{"news":{"NEWS_SEQ":"9779","KOR_TITLE":"\u2018\ubaa8\uc5ec\ubd10\uc694 \ub3d9\ubb3c\uc758 \uc232\u2019\uc5d0 \ud798\uc785\uc5b4 \uc804\ub9dd\uce58 \ud06c\uac8c \uc0c1\ud68c\ud55c \ub2cc\ud150\ub3c4 \uc2a4\uc704\uce58 \ub9e4\ucd9c","ENG_TITLE":"'Animal Crossing' helps Nintendo smash Switch sales forecast","QUIZ_SORT":"2","NEWS_SCRIPT":"Even before gamers around the world were forced to stay home, Nintendo was having a record busting year.\r\n\r\nThe Japanese gaming giant said on Thursday it sold 21 million Switch units in the year ending in March. Operating profit soared by 200% in the January-March quarter.\r\n\r\nReuters calculations put it at 89.4 billion yen or over 840 million dollars, smashing analyst forecasts.\r\n\r\nNintendo has defied skepticism over its ability to draw in consumers beyond its hardcore base in the Switch's fourth year.\r\n\r\nThe major hit has been the game Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It shifted 13.4 million units in its first six weeks.\r\n\r\nMany say it's appealing to consumers looking for escapism in crisis-hit economies around the world.\r\n\r\nThursday's news is a boost for Nintendo at a time when some investors have accused it of conservative management.\r\n\r\nThe firm expects to sell 19 million Switch consoles in the current financial year.","ACTIVE_DICTATION":"Even before gamers around the world {were forced to} stay home, Nintendo was having a {record busting} year.\r\n\r\nThe Japanese gaming giant said on Thursday it sold 21 million Switch units in the year ending in March. {Operating profit} soared by 200% in the January-March quarter.\r\n\r\nReuters {calculations} put it at 89.4 billion yen or over 840 million dollars, smashing analyst forecasts.\r\n\r\nNintendo has {defied} {skepticism} over its ability to {draw in} consumers beyond its {hardcore} base in the Switch's fourth year.\r\n\r\nThe major hit has been the game Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It shifted 13.4 million units in its first six weeks.\r\n\r\nMany say it's {appealing to} consumers looking for {escapism} in crisis-hit economies around the world.\r\n\r\nThursday's news is a boost for Nintendo at a time when some investors have accused it of conservative management.\r\n\r\nThe firm expects to sell 19 million Switch consoles in the current financial year.","CDATE":"2020-05-08","call_topic":"Y","call_main":"OK","newsCode":"CKR9779","display_status":"Y","is_nrpaltform":null,"READCNT":"4014","VIDEO_URL":"https:\/\/cdn.carrotenglish.com:12443\/reuters\/2005\/112_10_200508.mp4","MAIN_IMG":"60015692020050811053146.jpg","NEWS_SCRIPT_TRANSLATION":"\uc804 \uc138\uacc4\uc758 \uac8c\uc774\uba38\ub4e4\uc774 \uac15\uc81c\ub85c \uc9d1\uc5d0 \uba38\ubb34\ub974\uae30 \uc804\ubd80\ud130, \ub2cc\ud150\ub3c4\ub294 \uae30\ub85d\uc801\uc778 \ud55c \ud574\ub97c \ubcf4\ub0b4\uace0 \uc788\uc5c8\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4.\r\n\r\n\uc77c\ubcf8\uc758 \uac8c\uc784\uc5c5\uccb4 \ub2cc\ud150\ub3c4\ub294 \uc9c0\ub09c \ubaa9\uc694\uc77c\uc5d0 3\uc6d4\uae4c\uc9c0 2\ucc9c 1\ubc31\ub9cc \uac1c\uc758 \uc2a4\uc704\uce58 \ud558\ub4dc\uc6e8\uc5b4\ub97c \ud310\ub9e4\ud588\ub2e4\uace0 \ubcf4\uace0\ud588\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4. \uc601\uc5c5\uc774\uc775\uc740 1~3\uc6d4 \ubd84\uae30\uc5d0 200%\ub098 \uae09\uc99d\ud588\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4.