In a survey that was conducted in 2024 among people in Japan who play consumer games at least once per month, 32 percent of the respondents stated that they were currently playing an action game. Action was the most commonly played genre, followed by action RPGs and sandbox games. Consumer games in this survey referred to console and PC games.
Most commonly played console and PC game genres in Japan as of July 2024
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Cross Marketing. (July 11, 2024). Most commonly played console and PC game genres in Japan as of July 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345635/japan-most-popular-consumer-game-genres/
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Cross Marketing. (2024). Most commonly played console and PC game genres in Japan as of July 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345635/japan-most-popular-consumer-game-genres/
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