It’s already a few months since Nintendo released their latest console, the Switch. While sales figures remain solid outside of Japan, Nintendo’s home country’s sales doesn’t seem to see a slow down any time soon. Even if it’s been months already, people are STILL lining up to get their hands on one. And the long lines are so ridiculous that most stores to do lotteries because of their limited stocks.
This rings true for one of Japan’s most famous electronics shops, Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara. There, the store only has 250 units of the Switch console. And with massively long lines forming outside, the Akihabara landmark’s staff decided to do a lottery to determine which 250 customers get to have one.
With over 3,000 people lining up to get one, and only 250 consoles available, who can blame them? Some people who lined up, as well as a few passers-by, even posted about the ridiculously-long lines on twitter.
現在ヨドバシアキバでSWITCHの抽選券貰うための行列中。
まさかこんなに歩かされるとは……
見たところ3000人以上並んでる。#Switch難民 多すぎ…… #任天堂 さん何とかしてよ……_(:3 」∠)_#Switch pic.twitter.com/aQGKXseaqV— アキラ@黒ウィズとボールルームとアビス (@dango_3k) July 16, 2017
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海の日にアキハバラでスイッチ抽選とか、やだよね、 pic.twitter.com/svHmBSIk8X
— Eric_nishi (@bnr32nismo32) July 16, 2017
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ヨドバシ秋葉原のswitch抽選会 pic.twitter.com/2mm9mFEtXk
— めんたいこ (@mikesplatoon) July 16, 2017
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アキバのヨドバシがスイッチ抽選でカオスすぎる状態に！これがスプラトゥーン2のパワーか – https://t.co/aSMl9OwKXT pic.twitter.com/wvmZIoPBPx
— スプラトゥーン攻略 – ナワバリ速報 (@nawabarisokuhou) July 17, 2017
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ヨドバシ秋葉原へ来たけど、スイッチの抽選と思われる長蛇の列ができてた。8:27地点で2600番くらいだったから、総数の推定では、5000番は余裕で行き、最大で10000番超える可能性がある。これは梅田超え確実で、とてつもなく無理www#任天堂スイッチ pic.twitter.com/orGWlQYi0I
— マリパズくん (@no4yh) July 16, 2017
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Switchの抽選券の行列@秋葉原ヨドバシの様子です‼️
店舗を1周し昭和通りを出て書泉を越え岩本町駅を越え神田雲林坊さんを越えてます‼️あと少しのびたら肉の万世さんまで行く勢い?
もう隅田川の花火大会くらいの人混みです。ザッと見積もって5千人位はいそう。。? pic.twitter.com/gKItXZL0WM— たけ丸@真・秋葉原おすすめランチ (@akibalunch) July 16, 2017
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And it’s not just Yodobashi Camera in Tokyo, but the one in Osaka as well. However, they only had 200 consoles, with approximately 2,100 people lining up to get them.
ヨドバシ梅田のスイッチ200台にコレ 無理だぞw pic.twitter.com/ybjaOC8wlL
— [email protected] (@pachi_pansya) July 15, 2017
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Those who lined up are even calling these lotteries to get the chance to buy a Switch as “Hell”. No wonder, huh?
source: Kotaku
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