Nintendo, the Japanese video game maker behind the Super Mario and Pokemon franchises, is reporting an 18.6% surge in net profit for the first fiscal quarter on the back of strong demand for its new Switch 2 console.

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SAN ANTONIO – Trainers of the world unite! Saturday, Feb. 27, is National Pokemon Day! This year, we’re celebrating 25 years of Pikachu, Charizard, Bulbasaur and the legion of other Pokémon out there to catch. Lifestyle and gift giving expert Jen Muñoz put together this list of gift ideas to help make it Pokemon day every day in your home. Check out more great gift ideas for all occasions from Jen Muñoz at The Press Retriever.

As hard as it is to believe, Pokemon fans around the world are gearing up for a big day on Saturday, when Pokemon will celebrate 25 years since its birth in Japan. Here are some for not only Saturday, but throughout this silver anniversary year for Pokemon. Later in the year, special 25th anniversary cards will be available. 25-year celebration videoTo celebrate 25 years of memories, a YouTube video has been created to commemorate milestones and take fans through a journey of the franchises. For more information, visit Pokemon’s 25th anniversary website.

(Nintendo, the Japanese company behind Super Mario and Pokemon video games, reported Thursday that its fiscal first half profit more than tripled as passed time while stuck at home during the pandemic playing games. AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)TOKYO – Nintendo, the Japanese company behind Super Mario and Pokemon video games, reported Thursday that its fiscal first half profit more than tripled as passed time while stuck at home during the pandemic playing games. Kyoto-based Nintendo Co.’s profit for the six months through September soared to 213 billion yen ($2 billion), up from 62 billion yen a year ago. Six-month sales soared to 769 billion yen ($7.4 billion) from 444 billion yen. Nintendo raised its full year profit forecast through March to 300 billion yen ($2.9 billion), up from an earlier projection of a 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion) profit.

All rights reserved)TOKYO Nintendo Co.'s profit multiplied more than sixfold in April-June as people stuck at home during the pandemic turned to playing video games. Quarterly sales at Kyoto-based Nintendo jumped, doubling to 358 billion yen ($3.4 billion) on-year. Nintendo Switch sales, both of the handheld machines and software games, were zooming amid the pandemic. The company stuck to its previous forecast for a 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion) profit for the fiscal year through March 2021. Thats slightly lower than the nearly 259 billion yen Nintendo earned the previous fiscal year.