Nintendo's Switch flips market cap to 9-year high

Console maker's partnership with China's Tencent also excites investors

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Nintendo's Switch is a home video game console that also can be enjoyed like a handheld system.

OSAKA -- Three straight days of gains have propelled Nintendo's market cap beyond 6 trillion yen ($53.8 billion) for the first time in nine years, as the game company benefits from fervent demand for its newest console and excitement over a tie-up with China's Tencent Holdings.

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