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Japanese gaming giant Nintendo has partnered with Tencent to bring one of China 's most popular console games , Honor of destiny , to its Switch console . The move is widely seen to be Nintendo 's first step into the Chinese market , where it has struggled to gain a foothold despite massive global success . Nintendo 's shares surged over 7 % to a nine - year high in response to the news . The move gives Tencent greater access to the global gaming market , where it already owns several major developers , including the team behind multi - sport phenomenon League of Legends .