WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — Excited gamers lined up outside stores across the nation Wednesday for the launch of Nintendo Switch 2.

The second-generation game console was set to launch in stores as the clock struck midnight Thursday, offering a second chance for those who missed out online.

“I was 30 minutes late to the Switch 2 preorder,” Antonio Jacques of Warwick said. “And apparently it sold out in 60 seconds, so I had no chance.”

“It sold out everywhere the second it went up,” Emmy Fuller said. “So we gotta get it in person.”

Cranston resident Michael Gonzalez and Christian Tavares from Berkley met at Best Buy in Warwick at 5 a.m. Wednesday.

“We actually met at a Best Buy together in 2015,” Tavares said.

“And it’s come full circle,” Gonzalez added.

“I’m the biggest Nintendo fan in t

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