A boy plays Nintendo's game console prior to a parade where Pokemon's character Pikachu attends, in Yokohama, Japan, August 7, 2016. Picture taken on August 7, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
OSAKA, Japan: Japanese videogames maker Nintendo Co cut its annual profit outlook by a third as a strong yen erodes income earned overseas and overwhelms an earnings bounce from its surprise hit smartphone game Pokémon GO.
But the Super Mario creator, which earns over two-thirds of revenue abroad, also offered an upbeat view of the future in which mobile games would be a profit driver, albeit secondary to console gaming.
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