SyntaxError: Unexpected token function - Async Await Nodejs
<p>I was experimenting on using Node version <strong>6.2.1</strong> with some of my code. Had plans to migrate most of the hyper-callback oriented codes to something that looks cleaner and maybe performs better.</p>

<p>I have no clue why, the terminal throws up an error when I try to execute the node code.</p>

<p><strong>helloz.js</strong></p>

<pre><code>(async function testingAsyncAwait() {
    await console.log("Print me!");
})();
</code></pre>

<p><strong>Logs-</strong></p>

<pre><code>BOZZMOB-M-T0HZ:rest bozzmob$ node helloz.js 
/Users/bozzmob/Documents/work/nextgennms/rest/helloz.js:1
(function (exports, require, module, __filename, __dirname) { (async function testingAsyncAwait() {
                                                                     ^^^^^^^^
SyntaxError: Unexpected token function
    at Object.exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:53:16)
    at Module._compile (module.js:513:28)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:550:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:458:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:417:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:409:3)
    at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:575:10)
    at startup (node.js:160:18)
    at node.js:456:3
BOZZMOB-M-T0HZ:rest bozzmob$ node -v
v6.2.1
</code></pre>

<p>What am I missing? Please throw me some light on the same.</p>

<hr>

<p><strong>Update 1:</strong></p>

<p>I tried to use Babel as Quentin suggested, But, I am getting the following error still.</p>

<p><strong>Updated Code-</strong></p>

<pre><code>require("babel-core/register");
require("babel-polyfill");

    (async function testingAsyncAwait() {
        await console.log("Print me!");
    })();
</code></pre>

<p><strong>Logs-</strong></p>

<pre><code>BOZZMOB-M-T0HZ:rest bozzmob$ babel helloz.js &gt; helloz.trans.js
SyntaxError: helloz.js: Unexpected token (3:7)
  1 | require("babel-polyfill");
  2 | 
&gt; 3 | (async function testingAsyncAwait() {
    |        ^
  4 |     await console.log("Print me!");
  5 | })();
</code></pre>