Nintendo raises profit forecast after Splatoon 3 boost

Japanese gaming company achieves record first half after foreign exchange gains

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Nintendo has been wrestling with a shortage of semiconductors that has made it difficult to keep up with demand for its Switch gaming console. (Nikkei montage/Kento Hirashima/Ken Kobayashi)

NATSUMI KAWASAKI and KENTO HIRASHIMA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/OSAKA -- Nintendo has raised its full-year earnings outlook after a record first half spurred by strong sales of its Splatoon 3 video game and a boost to foreign earnings from the weaker yen.

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