Calendar

Aug
15
Wed
2018
Smash 4 Tournament Wii U 1v1 @ Lizard Lounge - Long Island, NY
Aug 15 @ 9:00 pm – 11:59 pm

Game: Smash 4 on Wii U, 1v1

Start time: 9pm

Entry fee: $5 each, 2 drink minimum

18+ ID required

Arcade Wednesdays at Lizard Lounge:
All the other Video Games Retro to Brand new will be on and ready to be played – N64, Game Cube (x2), Xbox 360, PS2 (x2) Wii, Wii U (x2) Sega Genesis. 

Aug
17
Fri
2018
Switch & Play NYC Retrofest @ Waypoint Cafe NYC
Aug 17 @ 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Meet up at Waypoint Cafe to play classic retro games on Nintendo consoles.

https://www.facebook.com/SwitchAndPlayNYC/

Aug
24
Fri
2018
Switch & Play Weekly Meetup @ The Concourse Rockefeller Center
Aug 24 @ 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Switch & Play NYC weekly meetup to play games on Nintendo Switch!

Games:
Super Mario Odyssey
Rocket League
Pokken Tournament
Splatoon 2
Arms
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers
Kirby Star Allies, + more

Aug
29
Wed
2018
Amiibo Wars Tournament Wii U @ Lizard Lounge - Long Island, NY
Aug 29 @ 9:00 pm – Aug 30 @ 1:00 am

Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH! 

Double elimination

Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum

Total overall CP cannot exceed 120, Amiibos may be checked!

Start time: 9pm

Must be 18+, ID required

 

Aug
31
Fri
2018
Switch & Play Weekly Meetup @ The Concourse Rockefeller Center
Aug 31 @ 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Switch & Play NYC weekly meetup to play games on Nintendo Switch!

Games:
Super Mario Odyssey
Rocket League
Pokken Tournament
Splatoon 2
Arms
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers
Kirby Star Allies, + more

Sep
5
Wed
2018
Amiibo Wars Tournament Wii U @ Lizard Lounge - Long Island, NY
Sep 5 @ 9:00 pm – Sep 6 @ 1:00 am

Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH! 

Double elimination

Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum

Amiibos must be at a standard 120 levels total

Start time: 9pm

Must be 18+, ID required

 

Smash Brothers Amiibo and Me Tournament @ Lizard Lounge - Long Island, NY
Sep 5 @ 9:00 pm – Sep 6 @ 1:00 am

2v2 Amiibo in Smash on Wii U

Double elimination

Fee: $5, 1 drink minimum (2 soda / juice min) or food

Registration time: 7pm – 9pm

Start time: 9:30pm

BYOC

Must be 18+, ID required

Smash all night long – even after the tournament – Melee – Brawl pm & Wii U.

Sep
21
Fri
2018
Nindies In New York – Switch & Play NYC September Monthly Event @ Waypoint Cafe NYC
Sep 21 @ 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm

September is here, and Indie games have taken the Nintendo Switch by storm! So why not dedicate this month’s event to Indies on Nintendo Switch, or as Nintendo likes to call them, “Nindies”?

Starting at 3PM on September 21st, we will be meeting up at Waypoint Cafe, as we celebrate nindies that are on the Nintendo Switch. We will have tons of select games for people to play:

– Pocket Rumble
– Wizard of Legend
– Runbow
– Enter the Gungeon
– Crawl
– Graceful Explosion Machine
– Jackbox Party Pack 1-4
– Use Your Words
– Overcooked 2
– Blade Strangers
– Light Fingers
– Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes
– Flat Heroes
– Human: Fall Flat

And Many More!

We will be rotating each game, so everyone would have a chance to try out different Nindie titles!

To get to Waypoint Cafe, take the D Train to Grand St. From there, it’s a five minute walk to Ludlow St. After you reach Ludlow, make a left turn, and it’s a very short walk. You could also take the F Train to Delancey St. From there, it’s a three minute walk to Ludlow.

Please be mindful, and respect other patrons at Waypoint Cafe, as well as the management. We also urge anyone attending the event not to bring outside food to the venue.

We hope that you are able to join us, as we look forward to having you with us!

Switch & Play NYC Retrofest @ Waypoint Cafe NYC
Sep 21 @ 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Meet up at Waypoint Cafe to play classic retro games on Nintendo consoles.

https://www.facebook.com/SwitchAndPlayNYC/

Sep
26
Wed
2018
Amiibo Wars Tournament Wii U @ Lizard Lounge - Long Island, NY
Sep 26 @ 9:00 pm – Sep 27 @ 1:00 am

Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH! 

Double elimination

Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum

Total overall CP cannot exceed 120, Amiibos may be checked!

Start time: 9pm

Must be 18+, ID required

 

Oct
3
Wed
2018
Amiibo Wars Tournament Wii U @ Lizard Lounge - Long Island, NY
Oct 3 @ 9:00 pm – Oct 4 @ 1:00 am

Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH! 

Double elimination

Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum

Amiibos must be at a standard 120 levels total

Start time: 9pm

Must be 18+, ID required

 

Smash Brothers Amiibo and Me Tournament @ Lizard Lounge - Long Island, NY
Oct 3 @ 9:00 pm – Oct 4 @ 1:00 am

2v2 Amiibo in Smash on Wii U

Double elimination

Fee: $5, 1 drink minimum (2 soda / juice min) or food

Registration time: 7pm – 9pm

Start time: 9:30pm

BYOC

Must be 18+, ID required

Smash all night long – even after the tournament – Melee – Brawl pm & Wii U.

