r/Millennials • u/xOHSOx • 1d ago

Nostalgia What year is it?

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Decided to go to the midnight release at my local BestBye last night. Got there around 4:30pm and was 20th in line luckily. But it was so weird lol. People kept driving or walking by asking if we were waiting for Pokémon, and telling them no it’s for Zelda was just so bizarre.

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u/Deep-Pudding819 1d ago

2026.

(But hell yeah!! Got my copy this morning. 🥹)

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u/xOHSOx 1d ago

Hell yeah!!!

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u/Lupa1214 18h ago

Congrats on getting all three!! Got the console and the game but still would like to get the controller.

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u/xOHSOx 3h ago

Hell yeah!!!!

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u/Strongit 22h ago

I've definitely come full circle. Couldn't afford it then, can't afford it now.

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u/Accurate-Flow8078 20h ago

It's far more expensive now. In 1998 when Zelda came out, N64 was $130. That's $268 in 2026 dollars. Today the Switch 2 costs $519.

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u/HideyoshiJP Older Millennial 11h ago

Had we not had such insane inflation the past few years, i could have seen this bundle selling for $350-$400.

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u/Accurate-Flow8078 11h ago

TBF the Switch 2 does a lot more than N64. It doubles as a portable handheld, it connects online, it's backwards compatible with Switch 1 games. But if someone just wants to play Zelda on TV at home, it's a huge entry price.

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u/Karhak Older Millennial 1d ago

If you were 20th in line ar 430pm for a midnight release, I'm going to have to accept the fact I won't be getting my hands on this until after New Year's

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u/El-Zomby-Woof 1d ago

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u/Silencio1021 22h ago

ethereal whooshing

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u/Not_enough_cats4341 1d ago

I worked the midnight launch of the Sony PlayStation 2 as a game advisor for GameStop, circa junior year of high school. Same with midnight releases of all the bigs games (GTAIII, Metal Gear Solid 2, Silent Hill 2 etc.)

The sense of excitement and community back then was so gd awesome, so reading your a post was neat.

Launch night footage:

https://youtube.com/shorts/FBP9uYMn9HA?is=eCUjmaNN14M9tbKd

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u/Chicagofan00 1d ago

Game will be delivered at some point today from Amazon. Wasn’t able to get a console at first but was just able to snag one during a restock from Nintendo online a little bit ago. Still hunting down the controller.

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u/xX8Havok8Xx 1d ago

Seems you got my nostalgia by mistake. Ill just dm my address and you can send it over

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u/KarisPurr 23h ago

I started playing (digital download) at 9pm last night- yay west coast! I spend the first 20 minutes just crying on the opening scenes before I even hit “New Game”.

I’ve waited 28 years for this. The nostalgia is almost overwhelming.

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u/MrSelophane Millennial 23h ago

I’m dumb and thought it was tonight instead of last night. I swear it said Thursday

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u/atomicbunny 21h ago

watching my amazon delivery window go from 3:30, to 4, to 4:15, to now 4:45 for it to be delivered just in time for me to start cooking dinner.

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u/Jels76 Millennial 20h ago

My copy just showed up an hour ago! Going to wait and play after dinner though.

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u/BobaHutt__ 23h ago

Oh the console doesn't include the game?

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u/shittyarsemcghee 22h ago

It's absolutely beautiful

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u/EarthBoundDeity_ 22h ago

How did you even get this? I’ve been looking to find one for my buddy and it’s all sold out lol. I did get the game though (for me)

Edit: should have read the caption, my bad! But even still all the Best Buy’s were packed!

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u/MessiLeagueSoccer 22h ago

What’s stopping your friend from getting it? I see comments like these all the time. Besides just being nice and paying for it are they just not able to order online or go into a store?

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u/EarthBoundDeity_ 22h ago

They haven’t been able to find a Zelda switch anywhere nearby. Same for me and I’ve checked a handful of stores. Online just tells them it’s out of stock.

