Dean, 15, from the mid-peninsula, bought the first Nintendo Switch 2 in San Francisco.

Nintendo brings back late-night console launches with debut of Switch 2

Nintendo brought back late-night game console launches tonight as people across the world waited in line to get the Nintendo Switch 2.

For the first time in eight years, Nintendo fans had a chance to wait in line like the good days as they spent hundreds of dollars a piece on the new game console and its accessories. The Switch 2 replaces the Switch, which debuted in 2017 and sold 150 million units.

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