Nintendo Q1 FY27 operating profit more than doubled to yen 142.6 billion; net sales fall 9.5% to yen 517.8 billion

(AWP Alliance News) - Nintendo posted first-quarter net sales of JPY 517.81 billion, down 9.5% year on year, while operating profit more than doubled to JPY 142.6 billion. Ordinary profit climbed 115.1% to JPY 206.15 billion, with profit attributable to owners of parent rising 53.5% to JPY 147.42 billion.

The company cited a higher mix of software sales and a refund of IEEPA tariffs in the US that had been recorded in prior periods' cost of sales. Nintendo Switch 2 hardware sales totaled 3,820,000 units, with Switch 2 software at 9,460,000 units, while Switch hardware sold 660,000 units and Switch software reached 33,810,000 units.

It kept its full-year forecast unchanged, targeting net sales of JPY 2.05 trillion, operating profit of JPY 370 billion, and profit attributable to owners of parent of JPY 310 billion.

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