Nintendo records profits of ¥15.6bn (£72m)

Nintendo, the Japanese games giant, recorded profits of ¥15.

Nintendo, the Japanese games giant, recorded profits of ¥15.6bn (£72m) in the three months to June 2006. It says that sales for the quarter were up 85% from the same quarter last year to ¥130.9bn (£606m), boosted by its strategy to focus on women and older people.