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		<title>Japan’s household game spending hit record high in 2025, despite inflation-driven cutbacks in food and daily expenses </title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="1286" height="707" src="https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250217-44397-header.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="Super Mario Bros. Wonder" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250217-44397-header.jpg 1286w, https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250217-44397-header-380x209.jpg 380w, https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250217-44397-header-768x422.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1286px) 100vw, 1286px" />According to a large-scale, government survey, Japanese household spending on both consoles and game software reached all-time highs in 2025, exceeding pandemic peaks.]]></description>
		
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