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Nintendo Debuts Wii U Console at Home as Handheld Sales Jump

Nintendo Co.’s Wii U home video-game console debuted in Japan after sales of its 3DS handheld player drove an expansion of the country’s video-game market in the first half for the first time in five years.

The video-game maker’s first home console since 2006 comes in two versions at 26,250 yen ($318) and 31,500 yen with a 6.2-inch (16 centimeters) touch-screen controller called the GamePad. U.S. customers bought 400,000 units in the first week of sales that started Nov. 18, the company said Nov. 26. Japan sales began Dec. 8.