Nintendo reports small profit but Wii U continues to disappoint

Nintendo’s Wii U console is still struggling to sell and has negatively affected the Japanese video game giant’s earnings for the six months to September 2013.

Nintendo reported a profit of $6.1 million between March and September 2013, compared to a loss of $285.2 million year-over-year. This is despite an operating loss of $237 million for the period, which Nintendo attributes to an enhancement in advertising activity along with research and development for Wii U software.