total gaming market in Japan. Next to social games, the gaming market also included the categories video game software and video game hardware. Social games were expected to reach a value of 1.56 trillion yen by fiscal year 2027.
The social game market in Japan was valued at 1.25 trillion Japanese yen in fiscal year 2020. Social games, which in this case included mobile gaming apps sold via app stores, accounted for the largest share of the Value of the social game market in Japan in fiscal year 2020 with a forecast until 2027 (in trillion Japanese yen)
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Nomura Research Institute. (December 17, 2021). Value of the social game market in Japan in fiscal year 2020 with a forecast until 2027 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024969/japan-social-network-game-market-size/
Nomura Research Institute. "Value of the social game market in Japan in fiscal year 2020 with a forecast until 2027 (in trillion Japanese yen)." Chart. December 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024969/japan-social-network-game-market-size/
Nomura Research Institute. (2021). Value of the social game market in Japan in fiscal year 2020 with a forecast until 2027 (in trillion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024969/japan-social-network-game-market-size/
Nomura Research Institute. "Value of The Social Game Market in Japan in Fiscal Year 2020 with a Forecast until 2027 (in Trillion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024969/japan-social-network-game-market-size/
Nomura Research Institute, Value of the social game market in Japan in fiscal year 2020 with a forecast until 2027 (in trillion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024969/japan-social-network-game-market-size/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Value of the social game market in Japan in fiscal year 2020 with a forecast until 2027 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph], Nomura Research Institute, December 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024969/japan-social-network-game-market-size/