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Nintendo's Profit Rises Despite Shortages Of Computer Chips

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Nintendo's profit increased 28% year over year in the April to June quarter thanks to strong game demand, even if a scarcity of chips hampered console sales. The Japanese video game developer behind the Super Mario and Pokemon series reported a profit of 118.9 billion yen ($895 million) in the most recent quarter, up from 92.7 billion yen at the same time in 2021. According to Kyoto-based Nintendo Co., quarterly sales decreased by 4.7% to 307.4 billion yen ($2.3 billion).

Shortage of supplies of the processors that power the majority of modern electronics have harmed other firms, including Sony Group Corp., other game developers, and automakers like Toyota Motor Corp. While the pandemic is mostly to blame for those supply chain problems, COVID-19 saw a significant increase in homebound patients who turned to video games for entertainment. That increase in sales is waning as pandemic measures ease.

Comparing the most recent quarter to the same time last year, Nintendo sold 3.4 million fewer Switch consoles, a 22% decrease. Sales totaled over 111.08 million units overall. For the fiscal year, the business anticipates selling 21 million Switch gaming consoles. According to Nintendo, nearly 100 million people played the Switch during the previous year. The company maintained its 340 billion yen ($2.6 billion) earnings target for the fiscal year ending in March 2023.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Scarcity /ˈskeəsɪti/ noun מַחְסוֹר

    a very small supply

    There was a scarcity of food.

  • Hampered /ˈhæmpəd/ verb נבלם

    to slow the movement, progress, or action of (someone or something)

    The project was hampered by budget restraints.

  • Processors /ˈprəʊsɛsəz/ noun מעבדים

    a machine that processes something

    The processor overexposed the film.

  • Homebound /ˈhoʊmˌbaʊnd/ adjective בדרך הביתה

    unable to leave your house because of age, injury, etc

    They deliver meals to homebound people.

  • Fiscal year /ˈfɪskəl jɪə/ noun שנת כספים

    12 months used by a government, business, or organization to calculate how much money is being earned, spent, etc.

    Sales were up in the last fiscal year.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. What forms of entertainment are you interested in?
  2. What do you think about Nintendos?
  3. When you were younger, what was the kind of game you used to play?
  4. Would you ever spend time and money on video games? Why or why not?
  5. Which companies were the most important to you throughout the pandemic?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. Who reported a profit of 118.9 billion yen ($895 million) in the most recent quarter?

  2. According to the article, what firms were affected by the shortage of supplies of the processors which power the majority of modern electronics?

  3. Overall, how many units of Switch consoles were sold?

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