UPDATE 1-Nintendo Q2 beats forecasts on Mario Wii lift, on track for full-year profit
October 29, 2014 at 03:59 AM EDT
OSAKA, Japan Oct 29 (Reuters) - Long-struggling Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co eked out an unexpected quarterly operating profit as new game "Mario Kart 8" stoked sales of its Wii U console, bolstering hopes it was on track for its first annual profit in four years.
