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Nintendo Profit Jumps 150% Despite Falling Switch 2 Sales
Nintendo’s operating profit rose 150% year on year to 142.5 billion yen in the April to June quarter, even as net sales fell 9.5% to 517.8 billion yen, GSM Arena reports. The…
The Story in Brief
Nintendo’s operating profit rose 150% year on year to 142.5 billion yen in the April to June quarter, even as net sales fell 9.5% to 517.8 billion yen, GSM Arena reports. The company said US tariff refunds contributed about $300 million to the result, with Nintendo bearing most of those costs rather than passing them to customers.
Switch 2 sales fell 34.4% to 3.82 million units, while original Switch sales declined 31.8% to 660,000. Game sales rose for both consoles, led by original Switch titles, which reached 33.81 million units. Digital sales climbed 90% to 132.7 billion yen, and IP-related revenue more than doubled to 34.8 billion yen, helped by The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
The Indian Opinion
The easy story is that Nintendo’s business is booming, but the hardware figures do not support it. The opposite claim, that falling console sales signal failure, also ignores stronger game, digital and film-related revenue. This quarter’s profit benefited from a one-off tariff refund, so it is a poor measure of normal performance. The clearest test is whether Switch 2 sales recover while digital revenue holds up in the next results.
Source: gsmarena.com
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