The Switch 2 is already sold out at many locations.

The Nintendo Switch 2 finally hit store shelves on Thursday, eight years after the initial release of Japanese video-game maker Nintendo’s popular video-game console

Eager customers have lined up outside electronics stores hours in advance in Tokyo to collect Nintendo’s much-anticipated Switch 2 video game consoles

Gamers were lining up for hours for the release of the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 -- with some lining up for days.

The Nintendo switch 2 will be released early Thursday morning.

Shoppers reported that preorders for the new Nintendo Switch 2 console were a mess.

ABC News’ Ike Ejiochi has the latest update on the highly anticipated release of Nintendo’s Switch 2, as well as a new "Mario Kart World" game.

Shares of Nintendo are slipping after reports that the next generation of the Switch is being delayed.

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Universal Studios Japan has opened a Mario-themed attraction, currently operating at reduced capacity with timed tickets to enter the area.

The new theme park, featuring Mario Kart races and other attractions based on Nintendo games, is set to open Feb. 4 after being delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The much-anticipated park was scheduled to open this summer at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka.

ABC News demos some new and classic video games like "Super Mario Odyssey" and "Donkey Kong Country" on the Super Nintendo Classic Edition.

Minor league baseball team the Memphis Redbirds turned a wall on the outfield into an interactive version of the classic game "Super Mario Bros.," allowing fans to play Mario.

ABC News' Charli James checks out the latest release from Nintendo that will be available to purchase on July 28, 2017.

The gaming giant unveils new console that enables gamers to play on the go.

Akiba Kart customers can cruise around town in a go-kart dressed as their favorite Super Mario characters.

In Tokyo's Akihabara district, video game culture is part of reality.

A Pokemon Go user was mugged near Central Park in New York and live streamed the attack while playing the game.

Augmented reality game was a viral hit this year.

Punk collective band Pussy Riot tweeted in support of the vlogger.

Roughly 30 nations are able to play the popular mobile app.

The statue appears to be made of fiberglass.

A man says the virtual creatures were placed on his property without permission.

The tech pinpoints brain structures using a tech similar to Pokemon Go.

Cameron Poimboeuf, 15, recalled, "everything went black."

Among the bizarre list are: jumping out of your car in the middle of a street, asking your girlfriend to hold a train for you and quitting your job to play full-time.

Thousands of "Pokemon Go" players swarmed the streets of San Francisco, CA to play the wildly popular game over 3.5 miles for nearly seven hours.

No injuries were reported.

As millions become obsessed with Pokemon Go, concerns arise that its cutting-edge technology is having the unintended effect of luring kids into dangerous areas.

The 2016 candidates weighed in on the latest craze.

Seth Ortega and Javier Soch witnessed the suspect approach two mothers and their children at a park in Fullerton, California.

An animal shelter in Muncie, Indiana, is now enlisting Pokemon Go players to help walk the shelter's dogs as they train, battle and hunt for Pokemon.

The app "erroneously" requests full access to users' Google accounts.

Pokemon trainers have begun congregating for battle at the Pentagon.

Authorities nationwide are urging users to stay vigilant when playing the game.