Nintendo reports higher first-half profit on lower sales
Nintendo's April to September net profit rose 11% to 220.9 billion yen while sales fell 12% to 966 billion yen.
Nintendo reported an 11% rise in net profit for April through September 2026, to 220.9 billion yen (about $1.4 billion), up from nearly 199 billion yen a year earlier, the Associated Press reported on November 5. Sales for the six months fell 12% to 966 billion yen.
According to the report, Star Fox and Splatoon Raiders sold well in the period, Mario Kart World stayed in demand, and digital sales kept growing. Nintendo kept its full-year forecast unchanged at 310 billion yen in profit on 2 trillion yen in sales, and cited a chip shortage and rising component prices tied to demand from artificial intelligence.
Why it matters: rising component costs are a pressure point on the hardware side of gaming this year, which is one reason instant-play formats like browser games keep their audience.
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