Nintendo said Tuesday it aims to sell 19 million Switch 2 consoles within this financial year, up from its previous target 15 million for the smash-hit gadget.

The Switch 2 became the world's fastest-selling games console after launching in June to a frenzy of excitement from fans of "Super Mario" and other top titles.

"The hardware has seen strong sales since its launch," Nintendo said as it raised its annual net profit forecast to 350 billion yen ($2.3 billion) from 300 billion yen.

Sales of the games "Mario Kart World" and "Donkey Kong Bananza" are growing steadily, the Japanese company said.

"We will aim to keep the momentum of released titles and continuously introduce new titles to expand the platform's user base," it added.

While Nintendo is diversifying into hit movies and the

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