Japanese video game giant Nintendo announced sharply higher results for the first quarter of its 2023-2024 fiscal year on Thursday thanks to the success of the Mario movie and the latest Zelda game, but left its annual forecast unchanged.

Between April and June, the group saw its net profit jump by 52% over one year to 181 billion yen (1.15 billion euros) and its operating profit take off by 82% to 185.4 billion yen, while that its sales have increased by 50%.

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