Based on average weekly playing time, Pokémon Go was the most popular mobile game title among consumers in Japan in 2019, with a total of more than 14.8 million hours played on a weekly basis. The game was released in July 2016 for smartphones and tablets. It is free to play and generates revenues by offering users the possibility of in-app purchases.
Leading mobile video games in Japan in 2019, based on weekly playing time (in million hours)
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PR Times. (January 29, 2020). Leading mobile video games in Japan in 2019, based on weekly playing time (in million hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093126/japan-leading-mobile-games-by-weekly-playing-time/
PR Times. "Leading mobile video games in Japan in 2019, based on weekly playing time (in million hours)." Chart. January 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093126/japan-leading-mobile-games-by-weekly-playing-time/
PR Times. (2020). Leading mobile video games in Japan in 2019, based on weekly playing time (in million hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093126/japan-leading-mobile-games-by-weekly-playing-time/
PR Times. "Leading Mobile Video Games in Japan in 2019, Based on Weekly Playing Time (in Million Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093126/japan-leading-mobile-games-by-weekly-playing-time/
PR Times, Leading mobile video games in Japan in 2019, based on weekly playing time (in million hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093126/japan-leading-mobile-games-by-weekly-playing-time/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Leading mobile video games in Japan in 2019, based on weekly playing time (in million hours) [Graph], PR Times, January 29, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093126/japan-leading-mobile-games-by-weekly-playing-time/