Popularity of action video games among men in Japan 2020, by age group

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 26, 2025
In a survey conducted by the Nippon Research Center in February 2020, action games were the most popular video game genre among Japanese men aged between 15 to 29 years old, with more than 41 percent of respondents in this age group stating to like the genre.
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Share of men who like action video games in Japan as of February 2020, by age group

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Release date

March 2020

Region

Japan

Survey time period

February 13 to 19, 2020

Number of respondents

6,360 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

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among Japanese men; multiple answers possible

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The respondents were able to choose video game genres they liked or wanted to play from 10 given options.

Sample size of age groups:
15 to 29 years: n=297
30 to 39 years: n=767
40 to 49 years: n=1,441
50 to 59 years: n=1,801
60 years and older: n=2,054

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