Pandemic proves a blessing for some firms, but ruin for others Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Nintendo's Animal Crossing video game characters are displayed inside the Nintendo Tokyo store. Nintendo is one of the winners in the pandemic-hit economy. | BLOOMBERG JIJI Feb 16, 2021 Japanese firms are facing two drastically different business conditions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, with those struggling amid weak demand seeing no way out of the crisis. While manufacturers are generally seeing booming business thanks to demand from domestic consumers opting to stay home amid the pandemic, many outside the realm of manufacturing, such as airlines and railway operators, are facing an uphill battle.