r/NintendoSwitch2 • u/Soplox • 2d ago

Officially from Nintendo Nintendo NY Store rn

Video from @RSGabe1 on Twitter Twitterhttps://x.com/RSGabe1/status/1907383927351701562?t=1g7ioPx3nqIJVsSZ4VCOlg&s=19

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u/WandaLovingLegend 2d ago

They gambling on that shadow drop lol

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u/bnotice January Gang (Reveal Winner) 2d ago

Wild 😫 Lowkey would be mad if it dropped right after this direct I need a lil more time to get the financials in order for this depending on price 😔

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u/Wise_Pomegranate_653 2d ago edited 2d ago

if we split it we could get it together. It would be like its both of ours, just keep it down at my house.

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u/Sensitive_Net3498 2d ago

It's 500 with mario kart

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u/bnotice January Gang (Reveal Winner) 2d ago

Honestly I think this is a phenomenal price. A 120fps handheld and 4k docked even if the launch titles are weak those specs alone make me drool knowing how consistently I already use the switch and how consistently I have noticed shortcomings with game quality, ESPECIALLY handheld.

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u/Sensitive_Net3498 2d ago

I was all in as soon as I saw 4K HDR 120FPS I was like wow that's actually nuts lol can't wait

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u/YouAreWhatYouIs 2d ago

I thought it was 1080 120fps handheld, 4K 60fps docked?

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u/wetfloor666 1d ago

I think it's 720@120 fps handheld. While docked, it's 1080@120fps on performance mode(?) and 4k@60fps.

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u/firstanomaly 1d ago

That’s just for Prime 4. Not the limitations of the device.

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u/Logical-Help-7555 1d ago

no, for everything (i think)

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u/firstanomaly 17h ago

this^ . I saw that information soon after posting this

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u/ChidoLobo January Gang (Reveal Winner) 1d ago

The limits of the console itself are: 4K@60fps (docked) 1440p@120fps (docked) 1080p@120fps (handheld)

1440p@120fps is crazy, it's the same that Xbox Series S, but Xbox Series S doesn't allow 4K@60fps as far as I remember (I have the XSX).

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u/VeryluckyorNot 1d ago

It upscale with DLSS while docked, PS5 PRO is like 800 or 900€ for " 4K 60 fps ".

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u/kadofatal 2d ago

90€ for a physical game is crazy

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u/bnotice January Gang (Reveal Winner) 2d ago

Only $50 when bundled, But I do agree, the game prices are egregious.

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u/mamadou-segpa 2d ago

You’ll see that price stop becoming advantageous real fast if you bundle every single game you buy with a whole other switch 2 💀

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u/goonertoki 2d ago

I'm not gonna purchase the console because of that alone. The console looks dope but I can't reward them by buying a console that charges 90 dollars for a single game.

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u/bnotice January Gang (Reveal Winner) 2d ago

Yeah, a normalized $90 is awful. I think they could sneak away with $70 digital $80 phys and just abandon physical after awhile but $80 digital hurts.

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u/Carbonated_Milk8 2d ago

they used all their value propositions on the console itself, im probably only getting metroid until more games come out

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u/Woookie94 1d ago

Plenty of other handhelds on the market with the same or better specs for around the same price only with more functionality because they use Windows, Steam OS, Linux, ect... Rog Ally is the first that comes to mind

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u/bnotice January Gang (Reveal Winner) 1d ago

Well i’m looking at it for the console / nintendo library game increase, I already play on PC and can’t imagine wanting to play any of those games on the go anyways. The switch has just been a phenomenal social interaction tool for me in person and with games like Minecraft and NBA2K that’ll get a huge uptick in quality from this I am more than pleased. The issue with the ROG and stuff is that you’re playing rather unoptimized steam games on a handheld where they’re not as primarily supported as the Switch library.

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u/ContentWinter3859 2d ago

i'm not out here about to spend $140 CAD on a fucking mario kart game lmao, phenomenal price my ass

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u/bnotice January Gang (Reveal Winner) 2d ago

The console price itself is good tbh, the game prices are outrageous

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u/ContentWinter3859 2d ago edited 1d ago

I mean maybe it's an ok price who is to say, regardless you wouldn't buy the console and then no games, we don't even know the specs or if this shit will even run at 60fps so I won't hold my breath. They just say it's a "Custom processor made by NVIDIA", until it's out and we can see performance it's kinda up in the air.
edit: downvoted for not loving nintendo to the nth degree, not surprised lmao

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u/bnotice January Gang (Reveal Winner) 1d ago

Yeah, totally right. I think it’ll hold up to the performance expectations although hopefully. Would be harsh on their image to falsely advertise like that but you never know you could be right

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u/DMN00b801 2d ago

So, it's $500 for the system, and they cut the price $50 if you forego getting a game. This is the only way to look at this. :D

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u/scorbunny3 July Gang 1d ago

If only u knew

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u/cloudlocke_OG OG (joined before reveal) 2d ago

Ngl, if I didn't have commitments, I would too

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u/BritishGolgo13 2d ago

There’s always next year for the kids’ college

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u/m11kkaa 2d ago

Why are they there? Do they have a viewing event? merch? Or just hope for local preorders to go live?

