Nintendo sales double and profits balloon by 500 per cent as Shuntaro Furukawa is appointed president
Switch console sold more than 15 million units, while SNES Classic sold more than five million

Nintendo has reported a strong return to growth following a better than expected reception for its new Switch console, which has now been out for a year, selling 15.1 million units - more than Nintendo...
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