Survey revealed that in Japan more than one in three have tried playing online, table and card gamew were the most pupolar genre, followed by Role-playing games.

Japan?s largest online survey provider, Goo Research, today released the results of its Third Broadband Content Usage Survey. The survey was conducted in collaboration with Mitsubishi Research Institute and NTT Resonant Inc., and polled individuals regarding their online gaming habits.

Of the more than 40,000 responses factored into the results, 37.9 percent said they had tried online games, with each player participating in two games on average. Furthermore, 23.7 percent said they played every day, while over half played once a week or more. Dormant users, who once played but haven?t done so recently, accounted for 23.3 percent of respondents.

As for means of access, 35.2 percent said they played online using a personal computer, 13.7 percent through a cellular phone, 8.6 percent on a game console, and 6.7 percent with a portable gaming device, such as a PSP.

Table and card games were the most popular genre of participants, being enjoyed by 41.6 percent of participants. Role-playing games were the next most popular at 36.4 percent, while puzzle games were close behind with 33.6 percent. When asked what genres they wanted to try next, 29.1 percent replied they wanted to check out online training/parenting simulations.

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From Gamespot