In cities across the globe, crowds camped into the night, anticipating the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, eight years after the original's debut.

Nintendo Switch 2 arrives Thursday with Best Buy and GameStop holding midnight release events for pre-order pickups and limited inventory. Why it matters: The highly anticipated gaming console is expected to be in short supply globally.

Here's some of the images of keen beans across the U.S., lining up for the first Nintendo handheld console in eight years, the Switch 2: Midnight launches outside the U.S. saw sim