\r\n\r\n\ub85c\uc774\ud130\uc758 \uacc4\uc0b0\uc5d0 \uc758\ud558\uba74 894\uc5b5 \uc5d4(\uc57d 8\uc5b5 4\ucc9c\ub9cc \ub2ec\ub7ec)\uc774 \ub118\ub294 \uac83\uc73c\ub85c \ub098\ud0c0\ub098 \ubd84\uc11d\uac00\ub4e4\uc758 \uc608\uc0c1\uc744 \ub4a4\uc5ce\uace0 \uc788\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4.\r\n\r\n\ub2cc\ud150\ub3c4\ub294 \uc2a4\uc704\uce58 4\ub144\ucc28 \ud558\ub4dc\ucf54\uc5b4 \uae30\ubc18 \uc774\uc0c1\uc73c\ub85c \uc18c\ube44\uc790\ub97c \ub04c\uc5b4\ub4e4\uc77c \uc218 \uc788\ub2e4\ub294 \ud68c\uc758\ub860\uc744 \uc77c\ucd95\ud588\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4.\r\n\r\n\uac00\uc7a5 \ud070 \ud788\ud2b8\ub294 \ubaa8\uc5ec\ubd10\uc694 \ub3d9\ubb3c\uc758 \uc232\uc785\ub2c8\ub2e4. \uccab 6\uc8fc \ub3d9\uc548 1,340\ub9cc\ub300\ub97c \uae30\ub85d\ud588\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4.\r\n\r\n\ub9ce\uc740 \uc0ac\ub78c\ub4e4\uc740 \uc774 \uac8c\uc784\uc774 \uc804\uc138\uacc4\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \uc704\uae30\uac00 \ub2e5\uce5c \uacbd\uc81c\uc0c1\ud669\uc5d0\uc11c \ub3c4\ud53c\uc8fc\uc758 \uc131\ud5a5\uc758 \uc18c\ube44\uc790\ub4e4\uc5d0\uac8c \uc5b4\ud544\ud558\uace0 \uc788\ub2e4\uace0 \ub9d0\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4.\r\n\r\n\ubaa9\uc694\uc77c\uc758 \ub274\uc2a4\ub294 \uc77c\ubd80 \ud22c\uc790\uc790\ub4e4\uc774 \ub2cc\ud150\ub3c4\uac00 \ubcf4\uc218\uc801\uc778 \uacbd\uc601\uc744 \ud558\uace0 \uc788\ub2e4\uace0 \ube44\ub09c\ud558\uace0 \uc788\ub294 \uc0c1\ud669\uc5d0\uc11c \ub2cc\ud150\ub3c4\uc5d0\ub294 \uace0\ubb34\uc801\uc778 \uc18c\uc2dd\uc785\ub2c8\ub2e4.\r\n\r\n\ub2cc\ud150\ub3c4\ub294 \ud604\uc7ac \ud68c\uacc4\uc5f0\ub3c4\uc5d0 1,900\ub9cc \ub300\uc758 \uc2a4\uc704\uce58 \ucf58\uc194\uc744 \ud310\ub9e4\ud560 \uac83\uc73c\ub85c \uc608\uc0c1\ud558\uace0 \uc788\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4.","category":["\uacbd\uc601\/\ud68c\uacc4\/\uae08\uc735","\uc815\uce58\/\uacbd\uc81c"],"categorys":"\uacbd\uc601\/\ud68c\uacc4\/\uae08\uc735, \uc815\uce58\/\uacbd\uc81c"},"quiz_list":[{"question":"Which company is having a record busting year?","comment":"","a1":"Blizzard","a2":"Nintendo","a3":"Abenomas","a4":"","answer":"2","chk_answer":""},{"question":"How many Switch units did the company sell in the year ending in March?","comment":"","a1":"4 million units","a2":"18 million units","a3":"21 million units","a4":"","answer":"3","chk_answer":""},{"question":"What soared by 200% in the January-March quarter?","comment":"","a1":"net sales","a2":"operating profit","a3":"asset turnover","a4":"","answer":"2","chk_answer":""},{"question":"Which game has been the major hit for the company?","comment":"","a1":"Animal Crossing: New Horizons","a2":"Pokenom: Eat'em All","a3":"Zombie Crossing: New Friends","a4":"","answer":"1","chk_answer":""},{"question":"What kind of consumers were attracted by the game?","comment":"","a1":"consumers looking for escapism","a2":"consumers who love Japan","a3":"consumers having nothing better to do","a4":"","answer":"1","chk_answer":""}],"ccd_list":[],"expressions":[{"EXPRESSIONS":"appeal to","KOR_TITLE":"~\uc5d0 \ud638\uc18c\ud558\ub2e4, \ub9c8\uc74c\uc744 \ub04c\ub2e4","CONTENT":"We needed to appeal to his sense of justice. \r\n\uc6b0\ub9ac\ub294 \uadf8\uc758 \uc815\uc758\uac10\uc5d0 \ud638\uc18c\ud574\uc57c \ud588\ub2e4. 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