Switch 2 is the most expensive Nintendo console. Fans lined up

More than 25 years have passed since Nintendo launch to launch the console as Edwin Flores was not among the first in the line.

The player was in The Times Square Toys R UScube in 2001, and there was in the middle of the night to be among the first of the world to get his hands in Wii in 2006, Wii U in 2012, Nintendo Switch in 2017 and OLED upgrade in 2021.

“You have to live this,” the 50 -year -old told CNBC outside the Nintendo Global Store in New York on Wednesday morning.

“When you are in a place where everyone loves the same thing like you, it is fun.”

Flores arrived at West 48th Street at 11:30 pm on Tuesday, more than 24 hours before the launch of Midnight Midnight for the long -awaited key. He came ready to boast, after he slowly put money for years since rumors of a new key began to appear online.

“I will buy one for me and one for my son,” he said, adding that he is planning to take three games. “It will definitely be $ 1500 or more.”

Although its price of $ 449 makes the console more than Nintendo so far by $ 150, CNBC reports Switch 2 units are expected to sell 10 % more than its predecessor in its first year. The original transformer was sold for $ 299 when it was launched in 2017. It continued to sell more than 152 million unitsWhich makes it the third best sale unit of sale ever.

“When they showed what Switch 2 could do, if you follow trends related to games and regions, you know that it is worth the money,” Flores said. “You don’t think.”

The new control unit is a Number of promotions On its predecessor, including better graphics, faster processing, larger and more acute screen. It is also compatible with all current Nintendo Switch games and many of their accessories.

Outside the Nintendo store, DieHard fans expressed its contradiction about the higher price.

Christopher Perralta, 20, hoped that the console will be priced at $ 399, but he feels an additional $ 50 for her justification. It has been provided for several months by writing for a blog that focuses on Nintendo and provides the money he received for Christmas and his birthday.

“The budget specifically put the control unit, about $ 500,” he said. “This money has been provided since December.”

Santiago Reyes got Prerder Switch 2 from Walmart, but he went to the Nintendo store on Wednesday because he wanted an opportunity to play with the system before its release. The 25 -year -old has allocated $ 500 to buy the Switch 2 package that comes with “Mario Kart World”.

For Reyes, Switch 2 is to play games from the original Switch making it more attractive.

“I expected a kind of console,” he said. “I feel a batch of $ 150 is very fair compared to what gives you for switch 1.”

Nick Leccel also joined the crowd outside the Nintendo Store despite its predetermination in Walmart. The 22 -year -old withdrew all the stations to ensure that he could put his hands on the key 2 on the launch date.

“I had an alarm group,” he explained to his pre -strategy. “Every store he had previously, I had an open location. I was in contact with friends at the same time talking about who could get orders and what are the backward sites.”

Leccel said that the Switch 2 price of $ 449 “was not a big deal.” But Nintendo’s announcement that he will sell “Mario Kart World” for $ 80 – an increase in the current industry level of $ 70 – was an unwanted surprise.

“I think 80 dollars are definitely absorbed,” he said. “But this is a kind of condition if you don’t withdraw the nintendo trigger, so Xbox will be or if you do not do Xbox, the PlayStation will have happened.”

“The fact that it took a long time to start (games) (from $ 60) to $ 70 that the jump to $ 80 occurs soon, it’s a shock to many people.” “It is absorbed. It absorbs that the games are expensive. But it is a kind of way the market is going, unfortunately.”

Meanwhile, Flores said he was only excited to reach midnight, and eventually get some sleep.

“Maybe I will let the children enjoy (switch 2) a little,” he said. “But after that, it’s my role.”

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