Cork gamers unite in queue outside Smyths Toys for the midnight release of Nintendo Switch 2
Thousands of gamers across Ireland flocked to their closest Smyth's Toys Superstore in the hours leading up to midnight on Thursday to pick up the latest console in the series.
Ali from BroGameTime, a YouTube channel with 147,000 subscribers, was one of the gamers standing outside Smyth's on Maylor Street in Cork City to pick up the console, which cost €469.99 for the console on its own or €509.99 with Mario Kart World included.
He joined the queue before the midnight release, and he said it was 'cool' to be amongst those picking up the console on release day.
'It was cool because the last time (there was a big console release) it was the PS5 and that was during Covid, and I know some people came just to see the launch because everything is online now,' he said.
According to the YouTuber, Smyth's staff segregated those who pre-ordered the console from those hoping to buy one on the spot.
Ali pre-ordered the console, which was delivered to his house at 2pm on Thursday, but the gamer wanted to get his hands on the console before that.
'I did pre-order to my house, but the thing was I wanted it there and then, so I bought one on the spot and returned the one that arrived to my house at around 2pm.
'To be honest, there are some people who are re-selling them for over €550 or €600, and I don't want to do things like that, so I brought it back to the store for someone else to buy it.
'Those people are greedy,' he said.
Ali added that the experience felt 'great' as he was surrounded by people from the same generation.
'It was great. I'm in my early 30s and most people in the line were around the same age as me, either late 20s or early 30s and most people were there to buy it for themselves and not for their kids.
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'Everything has changed. We are the 90s kids and we buy games for ourselves instead of just for kids,' he added.
He uploaded an unboxing video to his BroGameTime YouTube channel, which showcased the first few moments of booting and setting the console up.
'It feels much, much, much better. Even on the screen, I can't believe it.
'I was thinking it wouldn't be great compared to the original one, but I even played Mario Party from the original Switch and that looked great on the handheld.
'I think people should buy it if they want one because it is much better than the original Switch,' he concluded.
Ali's channel can be found here: youtube.com/@brogametime2103
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