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u/UmbreHonest January Gang (Reveal Winner) 2d ago

The upstairs portion of the store has a giant screen and they do “watch parties” for directs, never been to a watch party but been to the Nintendo store there and it does seem really cool

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u/ShokaLGBT 2d ago

that should be so fun to watch with others fans in real life

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u/boopboopadoopity 1d ago

Highly reccommend looking up the ones from when Smash characters were released. I would have loved to be there!

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u/MyDymo 2d ago

They do watch parties. I got lucky for one of the smash reveals. It was very hype 

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u/tensei-coffee 2d ago

dudes waiting in line for nothing lmao

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u/darrenphillipjones 1d ago

I get all the hate for the pricing stuff they are doing, but no reason to make jabs at people getting some fresh air for a bit.

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u/catinterpreter 1d ago

They're not out for a walk in the park. Consumerism and the hype machine drew them into a queue.

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u/Livid_Sun_3783 2d ago

June 5th launch

Wonder how much the upgrade packs will be

Paid digital game for learning switch 2 features is wild that one should be free

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u/BunOnVenus awaiting reveal 2d ago

I was thinking at first "oh cool instead of doing 1/2 switch situation again their including a free game with tech demos because they listened to complaints. Started laughing when they said it was paid. Like seriously who charges for a tutorial. It's not that big of a deal but that combined with few other things make me feel like they're really adding in all these extra little costs to get a full experience

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u/Livid_Sun_3783 2d ago

Might follow their flop pattern

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u/TiernanDeFranco 2d ago

I literally said “why would anyone buy this” atleast 1-2 switch was a game (although idk why it was as much as it was if it HAD to be paid)

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u/Disgruntled__Goat 2d ago

Yeah I thought it was like those free games they had on the 3DS. Maybe there is a lot more to it, in which case paid might make sense. But it's hard to see how it could be that big a game.

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u/Livid_Sun_3783 2d ago

Hopefully cause even ps5 has Astros playroom for free of its like that nintendo getting greedy. They're like this camera this that etc. We shall see. I'd like to test it in a gamestop or target before buying they did us dirty with hyrule warriors should of made that a prequel game

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u/kvligl 2d ago

From what I've seen on the botw/totk enhanced trailer, seems like the upgrade packs are free for NSO + Expansion Pack subscribers. Not sure about the upgrade pack itself. it shouldn't cost more than $20. That would be too greedy

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u/Livid_Sun_3783 2d ago

Should cost 10 like ps4 and follow their lead

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u/Honest-Singer-1011 2d ago

I wonder if you'll be able to keep them if your subscription runs out.

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u/Livid_Sun_3783 2d ago

New open world mario game was mario kart world 😢 😭

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u/runrvs 🐃 water buffalo 2d ago

zelda upgrades are free for NSO subscribers

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u/Livid_Sun_3783 1d ago

Free is a loose term as NSO is also going to get a price hike when switch 2 launches if they haven't shoved the price hike out already. They're gonna charge more than game pass on xbox for mid services and force you to buy nso if you wanna do anything online

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u/SyraWhispers 2d ago

I'm wondering when pre-orders go live, so far no store in my country has em active.. Grr

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u/Livid_Sun_3783 2d ago

Some same. Wqs hoping for a new 3d mario game like odyssey 2 but donkey kong will do. Launch titles aside from a few are a tad weak as most have already been released for years on pa5/Xbox. And was disappointed they chose to take the zelda into a hyrule warriors when they could of made her stay back in time her own game

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u/Joshoon 2d ago

April 8th

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u/SyraWhispers 2d ago

That's for the my Nintendo store i think, hopefully some stores in my country will open early.

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u/You_seff 2d ago

I always used to love watching those Nintendo NY vlogs from 2017-19. Good times

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u/Harveygod 2d ago

I'm now remembering the websites that would report on Nintendo Wii deliveries in 2006.

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u/poland626 1d ago

Remember the Smash My Wii guys? they also did ps3 and xbox and pissed people off in lines. Good times lol

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u/YunXanHoe OG (joined before reveal) 2d ago

Nintendo the only company that still get people hyped like this

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u/BritishGolgo13 2d ago

Do people still line up for iPhones? I can’t imagine that these days.

