(WHTM)-- Gamers in the Midstate lined up early outside Best Buy stores hoping to get their hands on the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2, which released at Midnight on June 5.

The Nintendo Switch 2 is the company's first console in more than eight years. Fans lined up outside a Best Buy in Lower Paxton Township on Wednesday night, waiting hours to get a chance to purchase the highly anticipated console.

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Best Buy extended its hours for the release, and of course, fans showed up. Many people throughout the Midstate were feeling the same way. Fans lined up in camping chairs early, with some even wearing Nintendo-themed clothing.

"I have been here since 7:30, but my heart has been here for much longer. I cannot wait to

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