Nintendo reports profit is up 11%, but sales slipped for the first half of the fiscal year

Sales declined 12% during the April–September period.

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Japanese video-game maker Nintendo reported Thursday an 11% improvement in its net profit in the first half of the fiscal year, although its sales declined during that period.Kyoto-based Nintendo Co.’s April-September profit rose to 220.9 billion yen ($1.4 billion) from nearly 199 billion yen in the same........

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