TOKYO (Reuters) -Nintendo on Tuesday hiked its operating profit forecast by 16% to 370 billion yen ($2.45 billion) for the financial year ending March 2026.
The Kyoto-based gaming company also said it has raised its sales forecast for the Switch 2 gaming device to 19 million units from 15 million units.
The successor to the hit home-portable Switch went on sale in the midst of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war, testing Nintendo’s supply chain management.
While the hybrid home-portable gaming device is widely expected to be a success, investors have been weighing the likely strength of its sales momentum.
Upcoming games to support demand into the key year-end shopping season include “Pokemon Legends: Z-A” and “Kirby Air Riders”.
($1 = 150.7800 yen)
(Reporting by Sam Nussey; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
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