According to a survey conducted during fiscal year 2022, handheld video game consoles had a penetration rate of 22.7 percent among people in Japan. The share of people who play video games via handheld consoles decreased for the second year in a row.
Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022
*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. Figures for previous years are based on earlier surveys, each with a sample size of 1,500 respondents.
Data prior to fiscal year 2021 come from previous reporting.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 23, 2023). Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, 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 2013 to 2022." Chart. June 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275188/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2023). Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2024. 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 2013 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 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 2013 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275188/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate/ (last visited November 26, 2024)
Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275188/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate/
