The Nintendo Switch 2 launches this week — and it'll give a much-needed boost to Target and Best Buy

An attendee wearing a Super Mario costume uses a Nintendo Switch 2 game console while playing a video game during the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience at ExCeL London in April.

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• Nintendo's new Switch 2 gaming device is giving US retailers a welcome shot of good news.
• Thursday's launch features good old-fashioned shopping enthusiasm, with lines and merch to boot.
• Analysts expect the sales and traffic impacts to likely lift Target and Best Buy.

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