Switch 2 – The most expensive Nintendo console if -the. Fans lined up

More than 25 years have passed since Nintendo launched the console where Edwin Flores was not one of the first queues.

Avid Gamer was in The Times Square Toys “R” to launch GameCube in 2001 and was there at midnight to become one of the world’s first Wii in 2006, Wii u in 2012, Nintendo Switch in 2017 and its update in 2021.

“You have to live it,” the CNBC 50-year-old guy said outside the Nintendo World flagship in New York on Wednesday morning.

“If you are in the place where everyone likes the same thing as you are fun.”

Flores arrived at the western 48 street at 23:30 on Tuesday, just over 24 hours before the northern launch on Thursday, the hot expected switch 2. And he prepared for the brand, and slowly putting off the money over the years since the rumors began to break out on the Internet for the first time.

“I’m going to buy one for me and one for my son,” he said, adding that he plans to pick up three games. “It will definitely be $ 1500 and more.”

Despite the $ 449 price that makes the Nintendo console most expensive Reports CNBC It is forecast that the switch 2 sells 10% more than its predecessor in its debut year. The original switch was sold for $ 299 when it started in 2017. He kept selling more than 152 million unitsmaking it the third best sale of the gaming console ever.

“If they showed what Switch 2 can do if you follow the trends about the game and portable, you know what it’s worth the money,” Flores said. “This is not Mazmer.”

The new console promises Number of upgrades Above its predecessor, including the best graphics, faster treatment and greater, a more sharp display. It is also compatible with all existing Nintendo Switch games and many of its accessories.

Outside the Nintendo store, fans of the company who expressed ambivalence relative to a higher price tag.

Christopher Petalta, 20 years old, hoped that the console would be at a price of $ 399, but believed that the additional $ 50 is justified. He saved for months writing for a blog oriented nintendo and saves the money he received on Christmas and Birthday.

“I put in the budget specifically for the console, about $ 500,” he said. “I have had this money saved since December.”

Santiago Raes has already secured the previous order from Walmart, but went to the Nintendo store on Wednesday because he wanted to play with the system before leaving. A 25-year-old guy put off $ 500 to buy a Switch 2 package that comes with a predetermined “Mario Kart World”.

For Reyes the ability of Switch 2 to play games with the original switch makes it more attractive shopping.

“I somehow waited for the cost of the console,” he said. “I feel that an incentive of $ 150 is largely fair compared to what gives you against the switch 1.”

Nick Lexes also joined the crowd outside the Nintendo store, despite the fact that it provided pre -order Walmart. The 22-year-old guy pulled out all the stops to make sure he would be able to get his hands on the switch 2 on the launch date.

“I had a set of alarm,” he explained about his previous strategy. “In every store where they had in advance, I had their site open. I simultaneously called my friends, talking about who could get orders and what sites were lagging behind.”

Leccesse said the price tag of Switch 2 $ 449 “was not a big deal”. But the Nintendo announcement that it will sell “Mario Kart World” for $ 80 – an increase from the current industry standard of $ 70 – was an undesirable surprise.

“I think 80 games in $ 80 suck, they are definitely doing,” he said. “But this is a case if Nintendo didn’t press the trigger, Xbox could. And if Xbox no, PlayStation could.”

“What took so much time to (games) have passed (from $ 60) to $ 70, which now jumping up to $ 80 is happening so fast, this is a shock to many people,” he continued. “It’s sucking. It’s sucking that the games are so expensive. But, unfortunately, it’s unfortunately the market.”

Meanwhile, Flores said he was just happy to get to the northern launch and, after all, to fall asleep.

“Maybe I will allow children to enjoy (switch 2) a little,” he said. “But after that it was my turn.”

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