I extracted sample template code from this tutorial and did below two steps to get started -
npm install // worked fine and created node_modules folder
As per this you need update typescript 2.3.4 or rxjs 6 alpha
go the your package.json file in your project update typescript or rxjs version. Example
"typescript": "2.3.4"
do npm install
npm install
update(06/29/2017):-
As per the comments typescript "2.4.0" working.
"2.4.0"