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\t<\/div>If you\u2019re yet to secure a pre-order for the Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>, you may want to consider attending the console\u2019s only public midnight launch.<\/p>\n
Midnight launch events used to be guaranteed whenever new video games<\/a>, and especially new gaming consoles, arrived but the whole concept has slowly disappeared over time, along with the shops that used to host them.<\/p>\n
This is because people are buying fewer physical games<\/a> than they used to, as well as the decline of local high street shopping in general – something the lockdown-inducing coronavirus<\/a> pandemic only accelerated.<\/p>\n
As such, it seems like very few people will be camping outside their local gaming shops to be among the first to grab a Nintendo<\/a> Switch 2 next week, although one retailer is keeping the dream alive with a country-wide midnight launch.<\/p>\n
According to its own website<\/a>, all Smyth stores in the UK will have a limited selection of Switch 2 stock to purchase from 12:01am until 12:30am on June 5.<\/p>\n
Be sure to use Smyth\u2019s store tracker<\/a> to check if there\u2019s one near where you live or at least within reasonable driving distance if you\u2019re interested in taking part.<\/p>\n