Nintendo expects record annual profit after COVID tailwind for gaming

Hit game Animal Crossing pushes Switch sales to new highs

Nintendo's "Animal Crossing" game for the Switch has become a global phenomenon, with 26 million copies sold since its release in March. (Photo courtesy of Nintendo)

JADA NAGUMO, Nikkei staff writer

November 5, 2020 16:23 JST

Updated on November 5, 2020 19:01 JST

TOKYO -- Nintendo on Thursday said it expected record net profit for the year ending March 2021 on the back of a surge in demand for its popular Switch gaming console and smash-hit title Animal Crossing: New Horizons as the coronavirus pandemic kept people at home.