According to a survey conducted during fiscal year 2022, handheld video game consoles had a penetration rate of 26.6 percent among men in Japan. The share of women who use handheld consoles to play video games was lower by several percentage points.
Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by gender
*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.
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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 gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1190181/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-gender/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by gender." Chart. June 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1190181/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-gender/
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of People Who Play Video Games on Handheld Consoles in Japan in Fiscal Year 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1190181/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-gender/
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Share of people who play video games on handheld consoles in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by gender [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1190181/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-penetration-rate-by-gender/
