If you're a little sleepy and smug today, perhaps you were in one of the long lines for the midnight launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. on Wednesday, following launches in Australia, Spain, the UK, and Nintendo's home, Japan.
Keen Nintendo fans, gamers, and tech enthusiasts waited in lengthy queues for the wildly anticipated handheld console release, setting up camp outside stores including Target, Best Buy, and Walmart across the country to get their goods in person. Doug Bowser, president of Nintendo of America, also turned up to greet customers at GameStop in New York.
SEE ALSO: Where to buy Nintendo Switch 2 online: Check every listing at Best Buy, Walmart, and GameStopAs Mashable Tech Editor Timothy Beck Werth reported, "The first customers to get their hands on Switch 2 consoles were the lucky players who placed a preorder through GameStop or Best Buy. Both retailers hosted midnight ET launch events around the country, which gave people the chance to pick up their preorders in person."
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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:
Best Buy in San Diego, California. Credit: Ariana Drehsler / Bloomberg via Getty Images 
Best Buy in San Diego, California. Credit: Ariana Drehsler / Bloomberg via Getty Images 
Best Buy in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Credit: Joe Raedle / Getty Images 
Best Buy in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Credit: Joe Raedle / Getty Images 
The Nintendo store in New York City. Credit: Michael Nagle / Bloomberg via Getty Images 
Nintendo Store in San Francisco, California. Credit: Lea Suzuki / San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images 
GameStop in New York City. Credit: Adam Gray / Bloomberg via Getty Images Midnight launches outside the U.S. saw similar lines in other countries, including Spain, Japan, and the UK.
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Electronics retailer in Tokyo, Japan. Credit: Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP via Getty Images 
Game store in Madrid, Spain. Credit: Claudia Paparelli / Bloomberg via Getty Images 
Currys Plc store on Oxford Street in London, UK. Credit: Jose Sarmento Matos / Bloomberg via Getty Images Ahead of a full review coming soon, Mashable's Alex Perry has been testing the Switch 2 including first impressions of Mario Kart World, the GameChat feature, and more.
Want your own? Here's Mashable's guide to where you can buy the Switch 2.
