Hundreds of gamers in Cary waited over 14 hours in line for the midnight launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 and the exclusive Mario Kart World game, with excitement and community spirit evident among fans of all ages.
A small group of Zelda fans have already started queuing up for the midnight release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom at the Nintendo World store in New York city, despite a reservation system being in place. Some fans missed out on a midnight slot due to the website breaking down temporarily. Nintendo is hosting a Treehouse: Live stream on Thursday which will lead up to the midnight launch of the game.
Nintendo will be offering a long sleeve T-shirt and a themed mug exclusively at its NY store during the midnight launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Other items available include the game, collector's edition, and the new Link amiibo. Nintendo Treehouse will also be hosting a livestream featuring four segments of the new game.