According to a survey conducted during fiscal year 2022, handheld video game consoles had a penetration rate of 55 percent among Japanese teenagers. The share of people who use handheld consoles to play video games was lower among older generations.
Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by age group
*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.
Sample size of age groups:
13 to 19 years: n=140
20 to 29 years: n=217
30 to 39 years: n=245
40 to 49 years: n=319
50 to 59 years: n=307
60 to 69 years: n=272
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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 in fiscal year 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190179/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by age group." Chart. June 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190179/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2023). Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190179/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of People Who Play Video Games on Handheld Consoles in Japan in Fiscal Year 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190179/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190179/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-age-group/ (last visited November 19, 2024)
Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by age group [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190179/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-age-group/
