*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.
Data prior to fiscal year 2021 come from previous reporting.
According to a survey conducted during fiscal year 2022, handheld video game consoles had a penetration rate of **** percent among men in Japan. The share of men who use handheld consoles decreased for the second year in a row.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 23, 2023). Share of men who use handheld video game consoles in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1275219/japan-handheld-video-game-consoles-men-penetration-rate/
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