Nintendo marks profit jump as people stay home amid pandemic
By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese video-game maker Nintendo Co. scored a 33% jump in annual profit, as people stuck at home turn to playing games. Kyoto-based Nintendo, which did not break down quarterly numbers, said Thursday its sales for the fiscal year through March rose 9% from the year before to 1.3 trillion yen ($12 billion). Nintendo, behind the Pokemon and Super Mario