The Japanese video game company Nintendo has its first major piece of hardware in eight years. To much fanfare, the much-anticipated Switch 2 console was last Thursday. It the follow-up to its hugely popular predecessor, the Switch, which 152 million units worldwide. The new console can used as a portable handheld device or as a tablet. It can connected to an external display. It with two controllers, a power adaptor, a USB-C charging cable, a dock, and two wrist straps. It bundled with 25 games, an enhanced version of the smash success Mario Kart World. Nintendo to sell 15 million Switch 2 consoles for the fiscal year to March 2026.
Gaming enthusiasts for hours outside stores worldwide, to get their hands on Nintendo's new system. In Japan, the consoles were sold via a national lottery that around 2.2 million applications. In Tokyo, winners of the draw up at dawn outside an electronics store. Switch fan Koji Takahashi, 39, said: "It's fantastic that players can each other while playing. I can't to go home and play." Satoshi Ayame was unsuccessful in the lottery, but undeterred, he to the store's release event to the experience. He said: "I a half-day off work because I desperately to try the Switch 2." The console has a hefty $449.99 price tag, but fans say it is worth the money.
