Nintendo reports solid profit following jump in Super Mario sales

Nintendo was boosted by Super Mario games (Shuji Kajiyama/AP)

Nintendo has reported healthy sales and profits on the back of the hit Super Mario Bros Wonder game, prompting the Japanese video games maker to raise its full fiscal year forecasts.

Kyoto-based Nintendo said that demand for what it called the first completely new Super Mario game in the series remained strong. Sales of the new Zelda game and Pikmin 4 also surged.