There's really nothing like a console midnight launch. Even the worst-case scenario is a bloodbath where everyone is looking out for themselves. It's not every day you get to experience a real-life low-stakes version of Lord of the Flies! Thankfully, the scene at the Best Buy in West Hollywood last night was upbeat and friendly -- the best-case scenario. I bonded with the people in line pretty quickly, thanks in part to my willingness to bring them back some McDonalds and report on the status of the line at the GameStop just around the corner.
We played an incredibly nerdy version of charades, where anime and superheroes were more common answers than pop-culture blockbusters. For some reason, we started joking about peeing in bushes, and that eventually turned into a communal viewing of the infamous (and completely SFW) Piss Challenge video. There was a guy who brought his guitar, noodling away for a good three-odd hours. I stood my ground as people said the Nintendo 64 had more than like five good games. And I had a tough time figuring out why everyone was standing in line.
When I asked my linemates why they were camping out for a Switch, everyone responded with one word: "Zelda." Even though there was plenty of confusion about launch bundles -- the savvy employees at our Best Buy put out some Twilight Princess Ganondorf statues, that from a distance honestly did kind of look like Breath of the Wild Switch bundles -- as well as accessory pricing and availability, people were still all the way there for a Nintendo Switch.
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