# Nintendo’s dream 2026: a $300 million tariff refund, a billion-dollar Mario Galaxy movie and a Switch that won’t quit

A $300 million refund from the U.S. government landed on Nintendo's books this quarter — and it helped push profit up 150%. That figure leads the company's financial report for the first quarter of the current fiscal year, and it's the sort of entry that almost never surfaces during a gaming earning

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| Published | 7 August 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/nintendos-dream-2026-a-300-million-tariff-refund-a-billion-dollar-mario-galaxy-movie-and-a-switch-that-wont-quit/