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by Paul Lilly - Wed, Oct 29, 2014

Nintendo Posts Surprise Profit As Wii U Console Sales Double Up

After falling on tough times for the past several quarters, Nintendo appears to be back on track, at least momentarily. The Japanese video game company surged to an operating profit of 9.3 billion yen (around $86 million in U.S. currency) during its fiscal second quarter, an impressive turnaround from an 18 billion yen (around $166.4 million) loss in the same quarter a year ago. A big reason for the turnaround is increased Wii U console sales. Nintendo reported 1.1 million Wii U game system sales during the six-month period from April to September, which is more than double the 460,000 Wii U consoles it sold a year ago. Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata credited the upswing in Wii U sales to Mario Kart... Read more...