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Nintendo says nine-month profit up nearly 25%, lifted by strong titles
TOKYO, Jan 31, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Nintendo said Thursday its net profit
jumped nearly 25 percent for the nine months to December, riding out the
crucial holiday season thanks to blockbuster game titles for its popular
Switch console.
The Kyoto-based game giant said its bottom-line profit rose 24.9 percent
to 168.8 billion yen ($1.6 billion) for the April-December period on sales of
997.3 billion yen, up 16.4 percent.
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