A night at New York’s biggest Switch 2 launch event

I'm standing outside the GameStop at Union Square in New York City on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon, with plenty of cars rolling by and people basking in the late spring sun. On the corner of E 14th Street and University Place, a line has formed around the block.

Tonight is the official launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, a console people have been waiting for years to arrive. Some publications and influencers received theirs one day early, but for the rest of the world, tonight is the first opportunity to play it. And for a lot of the people in this line, that means they're willing to wait a little longer.

By 7PM I've talked to plenty of people queued up, and the overwhelming sentiment is that everyone is excited for Mario Kart World.

"It's been forever since the last one," Kyle and Andrea tell me. "It only makes sense to get it now. Might as well."

The last version, Mario Kart 8, first launched in 2014 for the Wii U, eventually becoming Mario Kart 8 Deluxe when it launched on the Nintendo Switch. Mario Kart World is the first truly new console edition in a decade, and fans are eager to start playing.

Chris has been waiting in line for about four hours and brought his own cha …

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