Nintendo, the Japanese video game maker behind the Super Mario and Pokemon franchises, is reporting an 18.6% surge in net profit for the first fiscal quarter on the back of strong demand for its new Switch 2 console.

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Nintendo is reporting a 52% increase in profit for the first fiscal quarter following the success of its Super Mario movie and the new Zelda video game.

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Nintendo’s profit for the fiscal year ended in March was little changed from the previous year, edging down 0.6% to 477.7 billion yen, or about $3.7 billion.

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Nintendo’s says its profit for the fiscal year that ended in March jumped 86% on healthy sales of the Switch handheld machine as people staying at home due to the pandemic turned to video games.

(Nintendo, the Japanese company behind Super Mario and Pokemon video games, reported Thursday that its fiscal first half profit more than tripled as passed time while stuck at home during the pandemic playing games. AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)TOKYO – Nintendo, the Japanese company behind Super Mario and Pokemon video games, reported Thursday that its fiscal first half profit more than tripled as passed time while stuck at home during the pandemic playing games. Kyoto-based Nintendo Co.’s profit for the six months through September soared to 213 billion yen ($2 billion), up from 62 billion yen a year ago. Six-month sales soared to 769 billion yen ($7.4 billion) from 444 billion yen. Nintendo raised its full year profit forecast through March to 300 billion yen ($2.9 billion), up from an earlier projection of a 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion) profit.

All rights reserved)TOKYO Nintendo Co.'s profit multiplied more than sixfold in April-June as people stuck at home during the pandemic turned to playing video games. Quarterly sales at Kyoto-based Nintendo jumped, doubling to 358 billion yen ($3.4 billion) on-year. Nintendo Switch sales, both of the handheld machines and software games, were zooming amid the pandemic. The company stuck to its previous forecast for a 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion) profit for the fiscal year through March 2021. Thats slightly lower than the nearly 259 billion yen Nintendo earned the previous fiscal year.

An unopened, factory-sealed copy of the original Super Mario Bros. was sold at a Dallas auction for a total of $114,000, breaking previous records for a video game, Dallas Morning News reported. The auction took place at Dallas-based Heritage Auctions Comics and Comic Art event on July 10. The bidder who wished to remain anonymous snagged the vintage copy of the game, released in 1985 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). We knew this would be a strong live session, but I dont think anybody could have anticipated how much bidding action there was on Heritage Live! These results only verify Heritage Auctions position in this rapidly growing market.Previously, the same game was bidded for $100,150, Dallas Morning News reported.