Table of Content

Toys and Games in Japan
Euromonitor International
May 2021

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
COVID-19 impact on toys and games
COVID-19 country impact
Blind collectables stimulate demand in 2019 while static consoles struggles due to lack of new product development
Nintendo finds success in 2019 with new Nintendo Switch models
Japan’s shrinking population represents a significant challenge but positives remain with mobile games set for further growth
MARKET DATA
Table 1 Sales of Toys and Games by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 2 Sales of Toys and Games by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 3 NBO Company Shares of Toys and Games: % Value 2015-2019
Table 4 LBN Brand Shares of Toys and Games: % Value 2016-2019
Table 5 Distribution of Toys and Games by Format: % Value 2014-2019
Table 6 Forecast Sales of Toys and Games by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 7 Forecast Sales of Toys and Games by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
GLOBAL MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
GLOBAL INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
Summary 1 Research Sources
HEADLINES
PRE-COVID-19 PERFORMANCE
Blind collectables continues to see dynamic growth in 2019 with YouTube playing a growing role in traditional toys and games
The forthcoming introduction of programming into elementary schools influencing new product development in Japan
Blind collectables, licensed products and education key features of the competitive landscape as Takara Tomy and Bandai lead
2020 AND BEYOND
COVID-19 impact
Affected products within traditional toys and games
Recovery and opportunities
CATEGORY DATA
Table 8 Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 9 Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 10 Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Demographic: % Value 2014-2019
Table 11 Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Licensed vs Non-Licensed: % Value 2014-2019
Table 12 Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Electronic vs Non-Electronic: % Value 2014-2019
Table 13 NBO Company Shares of Traditional Toys and Games: % Value 2015-2019
Table 14 LBN Brand Shares of Traditional Toys and Games: % Value 2016-2019
Table 15 Distribution of Traditional Toys and Games by Format: % Value 2014-2019
Table 16 Forecast Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 17 Forecast Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 18 Forecast Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Demographic: % Value 2019-2024
Table 19 Forecast Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Licensed vs Non-Licensed: % Value 2019-2024
HEADLINES
PRE-COVID-19 PERFORMANCE
Static consoles suffers from a lack of new product development in 2019 despite Nintendo still posting growth
Lack of popular new titles sees growth slow in mobile games in 2019
E-sports set for bright future as large cash prizes attract gamers
2020 AND BEYOND
COVID-19 impact
Affected products within video games
Recovery and opportunities
CATEGORY DATA
Table 20 Sales of Video Games by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 21 Sales of Video Games by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 22 NBO Company Shares of Video Games: % Value 2015-2019
Table 23 LBN Brand Shares of Video Games: % Value 2016-2019
Table 24 NBO Company Shares of Video Games Hardware: % Value 2015-2019
Table 25 LBN Brand Shares of Video Games Hardware: % Value 2016-2019
Table 26 NBO Company Shares of Video Games Software: % Value 2015-2019
Table 27 Distribution of Video Games by Format: % Value 2014-2019
Table 28 Distribution of Video Games Hardware by Format: % Value 2014-2019
Table 29 Distribution of Video Games Software by Format: % Value 2014-2019
Table 30 Distribution of Video Games Software (Physical) by Format: % Value 2014-2019
Table 31 Distribution of Video Games Software (Digital) by Format: % Value 2014-2019
Table 32 Forecast Sales of Video Games by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 33 Forecast Sales of Video Games by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024