue of console games market in China 2020-2026
- Online sales of console games on Allegro in Poland 2020
- Leading console games based on global MAU 2020
- Social gaming styles among console games players in Poland 2020
- Leading console games in Japan 2021
- Average monthly console game spend in Russia 2020
- Leading criteria for choosing consumer games Japan 2022
- Frequency of playing consumer games Japan 2022
- F2P console games revenue worldwide 2018-2023
- Preferred console game genres South Korea 2022
- Global console gaming market value 2021-2025, by type
- Console games revenue in Spain 2014-2025, by format
- Premium console games revenue worldwide in 2020, by region
- Best selling console games in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018, by unit sales
- Daily time spent playing console games worldwide 2020, by country
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Cross Marketing. (July 14, 2022). Most commonly played console and PC game genres in Japan as of July 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345635/japan-most-popular-consumer-game-genres/
Cross Marketing. "Most commonly played console and PC game genres in Japan as of July 2022." Chart. July 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345635/japan-most-popular-consumer-game-genres/
Cross Marketing. (2022). Most commonly played console and PC game genres in Japan as of July 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345635/japan-most-popular-consumer-game-genres/
Cross Marketing. "Most Commonly Played Console and Pc Game Genres in Japan as of July 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345635/japan-most-popular-consumer-game-genres/
Cross Marketing, Most commonly played console and PC game genres in Japan as of July 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345635/japan-most-popular-consumer-game-genres/ (last visited January 28, 2023)
Most commonly played console and PC game genres in Japan as of July 2022 [Graph], Cross Marketing, July 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345635/japan-most-popular-consumer-game-genres/