Iva Demilcol
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"Kid"
Anyways, he's free to do whatever he wants.
Anyways, he's free to do whatever he wants.
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YouTuber is already in-line for Nintendo Switch, 1 month out.
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Chaserjoey
Member
Wouldn't timezones mean that he would not be the first person in the world to obtain a Switch?
Hierophant
Banned
I only do this for hyped up shoe releases to resell because I'm a monster
sixteen-bit
Member
lmaoooo
Skeletos311
Junior Member
Was Triforce using tomatoes or red peppers in that mac and cheese? It looks pretty good aside from the vienna sausage. I think I would throw some ground beef or bacon in mine.
SolarMystic
Member
But why?
Stuff gets delivered to your door while we sit on our asses now. It's like magic.
Stuff gets delivered to your door while we sit on our asses now. It's like magic.
Petrae
Member
New York City is due for a decent snowstorm. At least our intrepid Switch Wait-In-Line Guy can report on-location as he gets buried in snow.
I can also imagine that, when he enters the store on Launch Day, he'll have that Pig Pen cloud of dirt and odor surrounding him as he walks in.
I can also imagine that, when he enters the store on Launch Day, he'll have that Pig Pen cloud of dirt and odor surrounding him as he walks in.
How will you survive against the 10ft legspan tarantulas that only come out at night in Australia?
Sure there is. For one, all the online retailers are sold out. Secondly, you get your console sooner. I can pickup my system at midnight instead of waiting potentially until 8pm launch day for fed ex to show up.
Lastly, if you didn't pre-order before stores stopped taking them, waiting in line is the only way to ensure you get one at launch, as many retailers reserve a handful of hardware on launch day for store shelves.
This is actually how I got a Wii U on launch. Wasn't sure I'd have the money so I didn't pre-order. Pre-orders then we're sold out in my area. So I went to Walmart at like, 6pm, and started a line for it. By the time midnight hit, the line was 30 people long, but they ended up only have 6 total systems that weren't for pre-order folks.
Felt pretty justified to wait in line.
Benjamin1981
Member
I don't know about you, but I used to pick up games at midnight as well (popular releases like GTAIV) but then I got home and was too tired to play them. Besides, I had to get up for work a few hours later. Unless you're out of a job or still in school I doubt many people will even play it until later that day. Long story short; might as well order it online.
Diprosalic
Banned
he plans on being there open to close, that means when they actually start their official line he would be the first. he's standing in line for the priviledge to stand in the line.
tiebreaker
Member
I don't get this. Won't people from Japan or Aussie get theirs first??
AwesomeMeat
PossumMeat
You guys must not have very good imagination. He clearly is trying to get big on YouTube. A nice little stunt like this is great for views.
Kingpin Rogers
Member
Surprised it's not Etika tbh.
Not sure whether I'd laugh or feel bad for him if come launch day he can't get one because they're only selling them to people who pre-ordered.
Not sure whether I'd laugh or feel bad for him if come launch day he can't get one because they're only selling them to people who pre-ordered.
Conrad Link
Member
Sorry bro but I'm pretty sure I'll have it before you.
Considering New Zealand is like.... a whole day or something ahead of USA?
lolz.
Considering New Zealand is like.... a whole day or something ahead of USA?
lolz.
Is it really? Are people really going to tune in to watch a guy kill time in front of a Nintendo store? The Day One video they just posted is almost instantly boring. They aren't so much waiting in line as they are milling around the general area within a block of the store.
TheCthultist
Member
Either way this is still Februrary in New York we're talking about. We've got at least one more good snow storm/sleet&freezing rain combination coming before March. It's going to be some unpleasant living once that rolls in if he's still sticking with it..
Exactly.
Amazon often ships early for big launches to make sure all customers get their stuff by launch date, which often results in stuff arriving a day early if you're lucky. I bet a lot of people who ordered online will get their Switch before you do at midnight.
They're operating off of some completely invented rule set that is neither observed nor endorsed by Nintendo or the property owner. All they're doing is pushing the absolute limits of what they can do without being arrested or cited for loitering.
"We have to be here everyday from 9AM until 9 PM.."
Why? If somebody shows up at 4AM a few days prior to launch and usurps your spot in line, you will have zero claim against them. If I was in NYC I'd almost want to try and snipe them.
"We have to be here everyday from 9AM until 9 PM.."
Why? If somebody shows up at 4AM a few days prior to launch and usurps your spot in line, you will have zero claim against them. If I was in NYC I'd almost want to try and snipe them.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
For those asking why... it's pretty obviously for YouTube hits.
Arkage
Banned
Pretty sure the videos they're going to make will be boring as hell, judging by the Day 1 vid. Already rehashing known information 3-4x in the same video to buy time. The only goal seems to be talking to random people on the sidewalk for the next 30 days and buying random Nintendo merchandise. Oh boy.
runnin_blue
Banned
Not for the parts of the world whom speak proper English.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
How bored can one possibly be to watch a guy camping out for a Switch?
Diprosalic
Banned
Kids have a lot of free time.
Diprosalic
Banned
Lol yeah same here, just as a joke though.
I guess the nintendo staff will just give it to them to not make a scene.
ScientificPizza
Banned
Yeah, in Australia they're doing a midnight launch so that will probably be the first tbh
LordRaptor
Member
I mean... have you seen youtube?
In most cases these highly motivated fans who do the whole line song and dance had plenty of opportunities to pre-order online and choose not to. It's about the experience to them and, probably in most cases, about self-promotion because it gets people noticing them on social media and whatnot.
Look at Triforce... there are tons of guys like him in the competitive gaming world, but he's one of the most known (at least in the Nintendo circle) in part because of things like this. This is besides the fact of rather you like him or not, lol. And I know people have some legitimate reasons not to.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Even Timezones aside plenty of higher up nintendo employees, media outlets, high profiler reviewers, early shipments and even some store employees in certain areas will have access before him.
This is first person to have one in a specific location who is just a regular joe. It's even less of an achievement viewed like that.
Sora the Cat
Member
Guys, the kid is putting out a show, you can watch it or you can ignore it, it might be fun to watch for some people and the kid seems like a nice person who clearly knows all this facts you are throwing around here. Relax a little, geez.
Triforce is there?
Do they plan on eating Chef Boyardee for a month straight?
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oh god it's worse
Do they plan on eating Chef Boyardee for a month straight?
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oh god it's worse
whalleywhat
Member
No, I've found someone I can feel superior to. This is all I want in life.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Exactly.
What the fuck is wrong with American KD? I nearly gagged when I saw that "cheese".
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