Key Takeaways
- Japan’s game market revenue in 2023 was $20.1 billion (US$)
- Japan’s game market revenue in 2024 (forecast) is $20.5 billion (US$)
- Japan’s game market revenue in 2022 was $18.9 billion (US$)
- Japan game industry employees (estimated) 2023: 23,000 (estimate)
- Japan game industry establishments: 5,000+ (estimate)
- Japan’s Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA) membership includes 350+ companies (estimate)
- Japan consumer spending on games: ¥2,400 billion (2022)
- Japan consumer spending on games: ¥2,224 billion (2021)
- % of Japanese population who play video games (any platform) in 2023: 40% (estimate)
- Japan’s CERO rating system uses ratings “A” (All Ages), “B” (12+), “C” (15+), “D” (17+), “Z” (18+)
- Japan revised Consumer Protection rules for “Premiums and rewards” (including in-game) under the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations, effective 2016
- Japan’s Agency for Consumer Affairs guidelines on “chargeable items in online games” require probability disclosure for loot boxes/gacha (point to transparency)
- Pokémon UNITE released 2021; (launch year) with download metrics—cannot verify here
- Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker release date Dec 7, 2021
- Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker released Dec. 7, 2021
Japan’s game market hit $20.1B in 2023 and is forecast to grow to $22.0B by 2027.
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