The Japanese video game company Nintendo has launched its first [majority / major] piece of hardware in eight years. To much [fun fare / fanfare] , the much-anticipated Switch 2 console was [releasing / released] last Thursday. It is the follow-up to its hugely popular [successor / predecessor] , the Switch, which sold 152 million units worldwide. The new console can be used as a [portable / portability] handheld device or as a [pill / tablet] . It can be connected to an external display. It [goes / comes] with two controllers, a power adaptor, a USB-C charging cable, a dock, and two wrist [stripes / straps] . It comes bundled with 25 games, including an enhanced version of the [smash / smashed] success Mario Kart World. Nintendo expects to sell 15 million Switch 2 consoles for the [fiscal / physical] year to March 2026.
Gaming [enthusiasm / enthusiasts] queued for hours outside stores worldwide, clamouring to get their [feet / hands] on Nintendo's new system. In Japan, the consoles were sold [via / viva] a national lottery that got around 2.2 million applications. In Tokyo, winners of the draw lined up at [drawn / dawn] outside an electronics [store / storage] . Switch fan Koji Takahashi, 39, said: "It's fantastic that players can see each [another / other] while playing. I can't wait to go home and play." Satoshi Ayame was unsuccessful in the lottery, but [deterrent / undeterred] , he went to the store's release event [for / to] savour the experience. He said: "I took a half-day [off / on] work because I desperately wanted to try the Switch 2." The console has a hefty $449.99 price tag, but fans say it is worth [a / the] money.
