We won’t be getting the 3DS for another month (it hits the US on March 27th), but in Japan, thousands of people are lining up to nab their handheld from retailers across the country. It’s safe to say it’s going to be a quiet, indoors weekend for many in the land of the rising sun.

Our Japanese readers are probably waiting in line, and so won’t be reading this, but the rest of you might want to take a few minutes to peruse our 3DS tag and check out the latest news, launch titles, design secrets, and so on. 1UP is also going over the launch in more detail, since they’re… you know, a games site.