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Comment by lefstathiou | Hacker News Reader

In line at the NYC store. I'm #2. There are a few people hanging out looking into store which is holding an event with a bunch of kids. Fewer people overall than I expected but there are 9 hours to go.

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I'm confused, what's happening in 9 (or 8, now) hours? I haven't watched the entire video yet but the release date isn't until March 3, yes?

In line for the preorder would be my guess

They're demoing the system.

Wow, queuing just to try it, not even to buy it? That's extreme.

There's a ton of love out there for Nintendo.

less and less however. kids play a lot on phones these days.

People will be able to try out the console at the NY Nintendo Store at 9:30AM ET: http://www.nintendo.com/switch/nintendo-treehouse/

Is the guy first in line wearing a powerglove?

Triforce? Of Street Fighter and Marvel fame?

http://nintendoenthusiast.com/interview/world-record-holder-...

http://kotaku.com/5955557/hurricane-sandy-forces-triforce-jo...

I remember that guy - met him 10 years ago while playing Versus mode in Tetris Attack at a convention. We both sent each other so much garbage blocks that we froze the game and he took some pictures & video talking about the feat since it is apparently pretty rare.

That guy is hardcore good at games all around.

Exactly. I've watched him on stream be first in nintendo store for multiple releases :)

You are waiting for >9h just to try a new console?

People have passions in their life. It might sound silly, but if waiting so long to try a new console makes a person happy, let them do it!

How early did you get in line?

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