KantanGames: Japanese PC gaming market doubled in the last 3 years
Japanese learned to love PC games.
Japanese PC gaming market by the end of 2021 reached $896M. It’s twice as more compared to 2018.
16 million PC gamers were living in Japan in 2021. It’s about 28.8% of the overall player base.
Of 16 million PC gamers, 4.5 million are playing exclusively on PC. In 2015 there were 2.2 million such players.
However, Japan is a mobile-first market. It’s 3x times larger than the console one. And PC gaming is still considered niche.