The PC gaming market doubled in Japan between 2018 and 2021. According to KADOKAWA ASCII Research Laboratories, Japan's PC market is now worth 131.3 billion yen (roughly $896 million), which is about ...

PC gaming is accelerating rapidly in Japan, offering Microsoft a unique opportunity to swoop in and capture more of this uptick with its PC Game Pass subscription service. According to new data from ...

'PC gamers: hobbyists or heroes?' is not the title of a new report from data firm Newzoo on the Japanese gaming market in 2025, but it probably should be. Turns out, our humble platform has been ...

A new report has shone light on how the Japanese PC games market is growing, with both revenues and player count nearly doubling over the course of just a few years. Kantan Games analyst Dr Serkan ...

While North America and Europe are the predominant regions for gaming, Japan represents an untapped market for Xbox in particular. Domestic giants like Nintendo and PlayStation have traditionally ...

The big picture: For decades, many have considered the PC game market a niche in Japan --- a country traditionally associated with arcade and console games. While PC is still nowhere near dominant in ...

NEC and Lenovo, the world's No. 4 PC manufacturer, are joining forces to create the largest personal computer business in Japan. NEC now has about a one-fifth share of Japan's PC market while Lenovo, ...

Google Play Games for PC is set to expand to more territories, such as more countries in Europe and Japan. The search giant announced during the Games Developer Summit 2023 that Google Play Games on ...

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Japan's PC market delivered a standout performance in the fiscal year ending March 2026, but underlying demand signals point ...