n = 415 respondents who own a handheld console and personally use it for gaming
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Question: We would now like to switch to aspects around the purchase of games. How many paid games do you currently own or do you currently have installed?
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Paid handheld console games possession in the U.S. 2016, by age
The graph shows the number of paid handheld console games in possession among gamers in the United States. During the survey carried out in ***, seven percent of respondents aged 30 to 39 years said they had no paid handheld games in their possession, while four percent said they had between ** and ** such games.
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