On May 22nd, 2010, a Super Mario Galaxy 2 launch party was held inside Best Buy, in Chicago. My friend and I arrived sometime in the afternoon, to make sure we got there somewhat early. Why, you ask? Well, in the invitation to this event, it listed that the first 500 attendees were to receive a SMG2 cinch bag. But it gets even better! The first 100 in line would get a limited run piece of framed artwork. A Best Buy in NYC had an identical giveaway program. To top it all off, we were able to play the game before the midnight launch!

Kevin Manno of Q101 Chicago was in attendance. He handled trivia questions and judged the costume contest (with fan input).; funny, charismatic guy. It was a really fun experience – totally worth the trip!

Here is a video I made of the evening:

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