Nintendo beats earnings thanks to US tariff refunds it won’t share with gamers

<figure> <img alt="Nintendo Switch 2 graphic." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/STKR001_NINTENDO_SWITCH_3_F.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Nintendo has smashed its first-quarter earnings estimates for the fiscal year, bolstered by strong games sales and US tariff refunds, though its customers likely won't receive anything from the latter. In its latest financial results, <a href="https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/events/index.html">Nintendo reports</a> that operating profits soared to 142.5 billion yen (about $902 million) between April 1st and June 30th, compared to 56.9 billion yen (about $360 million) for the same quarter last year - an increase of 150.5 percent.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">This spike is partially attributed to a boom in game sales, with Switch 2 software sales increasing by 9.2 percent compared to the previous year, and software for the original Sw …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/976054/nintendo-earnings-q1-2027-tariff-refund">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>