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Switch 2 Reaches 26.35 Million Sales as Nintendo Reports Results

The company’s six-month results show lower revenue but higher operating profit.

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Source: Nintendo, 2026-11-05.

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In this lesson: Identify the reasons behind profit growth and the scope of the figures.

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Read and understand · 1/2Which pair of factors helped operating profit?

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A larger games share and a US tariff refund. Nintendo named a larger games share and the refund of US tariffs as helpful factors.

Clue: The company said games made up a larger share of sales. A refund of US tariffs also helped profit. These results cover Nintendo’s wider business, not only the Switch 2 console.

Read and understand · 2/2A reader says these profit results describe Switch 2 alone. What does the paragraph clarify?

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They cover Nintendo’s wider business. The paragraph explicitly says the results concern the wider business, not just the Switch 2 console.

Clue: The company said games made up a larger share of sales. A refund of US tariffs also helped profit. These results cover Nintendo’s wider business, not only the Switch 2 console.

Grammar in this story: A proportion with made up

games made up a larger share of sales

“Made up” here means “formed” or “constituted”. It does not mean the games or figures were invented.

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Overall revenue fell 12.1%, while operating profit rose 49.1%. A larger share of sales came from games; a US tariff refund also helped profit.

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