Nintendo beats estimates with better demand for Super Smash Bros and Mario Kart 8

Nintendo reported second fiscal quarter profits that beat analyst estimates, thanks to demand for new games on the 3DS and Wii U game consoles such as Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart 8. The weaker yen also helped raise the value of overseas sales.

The Kyoto-based video game company said net income was 24.2 billion yen ($224 million) in the three months ended Sept. 30, compared with a loss of 8 billion yen ($74 million) a year earlier. Analysts had expected 5.74 billion yen average profit, according to Bloomberg. While that’s an improvement, Nintendo’s Wii U is still playing catchup in the console war to Sony’s PlayStation 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One.