SF fans wait hours hoping to claim a Nintendo Switch 2 console

“We’ve heard there might be 200 Switches for people without orders,” said Jessica Adam, 33,  shivering in her maxi dress and sandals. She’d entered the line at 5:30 p.m. behind around 150 people. She clutched a large Squirtle, a Pokemon squishy she’d purchased during her wait, while her husband, Daniel Adam, a software engineer at San Francisco-based streaming service Philo, held their spot. 

“We tried everything to get a preorder, we were on so many sites, but nothing worked,” Jessica said. She was excited about the updated graphics and hoped to play that night. Dinner was not a priority if they were successful; they had Trader Joe’s doughnuts and cookies at home.