Nintendo reports 428% jump in profit as Animal Crossing sales top 22 million

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TOKYO: Japan’s Nintendo Co Ltd on Thursday reported a 428% jump in first-quarter profit, driven by ongoing demand for the Switch console and hit title Animal Crossing: New Horizons as the coronavirus outbreak boosts the games industry. Operating profit for April-June was 144.7 billion yen ($1.37 billion). That compared with an average estimate of 71 … Read more