Among the industries that have not suffered from the Covid-19 pandemic, video games rank high.
Nintendo's financial results for the period April-September 2020 are a perfect illustration of this.
The Japanese company saw its turnover jump 73% from the previous year, to 6.2 billion euros.
Better yet, its net profit tripled to 2.4 billion euros.
Nintendo achieves one of its best historical performances.
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These excellent figures express the appetite of confined households for video games, which remains a good way to clear your mind in these anxiety-provoking times and to keep in touch with friends thanks to online gaming.
Nintendo sold 12.5 million Switch consoles during this period, or 80% more than last year.
The total installed base now stands at 63 million units worldwide.
Digital leap
Consumers have flocked to Nintendo video games, with 100 million units sold between April and September,
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