Kyoto, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)--Nintendo Co. said Thursday that its group net profit grew 53.5 pct from a year before to 147,423 million yen in April-June, despite a slowdown in sales of the Nintendo Switch 2 video game console. The Japanese game giant saw strong sales of game

Nintendo's first-quarter profit surged 53.5%, driven by the success of the Super Mario movie and strong demand for the Switch 2 console.

TOKYO: Nintendo said on Thursday (Aug 6) net profit jumped more than 50 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter, helped by increased video game sales and a windfall connected…