Japan's Console Game Market Grew by 138.8% in 2025

Japan’s console game market has experienced an astonishing growth of 138.8% in 2025, reaching a staggering 418.13 billion yen (approximately $2.64 billion USD). This remarkable surge is primarily attributed to the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, which alone sold 3.784 million units by the end of the year. The data from Kadokawa Game Linkage and Famitsu highlights not only the booming hardware sales, which increased by 149.3%, but also the impressive growth in physical software sales, up by 121.