Nintendo profit soars as pandemic boosts gaming market

Nintendo profit soars as pandemic boosts gaming market
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Nintendo has reported that its fiscal first-half profit more than tripled as people worldwide passed their time playing games while stuck at home during the pandemic.

The Japanese company behind Super Mario and Pokemon said profit for the six months to September soared to 213 billion yen (£1.5 billion), up from 62 billion yen a year ago.

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