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HE WAITED HOW LONG?

You Just Had to Be There

10.0 / 10 10.0 2026 29m

Documentary

A look at the community surrounding Nintendo's New York store in the month leading up to the launch of the Nintendo Switch in 2017.

Directed by Mateo Simunovic

VISUAL NOTES

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CAST

The people behind the story

Alex Pekala

Alex PekalaSelf (archive footage)

Isaiah 'TriForce' Johnson

Isaiah 'TriForce' JohnsonSelf

Gabe Torres

Gabe TorresSelf

Etika

EtikaSelf (archive footage)

Elea Tsentzelis

Elea TsentzelisSelf

Junior Levia

Junior LeviaSelf

Michael Vavara

Michael VavaraSelf

Tuan Phoenix

Tuan PhoenixSelf

Curated collection

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