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TOKYO: Nintendo Co topped quarterly profit estimates on holiday demand for Pokemon and Super Smash Bros games, but weak Switch demand forced the company to cut its shipment forecast for the gaming device.
Operating profit was 158.6 billion yen (US$1.5bil) in the last three months of 2018, the Kyoto-based company said in a statement. Analysts were projecting 147 billion yen on average, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
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