recovery of the Japanese console market in 2017, which had been in decline in the years before.
In 2017, the Nintendo Switch accounted for the largest sales share of the video game console market in Japan at about 37.6 percent of total video game console sales. The console, which was released in March of the same year, was closely followed by Sony's PlayStation 4. The success of the Switch greatly contributed to the Distribution of video game console sales value in Japan in 2017, by brand
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Dentsu. (August 26, 2019). Distribution of video game console sales value in Japan in 2017, by brand [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/689741/japan-video-game-console-sales-value-share-by-brand/
Dentsu. "Distribution of video game console sales value in Japan in 2017, by brand." Chart. August 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/689741/japan-video-game-console-sales-value-share-by-brand/
Dentsu. (2019). Distribution of video game console sales value in Japan in 2017, by brand. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/689741/japan-video-game-console-sales-value-share-by-brand/
Dentsu. "Distribution of Video Game Console Sales Value in Japan in 2017, by Brand." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/689741/japan-video-game-console-sales-value-share-by-brand/
Dentsu, Distribution of video game console sales value in Japan in 2017, by brand Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/689741/japan-video-game-console-sales-value-share-by-brand/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
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