Japan game maker Nintendo reports solid profit on a jump in Super Mario sales

By YURI KAGEYAMA
AP Business Writer

TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo has reported healthy sales and profits on the back of the hit “Super Mario Bros. Wonder” game, prompting the Japanese video game maker to raise its full fiscal year forecasts. Kyoto-based Nintendo said Tuesday that demand for what it called the first completely new Super Mario game in the series remained strong, along with sales of the new Zelda game and “Pikmin 4.” More than 10.7 million units of the latest Super Mario game have been sold around the world. For the first nine months of the fiscal year, Nintendo earned 408 billion yen, or $2.7 billion, up nearly 18% from the year before. Nine-month sales rose 8%.