On Thursday, Nintendo releases the Switch 2, its first new console in more than eight years.
The hybrid console ¡ª capable of being played as a handheld device as well as in a docked state connected to an external monitor or television ¡ª is rolling out to high demand. In Japan, more than 2.2 million orders were placed for the console ahead of its formal June 5 debut, outpacing the Kyoto-based gaming company¡¯s ability to manufacture enough devices.
Outside Japan, some retailers have already received out-of-stock signage printed and shipped by Nintendo.
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