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Paid handheld console games possession in the U.S. 2016
Number of paid handheld console games owned by gamers in the United States as of December 2016

Number of paid handheld console games owned by gamers in the United States as of December 2016
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- January 2017
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- December 14 to 23, 2016
- Number of respondents
- total survey n = 1,560
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- n = 415 respondents who own a handheld console and personally use it for gaming
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- Question: We would now like to switch to aspects around the purchase of games.How many paid games do you currently own or do you currently have installed?
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- Show sources information
- Show publisher information
- Release date
- January 2017
More information
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- December 14 to 23, 2016
- Number of respondents
- total survey n = 1,560
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- n = 415 respondents who own a handheld console and personally use it for gaming
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- Question: We would now like to switch to aspects around the purchase of games.How many paid games do you currently own or do you currently have installed?
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