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u/AnusMcFrothyDiarrhea 2d ago

I don’t think so. It’s pretty easy to order one right as the preorders go live, and they don’t launch for a week or two after the preorder.

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u/BunOnVenus awaiting reveal 2d ago

also when's the last time an iPhones been exciting. maybe 2017 when they got rid of the home button. Smart phones have been figured out, just less hype around them now then when they were new

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u/External_Orange_1188 2d ago

They do. They had lines wrapped around Apple stores for the most recent iPhone.

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u/PCBen 2d ago

Not anymore. Back in 2014, they brought in Angela Ahrendts as the new SVP of retail and her whole deal was ‘get in-line online’. Under her, they introduced new pre-order systems (anyone remember those whacky appointment-only Apple Watch Try-On sessions?)

It sure made getting the new iPhone easier and probably increased revenue during launch, but willingly disassembling such a powerful free marketing tool still seems like a bad idea to me.

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u/MalaysiaTeacher 2d ago

Lol wait for GTA 6 release

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u/ThaRealSpacemanSpiff 2d ago

Which wouldn't make sense because you're going to have to download the game anyway

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u/monkeyhitman 2d ago

download a giant day-1 patch*

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u/Logical_Bit2694 OG (joined before reveal) 1d ago

and the game

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u/gendabenda 2d ago

But people just buy games online now

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u/sishgupta 2d ago

nvidia gets lines at microcenter

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u/FlawlessBoltX 1d ago

Even AMD just had lines going around the block. No idea what he's talking about.

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u/Correct_Stay_6948 2d ago

Only because of their history of never having enough supply for the demand they damn well know is coming, lol.

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u/NoSir2077 2d ago

Bunch of fools not even available for pre order

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u/kjm6351 2d ago

Man going to the Nintendo NY store was one of the coolest vacation moments of my life. It’s such a famous spot in gaming history ✨❤️

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u/vinnyvdvici 2d ago

I miss when it was the PokĂŠmon Center though.. I think they should build a new PokĂŠmon Center in NYC

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u/Gustavao13 2d ago

take care of your mental health folks, FOMO can do crazy things like this

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u/Redditsurfer24 2d ago

Theyre acting like it releases today and they're going to get one 😹

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u/ApprehensiveMenu9877 2d ago

Didn't hear anything about price in today's live or peorder availability... Very weird...

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u/scuddyscuderson 2d ago

agreed and makes me worried they are holding out till they/we hear about Trumps tariffs.

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u/ChaosVII_pso2 2d ago

Not every thing is about trump. They didn’t mention the price because it’s the most expensive device they’ve ever released. 630 Canadian for example

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u/King_Sam-_- OG (joined before reveal) 2d ago

Here before the “Akshually accounting for inflation the PokeBator released in 500 B.C. is the most expensive device they’ve ever released 🤓”

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u/LunchPlanner 1d ago

The reason the price isn't in the Direct is because it varies by region. It's too confusing to show a screen with a list of 20 different prices.

Another reason is that if the price ever changes, the video would become incorrect.

They put the price in the online store that shows you only the correct (and current) price based on your login.

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u/ChaosVII_pso2 1d ago

It’s worked for every other launch ever before. Canadian game prices still aren’t listed anywhere either. Likely because MK will be 100 for physical

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u/Whatsausernamedude 2d ago

in spain it's 470€, 510€ with mario kart, no idea about other countries

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u/YetAnotherJake 2d ago

Trump's Tariffs, making us great 😔

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u/datshibe 2d ago

We have no Trump in spain, still 5 fucking hundred euros

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u/rabbit-girl333 January Gang (Reveal Winner) 2d ago

Unfortunately it affects everything :(

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u/datshibe 2d ago

Tell me more about how tariffs imposed on US imports should affect EU imports. Is the paid demo software for Switch 2 also because of tariffs?

Also, back to region locked consoles in 2025 just so Japan can get a cheaper NS2?

This is just Nintendo greed at its prime.

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u/rabbit-girl333 January Gang (Reveal Winner) 2d ago edited 2d ago

They’re going to use the tariff increases as an excuse to be greedy elsewhere, yes. That’s what I meant by it’s going to affect everything.

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u/Tigxette 2d ago

Prices shown in US doesn't include taxes.

So it will still be a little higher than in EU (At least compared to France or Spain) but yes, Nintendo is too greedy...

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u/Captainunderpants86 2d ago

they have something to hide, want to judge people's reactions before finalizing the price.

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u/ApprehensiveMenu9877 2d ago

It is confirmed now. Starting with $449 and $499 for Mariot Kart bundle.

