The launch of new hardware and well-performing software has buoyed Nintendo's net sales for the first half of 2019
The launch of new hardware and well-performing software has buoyed Nintendo's net sales for the first half of 2019 to 443.9 billion yen , up more than 14 percent year-over-year from 388.9 billion yen . Profit per share, however, was down from 537.6 million yen in 2018 to 520.6 million yen ., released in June, has sold 3.9 million units,The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
, released in September, sold 3.1 million units. Meanwhile, an increased emphasis on offering third-party titles on its platform has paid off for the company as 11 games have sold over a million copies on Switch consoles during this fiscal year, leading to a total of 58.5 million software units being sold worldwide, a nearly 39 percent increase year-over-year.
The boost in software sales has also helped give Nintendo's hardware a bump. The company has sold 6.9 million hardware units across its family of consoles , leading to a 36 percent year-over-year increase. Meanwhile, Nintendo's digital business has grown substantially in 2019, thanks to digital sales of titles on its platforms and digital-only options through its Nintendo Switch Online service. Overall digital sales this year have increased to 71.6 billion yen , an 83 percent increase year-over-year.
The company's fledgling mobile games business, which now boasts six titles over the past three years, hit 19.9 billion yen in 2019, a 6.4 percent increase over the same period in 2018. The company launched two new mobile games in September,
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