Nintendo’s profit jumps as Super Mario franchise gets boost from hit film

Nintendo’s profit jumps as Super Mario franchise gets boost from hit film
A person walks past an advertisement featuring a Nintendo character at Narita airport in Narita, near Tokyo (Shuji Kajiyama/AP)

Nintendo has reported a 52% increase in net profit for the first fiscal quarter following the success of its Super Mario film and the new Zelda video game.

Demand was strong for Nintendo Switch game software, which received a boost from the release earlier this year of the film about the jumping plumber called The Super Mario Bros Movie, according to Nintendo.

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