{"id":127970,"date":"2022-09-09T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-137365"},"modified":"2022-09-09T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T13:00:00","slug":"soapbox-splatoon-3s-midnight-launch-felt-a-bit-different","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/09\/09\/soapbox-splatoon-3s-midnight-launch-felt-a-bit-different\/","title":{"rendered":"Soapbox: Splatoon 3’s Midnight Launch Felt A Bit Different"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ah, the venerable midnight launch. The once-expected tradition of camping out for midnight game launches \u2014 so timed as to technically adhere to official game street dates while still capitalising on gamer obsessions and enthusiasm \u2014 is, at least in New York City, on the verge of extinction thanks to numerous factors like public safety, liability concerns, pandemic precautions, and overall consumer welfare.<\/p>\n

But on this date, September 9, 2022, the spirit at least lived on, thanks to Nintendo NY\u2019s formidable RSVP system, which requires hopeful purchasers of \u2014 in this case \u2014 Splatoon 3<\/a>, to log in on their My Nintendo account, and reserve a timeslot in a virtual queue to buy the game.<\/p>\n

I, for example, was late to the party, and only checked the Nintendo NY Twitter<\/a> account to see if they had any launch event happening, and they did. By the time I\u2019d checked the details, however, they only had 1 AM and beyond time slots remaining, so I RSVP-ed and made my way over just prior to midnight to get a glance at the queue.<\/p>\n