Almost six million new video game consoles were sold in Japan in 2018. In 2017, which saw the release of the Nintendo Switch, the number of sold new gaming consoles increased by more than two million compared to the previous year.
Sales volume of new video game consoles in Japan from 2013 to 2018 (in million units)
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Japan Arts Council. (March 27, 2020). Sales volume of new video game consoles in Japan from 2013 to 2018 (in million units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190464/japan-sales-volume-new-video-game-consoles/
Japan Arts Council. "Sales volume of new video game consoles in Japan from 2013 to 2018 (in million units)." Chart. March 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190464/japan-sales-volume-new-video-game-consoles/
Japan Arts Council. (2020). Sales volume of new video game consoles in Japan from 2013 to 2018 (in million units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190464/japan-sales-volume-new-video-game-consoles/
Japan Arts Council. "Sales Volume of New Video Game Consoles in Japan from 2013 to 2018 (in Million Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190464/japan-sales-volume-new-video-game-consoles/
Japan Arts Council, Sales volume of new video game consoles in Japan from 2013 to 2018 (in million units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190464/japan-sales-volume-new-video-game-consoles/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Sales volume of new video game consoles in Japan from 2013 to 2018 (in million units) [Graph], Japan Arts Council, March 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190464/japan-sales-volume-new-video-game-consoles/