Nintendo expects to sell 15 mln Switch consoles this year

FILE PHOTO: A man stands in front of Nintendo's logo in Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

TOKYO: Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd on Tuesday said it expects to sell 15 million Switch game consoles in the financial year to end-March 2024, compared with 17.97 million the previous year.

The Kyoto-based gaming firm posted operating profit of 504.38 billion yen ($3.73 billion) in the year ended on March 31, beating estimates, compared with profit of 592.76 billion yen a year earlier.