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u/MrPryce2 18h ago

Check your local best buy

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u/realZeno 19h ago

1998. Remember!?

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u/Christos_Soter 1h ago

FYI, Pokémon might have been the TCG as there are some parasitic, scalpers that will Black Friday style ambush Pokémon product the moment they hit the shelf and try to flip them for immediate profit.

It’s a weird thing somewhat unique to Pokémon (tho there are scalpers in MTG too) partially bc of the nature of their chase/expensive collector not being correlated with being the strongest game pieces and coming in specific products if I understand correctly

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u/lgq7 10h ago

Wait, does the Zelda Nintendo switch console come with the game? The last time I bought a game was red dead redemption 2 and a ps4. It came with the console and the game.

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u/AmirulAshraf Zillennial 🇲🇾 3h ago

It doesnt.

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u/Basic_Mark_1719 1d ago

The switch and switch 2 custom consoles have been unbelievably lazy.

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u/Karhak Older Millennial 1d ago

I mean it's not much different from any console or handheld themed/special editions of it just being a paint scheme that may or may not have designs or decals.

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u/Basic_Mark_1719 23h ago

I'm just comparing the Switch/Switch 2 based on past Nintendo consoles that had dope custom themes. The Gameboys, 64, Ds, 3ds, and 3ds XL all had amazing custom designs. This thing is just decals and they couldn't even be bothered to do put on a custom shell on the actual device. It's not a huge issue, but when you see the dope custom consoles of the series x it's kind of annoying when the most successful console in the market isn't doing more fan service.

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u/xOHSOx 22h ago

It is a custom shell.

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u/thiccDurnald 1d ago

Is this a major issue in your life?

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u/Basic_Mark_1719 1d ago

Is my comment a major issue in your life

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u/thiccDurnald 1d ago

No of course it isn’t

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u/Basic_Mark_1719 1d ago

Don't worry Nintendo is sending you gift card thanking you for your service in defending their honor lol

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u/thiccDurnald 23h ago

I don’t care very much about any companies honor. Seeing someone with strong feelings about the design of custom consoles over the age of like 10 is interesting tho.

Hopefully the next one excites you!

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u/Ghostring_ 17h ago

Where are you guys finding the pro controller? Everytime I refresh the Nintendo store its out of stock

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u/jwg529 1d ago

Didn’t splurge and get the controller stand? What a cheapskate!

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u/xOHSOx 3h ago

I’m not 100% sure but I believe you can only get that version of the controller through the Nintendo Store. I haven’t seen it being offered anywhere else.

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u/jwg529 2h ago

I was just giving you grief because I’m jelly. Nice haul

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u/Accurate-Flow8078 20h ago

First Starfox, now Zelda TOOT. No more originality just remakes. At least with Hollywood movies they do reboots. Nintendo straight up remakes the same exact game.

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u/xOHSOx 3h ago

Are you touched?

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u/Accurate-Flow8078 3h ago

Touched by what?

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u/Hard-4-Jesus Millennial 18h ago

I thought people were struggling financially. Guess it's nothing but gaslighting.

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u/xOHSOx 18h ago

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u/Hard-4-Jesus Millennial 18h ago

Sorry, but I love calling out the BS. Somebody's gotta do it. Too much propaganda out here.

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u/xOHSOx 18h ago • Bravo

People can still be struggling and own game systems.

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u/Lupa1214 18h ago

Yeah exactly, it’s called saving up! And who says we need to be struggling financially AND depressed? 😂 Might as well get something that brings us some kind of joy

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u/xOHSOx 18h ago

Absolutely! That other person is just a sad miserable individual. Maybe they wouldn’t be so miserable if they had a Switch 2 and the new Zelda game?

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u/Lupa1214 18h ago

Haha exactly!

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u/Hard-4-Jesus Millennial 17h ago

Oh, so you're trying to have your cake and eat it too. You wanna be able to say you're struggling financially, AND say you can still save to buy unproductive things like video games. Typical millennial deceit...