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Nintendo Switch 2 Launch Day is Absolute Madness

Dominic Pastino

05 Jun 2025 — 2 min read

Photos displayed here showcase customers in line waiting to get their hands on the Switch 2!

If you’ve been anywhere near the internet today, you already know the Switch 2 launch is chaos in real time.

Lines formed late last night outside GameStops across the country, with people waiting it out for the 12 AM release like it was Black Friday all over again. Some brought chairs. Some brought snacks. Some brought that quiet intensity that only comes from waiting eight hours in the cold for a brand-new console.

And now that it’s actually here? Things have gotten even crazier.

A GameStop in New York Took It Too Far

One of the biggest stories making the rounds today comes from a GameStop store in New York. Staff there were stapling receipts directly to the Switch 2 boxes. Not taped. Stapled.

And not just to the outside of the box. Some customers claim their console screens were damaged because the staple went through the front of the packaging. For a brand-new launch day device, that’s about as rough as it gets.

People left the store with their receipt, their console, and a free hole punched in the display. Absolutely unreal.

Walmart Started Adding Coke and Pringles to Orders

Meanwhile, across the US, Walmart is shipping Switch 2 orders with some unexpected extras. Multiple people have posted photos showing their brand-new console packed in with a bottle of Coca-Cola and a can of Pringles.

We’re not sure if it’s some surprise promo or just a packaging mix-up, but the result is the same, people are getting a snack bundle with their new system.

No complaints here, honestly. Launch day stress is real. If a cold Coke and some chips help take the edge off, we’re all for it.

It’s Still Going!

Right now, stores are scrambling to restock, online queues are jammed, and everyone who missed the midnight drop is still trying to grab one before the day ends. Whether you managed to get a Switch 2 already or you’re still refreshing your screen every five minutes, just know you’re not alone.

This is one for the history books. And it’s not over yet.

We’ll keep watching how this all plays out , and if anything even more unhinged happens, we’ll be back here to talk about it.

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