Excited gaming fans have been queuing outside stores in Tokyo as Nintendo’s much-anticipated Switch 2 finally went on sale. Many of those waiting to collect their prized console had secured their devices through a competitive lottery system,

Throngs of gamers stood in long lines outside of stores hours before they opened from Tokyo to New York City in hopes of snaring a long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2 video game console.

In cities across the globe, crowds camped into the night, anticipating the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, eight years after the original's debut.