Toys and games in Japan saw low current value growth in 2023, with increases for both traditional toys and games and video games. In traditional toys and games, games and puzzles continued to be the largest category. It accounted for less than a fifth of sales in traditional toys and games a decade ago, in 2013, but in 2023 it accounted for more than a third of sales. In particular, sales of trading card games, mainly led by Pokémon cards, have been growing rapidly over the last few years. In ad...
Euromonitor International's Toys and Games in Japan report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2019-2023, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market – be they new product developments, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2028 illustrate how the market is set to change.
Product coverage: Traditional Toys and Games, Video Games.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
Why buy this report? * Get a detailed picture of the Toys and Games market; * Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change; * Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands; * Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.
Toys and Games in Japan
Euromonitor International
May 2024
List Of Contents And Tables
TOYS AND GAMES IN JAPAN
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Toys and games in 2023: The big picture
2023 key trends
Competitive landscape
Retailing developments
What next for toys and games?
MARKET DATA
Table 1 Sales of Toys and Games by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 2 Sales of Toys and Games by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 3 NBO Company Shares of Toys and Games: % Value 2019-2023
Table 4 LBN Brand Shares of Toys and Games: % Value 2020-2023
Table 5 Distribution of Toys and Games by Format: % Value 2018-2023
Table 6 Forecast Sales of Toys and Games by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 7 Forecast Sales of Toys and Games by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
Summary 1 Research Sources
TRADITIONAL TOYS AND GAMES IN JAPAN
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
Adults and ota-katsu-led traditional toys and games
One Piece Card Game pushes Bandai further ahead
The positive and negative impacts of trading card games
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Driving the adult-led market in the longer term
“Pure toys” may need revitalisation to survive
CATEGORY DATA
Table 8 Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 9 Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 10 Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Licensed vs Non-Licensed: % Value 2018-2023
Table 11 NBO Company Shares of Traditional Toys and Games: % Value 2019-2023
Table 12 LBN Brand Shares of Traditional Toys and Games: % Value 2020-2023
Table 13 Distribution of Traditional Toys and Games by Format: % Value 2018-2023
Table 14 Forecast Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 15 Forecast Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
Table 16 Forecast Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Licensed vs Non-Licensed: % Value 2023-2028
VIDEO GAMES IN JAPAN
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
Hardware sells well, while software struggles
Dynamism for AR/VR headsets
Mobile games stagnates
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Social activities by video games manufacturers in various forms
Mario and Pokémon likely to expand coverage
CATEGORY DATA
Table 17 Sales of Video Games by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 18 Sales of Video Games by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 19 NBO Company Shares of Video Games: % Value 2019-2023
Table 20 LBN Brand Shares of Video Games: % Value 2020-2023
Table 21 NBO Company Shares of Video Games Hardware: % Value 2019-2023
Table 22 LBN Brand Shares of Video Games Hardware: % Value 2020-2023
Table 23 NBO Company Shares of Video Games Software: % Value 2019-2023
Table 24 Distribution of Video Games by Format: % Value 2018-2023
Table 25 Distribution of Video Games Hardware by Format: % Value 2018-2023
Table 26 Distribution of Video Games Software by Format: % Value 2018-2023
Table 27 Distribution of Video Games Software (Physical) by Format: % Value 2018-2023
Table 28 Distribution of Video Games Software (Digital) by Format: % Value 2018-2023
Table 29 Forecast Sales of Video Games by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 30 Forecast Sales of Video Games by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028