Nintendo Switch 2 launch: Live updates as the new console hits store shelves today
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The big day has finally arrived. The Nintendo Switch 2 is now officially available in stores (and we're already in line). While we've already gotten a couple of detailed hands-on opportunities for the Switch 2, we now have unfettered access to the new $449 Nintendo portable console with its day one software installed.
Join us for our first thoughts — and some retail shopping experiences. I actually stopped by the flagship Nintendo Store in NYC last night for the launch. There were a handful of celebs in attendance including Bowen Yang from SNL, who was actually wearing a Nintendo DS shirt, which was pretty cool. I also saw some YouTubers like Scott the Woz. But I'm sure I missed a bunch, it's getting harder and harder to keep tabs on who's hot on YouTube.
Yea, it was a real event between lines forming up outside of stores yesterday combined with the launch itself.
This was the scene right before midnight at a GameStop in Vancouver, BC, as captured by Engadget's Steve Dent. It was one of many stores that had midnight launch events. The line right before midnight at a GameStop in Vancouver, BC. (Steve Dent for Engadget)
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