Video gaming in Japan

This article is about video gaming in Japan. Japan first became the dominant country for video game industry in the mid-1980s following the North American video game crash of 1983.

Although Japanese video games often do well in western markets the reverse is not so in Japan.^{[1][2] [3]}

Japanese companies have been criticized for not being innovate and insular to appeal to a global market and slow release dates. ^[4]

Decline

In 2002, the Japanese video game industry made up about 50% of the global market; that share has since shrunk to around 10% by 2010.^[5]

The shrinkage in market share has been attributed to a difference of taste between Japanese and Western audiences.^[6][7]

See also

• Video game industry

References