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As Apple's iPhone 5 nears release, Nintendo Wii U sets to recapture market

The new Wii U console is seen during

Photo credit: AP | The new Wii U console is seen during a demonstration at the 2012 International CES trade show in Las Vegas. (Jan. 10, 2012)

Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata is convinced the future of gaming still centers on handheld and TV-based machines. He'll get his answer by Christmas, in the number of new Wii U consoles that get bought.

Iwata can't afford to be wrong. Nintendo, the world's biggest maker of video-game machines, last year cut prices on its 3DS handheld device after shipments missed forecasts, handing the...

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