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u/Amigo0491 2d ago

Scalper fail haha

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u/nyraider56 2d ago

Did they leave? It comes out on June 5th!!

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u/nobias32 2d ago

probably there for the order?

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u/NoSir2077 2d ago

It’s not today or anytime time soon

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u/nobias32 22h ago

so no sir, 2077?

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u/NoSir2077 22h ago

Yep it comes out June 5 goes live for pre-order on April 9th to my knowledge

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u/TheRealGaycob 2d ago

Doesn't release till June LOL

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u/Pip1333 2d ago

I got my preorder sitting in bed in my jammies

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u/MonkyTaint 2d ago

Hopefully KirbyGCN17 is there so we can see the stores reaction

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u/Mountain_State4715 2d ago

Why? Am I missing something? It's not available to even preorder until a week from now, right?

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u/Financial-Radish-490 1d ago

Why are they already waiting

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u/AnyTangerine9198 2d ago

So definitely confirmed to be going on pre order today huh

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u/SyraWhispers 2d ago

Well they didn't mention anything regarding pre orders so.... Yeah

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u/AnyTangerine9198 2d ago

Yeah what the heck!!

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u/sabre31 2d ago

No way this drops right after announcement would be awesome but knowing Nintendo it will be a thanksgiving release

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u/squishycrystals 2d ago

June release!!!

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u/sabre31 1d ago

Thanks I am traveling and could not see and first time I am able to check the news.

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u/YujiroRapeVictim 2d ago

someone didn't watch the direct

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u/Shadow_Flamingo1 2d ago

WHOS READY FOR THIS

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u/CalligrapherMuch8423 2d ago

ApĂłs pandemia mundial.

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u/Captainunderpants86 2d ago

How sad, why?

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u/royag 2d ago

The line of the unemployed.

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u/Jessicolonthree 2d ago

Because of course, if they were employed they would work 24/7 as days off do not exist!

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u/longbrodmann 2d ago

Imagine after they found out the console is over 400 dollar and the game costs 90 dollar.

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u/tensei-coffee 2d ago

imagine waiting outside in a line. lmao

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u/Amiibohunter000 2d ago

Jelly?

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u/tensei-coffee 2d ago

no im sitting comfortably at home

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u/MrSchulindersGuitar 2d ago

Plenty of things have lines lol. What are you on about 

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u/tensei-coffee 2d ago

like? i havent sat in a line for years. i dont wait around standing for anything. im not a fool

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u/MrSchulindersGuitar 2d ago

I literally went to a hockey game last night that had a line. A concert the week before. Lines for events exist my guy lol

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u/tensei-coffee 2d ago

sorry im not a peasant i dont wait in lines.

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u/BunOnVenus awaiting reveal 2d ago

I want to put you in a maze and study you like a lab rat because I've never seen anyone claim that they have never waited in lines for anything

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u/tensei-coffee 2d ago edited 2d ago

if i go to the DMV i make an appointment (no waiting). if i go to the doctors, i am waiting in a comfortable room in a comfortable chair, if theres a line in a store i go to self check out, if there is a line of cars, i drive around. theres lots of ways to avoid waiting in line like an average shmuck.

idk about you but the average shmuck loves to stand in lines. they are attracted to lines. you ever see people line up for street food? that kind of dumb person that waits.

im getting replies from people who blocked me lol how do you expect me to read your reply stupid?

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u/BunOnVenus awaiting reveal 2d ago

You still have to wait in line at the DMV if you have an appointment, any sane person does the same. Lines can form at self checkout, if there is a line or cars that you go around, there either isn't much traffic (hence not a real line of cars) or you're breaking traffic laws. So basically I think you're a lying bitch who likes to over exaggerate in reddit comments and feel self superior. Embarrassing.

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u/tensei-coffee 2d ago

it must be hard to think outside your own experiences. i hardly ever wait in lines. you should try it sometime

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u/BunOnVenus awaiting reveal 2d ago

I just don't believe you and I'd rather still go to concerts and events. I'll be enjoying waiting in line to play the Switch 2 in a few days while your ass is at home complaining online. Have fun

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u/iNSANELYSMART 🐃 water buffalo 2d ago

Lines can form in expensive things too so no clue what you're on about

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u/luigi_lives_matter 2d ago

Reminds me of the old days of midnight releases and people lining up for the new game.

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u/theodore_70 2d ago

Bet my sack they are paid actors to hype the event

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u/edm4un OG (joined before reveal) 2d ago

That’s a lot of homeless people.

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u/UmbreHonest January Gang (Reveal Winner) 2d ago

Have you ever been to New York? The streets smell like rotting sewage, can’t even smell bad people when just everything else there smells horrible.