By Today marks the day of the long-awaited Pokémon X and Y’s global release, and thousands of people from around the world waited in lines in front of stores to get their copies. Here’s a look at some of the lines, thanks to many Twitter feeds from Pokémon Masters in Japan.
進撃物販列 pic.twitter.com/zdtxZ9DerW
— 霄@体感 (@sora_nanaz) October 12, 2013
ヨドバシ内部は長蛇の列 #ポケモンXY pic.twitter.com/T9oLyt3jh4
— ToyBox (@toybox2002) October 11, 2013
ポケモン待ち列スゲぇww pic.twitter.com/qDttSBOz9s
— シツヤ＠境界の彼方最高！ (@shituya) October 12, 2013
ポケモンの列ハンパねーwwww pic.twitter.com/S4FRyaTRXE
— kimacho (@shotaaa_01sk8) October 12, 2013
Pokémon fans from the United States also had their share of festivities last night, as they waited for the release of the games at Nintendo World in Rockefeller Plaza.
Check out the line for the #PokemonXY launch event at Nintendo World! pic.twitter.com/yxRHrBInwo
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) October 11, 2013
Just a few more hours until the #PokemonXY launch event in NYC! How are you celebrating the launch in your town? pic.twitter.com/WbjbucmI9w
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) October 11, 2013
The #PokemonXY launch event is under way! pic.twitter.com/o8ZUEKEbO0
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) October 12, 2013
Trainers test their Pokémon knowledge! Name That Pokémon! #PokemonXY pic.twitter.com/M0AI4Lqkxd
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) October 12, 2013
Rewind to a a day ago. Above is a look at Sony’s opening day for the release of the new PlayStation Vita models at Yodobashi Akiba.
これは新型VITA発売日のヨドバシアキバ https://t.co/V3WAuPzG3l これは同じ場所の、ポケモンXYの列 pic.twitter.com/R5xE3R2N75
— ろぐすとん (@rokumanjigaga) October 11, 2013
Skip ahead to 24 hours later, and that’s same place during the launch of Pokémon X and Y .
