Nintendo Switch 2 launched in mobile-games-fixated Southeast Asia

Gamers in Singapore and the Philippines debate console's merits and price

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A Mario Kart-themed installation at Singapore's Jewel Changi Airport on June 20, part of a promotional campaign that kicked off ahead of the official  launch of the Switch 2 console in the city-state on June 26. (Photo by Tsubasa Suruga)

TAMAYO MUTO, TSUBASA SURUGA, RAMON ROYANDOYAN, and WATARU SUZUKI

TOKYO/SINGAPORE/MANILA/BEIJING -- Nintendo launched its Switch 2 console in Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines on Thursday, as the Japanese games giant builds on the device's successful debut in its largest markets earlier this month.

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