Nintendo first-half profit up 25% on Switch console sales — Business — The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News

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(FILES) This file photo taken on January 13, 2017, the logo of Japan’s Nintendo Corporation is displayed at a presentation in Tokyo. – Nintendo said on October 30, 2018 its first-half net profit leaped 25.4 percent year-on-year to 574 million USD as blockbuster game titles helped boost demand for its popular Switch console. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)

Nintendo said Tuesday its net profit jumped by more than a quarter for the six months to September as blockbuster game titles from the “Donkey Kong” and “Mario” series helped boost demand for its popular Switch console.

But growth slowed in the July-September period, missing market expectations, with no major software releases during the quarter to drive sales.

The Kyoto-based game giant reported a net profit for the six…



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