Hellish lines formed yesterdy all across Japan. Splatoon 2 launched, and stores got a fresh shipment of Switch consoles, including the Splatoon 2 hardware bundle.
[Image: kaztsu]
No doubt there were people waiting to just get Splatoon 2 and its Amiibos, but with the way things are in Japan Switch-wise, many folks were certainly hoping to get the bundle or the standalone console.
Quantities, however, were limited.
Twitter user Kaztsu took some terrific images of the lines in Tokyo, which got longer and longer as the morning progressed.
〈スプラトゥーン2発売〉秋葉原、早朝のようす
・ヨドバシAkiba – 8:00頃、販売開始で約60人が店内に案内開始
・ビックカメラAKIBA – 8:30頃、ニンテンドースイッチ同梱セット抽選受付開始で約200人が長い列をつくる pic.twitter.com/0Irbn0dnsD— ツルミロボ (@kaztsu) July 20, 2017
As before, those wanting a Nintendo Switch lined up to get a raffle ticket with the hope that they would be selected so they could buy a Switch. The odds of that were slim.
トイザらス岩槻店のスプラトゥーン2抽選販売、中級アーティストのライブぐらい並んでる…
当たるわけなくないかこれ pic.twitter.com/VpmuaPnxxA— プロチンコポテト (@FtheWK) July 21, 2017
Around 1500 people were apparently waiting at the Labi store in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro yesterday.
任天堂スイッチの抽選をするための列。
スプラトゥーン大人気ですね!
実際はこの倍くらい並んでいます。
ぜったい当たらん笑 pic.twitter.com/grv4xXdo8m— ゆっけさん (@yokusinki) July 21, 2017
The lines weren’t only in big cities such as Tokyo, but even in the suburbs and small towns.
愛媛ですら、トイザらスに400人集まる恐怖 pic.twitter.com/jcvu3aZ7cv
— マスダーヨーダ (@tdn_osumasi) July 21, 2017
Four hundred people lined up at a Toys’R’Us in Ehime Prefecture. Ehime!
トイザらスにて、スプラ2+キャリングケース受け取りをしてたら
switch+スプラ2セット 25個
switch(ネオン?) 5個
switch(もう片方の色) 5個の、抽選してた。店の人に聞いたら、なかなか入荷できず初のこと…500人くらい集まって、 やってたらしいです。 pic.twitter.com/3oL2uTPN7u
— 斬黒@スプラ熱、動画本格的7月か8月(( (@zakuro_rekuiemu) July 21, 2017
At this Toys’R’Us, there were 25 Splatoon 2 Switch bundles and 10 individual Switch consoles. Around 500 people lined up for a chance to buy.
こちらのトイザらスは55個よ( *˙ω˙*)و
分母は500人程です…〣( ºΔº )〣 pic.twitter.com/23RgkBpF1M— ?サンディー?DQ10? (@nuko_nuko_days) July 21, 2017
Here’s a store in Ibaraki Prefecture with slightly more: Thirty-five Splatoon 2 Switch bundles and 20 individual consoles. The line was around 500 people long, though…
Switch争奪戦!トイザらスへGOですね pic.twitter.com/OlUHPKYerJ
— ?ライオン? (@Peaceful_Lion_) July 21, 2017
Fewer there, though. Ten Splatoon 2 Switch bundles and ten individual consoles.
とあるトイザラスほスイッチの行列
400人くらいいたww pic.twitter.com/2tnkbgGLLp— 闇の王子^.ω.^白.モン.シノ (@nyaaa_style) July 21, 2017
Another Toys’R’Us, with reportedly about 400 people in line.
トイザらスの人も大変だね
スーツ着て(笑) pic.twitter.com/P98QAGOVIU— イカぽ:3239-3591-9396 (@ika_po) July 21, 2017
A long line at a Toys’R’Us in Osaka.
熊本トイザらスのswitch抽選販売の列www
えぐすぎw pic.twitter.com/Ih4LTLAVob
— [ゆうき]crewになって良かった? (@yu_k1alxd) July 21, 2017
A Toys’R’Us in Kumamoto.
トイザらスのスイッチの並び1000人越え、、
転売ヤーふざけんな、 pic.twitter.com/JXkuPys15g— おみける#ユニベース (@hiroomi_unibase) July 21, 2017
This shop had 30 Splatoon 2 Switch bundles and 20 individual Switch consoles. The line was reportedly over 1000 people long.
トイザらスのswitch抽選券待ちの列がやばい(外にこの三倍は並んでる pic.twitter.com/2T2zlYlHnO
— MIKE@にとり (@MIKE_NITORI) July 21, 2017
Yet another line.
スプラトゥーンの行列やばい(笑) pic.twitter.com/nE7u0Vo1gx
— もりぴー (@purimoripi) July 21, 2017
Apparently a Splatoon 2 line.
トイザらスの抽選で当てようと思っていたワイ顔面蒼白の模様
45台のスイッチの抽選のためにイオンの端から端まで行列出来ててほんま草 pic.twitter.com/M7LzAlpJSs— ♡がろたん♡ (@eemooooon) July 21, 2017
These folks are hoping to win a chance to buy one of 45 Switch consoles.
おいおいおいおい、ここ群馬県だぞ!!!!???
WiiU発売日、switch発売日の7〜8倍くらいの人が並んでる……ありえない……。
開店から30分、まだ受け付けてるからもっと増えそうだ…… pic.twitter.com/blRynNfCzP— めぐめ (@megume_wakame) July 21, 2017
These lines are hell.
トイザらス草 pic.twitter.com/0XwLNvKqir
— 盗賊の帝王 (@teiou028) July 21, 2017
Truly. And don’t expect them to end any time soon.
Comments
2 responses to “On Splatoon 2 Launch Day, Japan Lines Up For The Switch ”
The onky reason that ‘quantities are limited’ is Nintendo like to artificially control demand. It a shitty business practice. I wish the gaming community would wise up to nintendos disregard for its customers. Just because they make good games (sometimes) doesn’t mean they should have carte Blanche to treat consumers like shit.
Would never line up for a game. What a stupid waste of time.