Nintendo posts record profits. Operating profit up 82%, net profit up 50%. Software sales up 26%

Here’s how Nintendo did in its fiscal first quarter versus Refinitiv estimates:

• Revenue: 461.34 billion yen ($3.2 billion) versus 395.40 billion yen expected.

• Net profit: 181.02 billion yen versus 109.91 billion yen expected.

• Nintendo saw a boost from the “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” based on the company’s best-known characters, which has generated more than $1 billion at the box office since its April release.

• The Japanese gaming giant also released a highly-anticipated game called “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” in May, which it said was the fastest selling title in the history of the series.