Oct
19
Fri
2018
Switch & Play NYC Retrofest @ Waypoint Cafe NYC
Oct 19 @ 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Meet up at Waypoint Cafe to play classic retro games on Nintendo consoles.

https://www.facebook.com/SwitchAndPlayNYC/

Oct
31
Wed
2018
Amiibo Wars Tournament Wii U @ Lizard Lounge - Long Island, NY
Oct 31 @ 9:00 pm – Nov 1 @ 1:00 am

Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH! 

Double elimination

Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum

Total overall CP cannot exceed 120, Amiibos may be checked!

Start time: 9pm

Must be 18+, ID required

 

Nov
7
Wed
2018
Amiibo Wars Tournament Wii U @ Lizard Lounge - Long Island, NY
Nov 7 @ 9:00 pm – Nov 8 @ 1:00 am

Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH! 

Double elimination

Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum

Amiibos must be at a standard 120 levels total

Start time: 9pm

Must be 18+, ID required

 

Smash Brothers Amiibo and Me Tournament @ Lizard Lounge - Long Island, NY
Nov 7 @ 9:00 pm – Nov 8 @ 1:00 am

2v2 Amiibo in Smash on Wii U

Double elimination

Fee: $5, 1 drink minimum (2 soda / juice min) or food

Registration time: 7pm – 9pm

Start time: 9:30pm

BYOC

Must be 18+, ID required

Smash all night long – even after the tournament – Melee – Brawl pm & Wii U.

Nov
16
Fri
2018
Switch & Play NYC Retrofest @ Waypoint Cafe NYC
Nov 16 @ 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Meet up at Waypoint Cafe to play classic retro games on Nintendo consoles.

https://www.facebook.com/SwitchAndPlayNYC/

Nov
18
Sun
2018
Let’s Go and Switch It Up! – Switch & Play NYC November Monthly @ David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center / ‘Wichcraft
Nov 18 @ 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu & Let’s Go Eevee are out, and we’ll be celebrating it with a small launch event. We’ll be located at the David Rubenstein Atrium near Lincoln Center! Get together with members of Switch & Play NYC, as well as Pokemon DS NYC, as we all play Pokemon Let’s Go Together! We’ll also take the time to play some Pokemon Go together, as there’s plenty of PokeStops all over the Lincoln Center area! Lastly, we’ll have a mini raffle, where we’ll be raffling off some cool Pokemon prizes!

DIRECTIONS:
To get to the David Rubenstein Atrium,, you could either:

Take the B, D, F, M, or 1 train to 59th st. Columbus Circle, then walk up to 62nd st. From there, you should see the Atrium. Or you could Take the 1, 2, or 3 train to 72nd St., then walk down to 62nd st.

There are outlets you could use to charge your phones and Switches, but please be mindful of folks who would like to have a turn to charge their stuff.

See you guys for some Pokemon Action!

Nov
28
Wed
2018
Amiibo Wars Tournament Wii U @ Lizard Lounge - Long Island, NY
Nov 28 @ 9:00 pm – Nov 29 @ 1:00 am

Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH! 

Double elimination

Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum

Total overall CP cannot exceed 120, Amiibos may be checked!

Start time: 9pm

Must be 18+, ID required

 

Dec
5
Wed
2018
Next Level Battle Circuit @ Next Level
Dec 5 @ 7:00 pm

Games: Street Fighter V, DragonBall FighterZ, Marvel vs Capcom Infinite
Console: PS4

Venue fee: $10 (no spectating is permitted)
Entry fee: $10 per game

Registration time: 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm – please call the store if you are running late and wish to register.
Tournament begins at 8:30 pm

Prize Payout:
1st: 70% of pot
2nd: 20% of pot
3rd: 10% of pot

Stream: http://www.twitch.tv/teamsp00ky
Hosted by Next Level

Amiibo Wars Tournament Wii U @ Lizard Lounge - Long Island, NY
Dec 5 @ 9:00 pm – Dec 6 @ 1:00 am

Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH! 

Double elimination

Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum

Amiibos must be at a standard 120 levels total

Start time: 9pm

Must be 18+, ID required

 

Dec
7
Fri
2018
The Ultimate Launch – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Launch Event @ Waypoint Cafe NYC
Dec 7 @ 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate releases on December 7th, and to celebrate the launch of the game, we’ll be hosting a tournament at Waypoint Cafe! We’ll be teaming up with Waypoint Cafe as we bring you this huge launch event!

Rules:
1v1 Best 2 out of 3
3 Stocks, 5 minutes
No Items
Final Smash Meter On
Battlefield or Omega Styled Stages
Let Players pick stages
Single Elimination
32 Players Maximum
Miis Allowed, Default Moves only

Prizes will be announced at a later date.

Signups will start at 3 PM We’ll be cutting off signups around 5-5:30 PM, or until it’s filled up The tournament will be starting at 6 PM. All entries will be at a First Come, First Served basis, so if you want to guarantee your spot, we suggest you show up as early as possible. We recommend you also bring your own controller.

To get to Waypoint Cafe, take the D Train to Grand St. From there, it’s a five minute walk to Ludlow St. After you reach Ludlow, make a left turn, and it’s a very short walk. You could also take the F Train to Delancey St. From there, it’s a three minute walk to Ludlow.

See you on the Battlefield!

Dec
12
Wed
2018
Smash 4 Tournament Wii U 1v1 @ Lizard Lounge - Long Island, NY
Dec 12 @ 9:00 pm – 11:59 pm

Game: Smash 4 on Wii U, 1v1

Start time: 9pm

Entry fee: $5 each, 2 drink minimum

18+ ID required

Arcade Wednesdays at Lizard Lounge:
All the other Video Games Retro to Brand new will be on and ready to be played – N64, Game Cube (x2), Xbox 360, PS2 (x2) Wii, Wii U (x2) Sega Genesis. 

Dec
21
Fri
2018
Switch & Play NYC Retrofest @ Waypoint Cafe NYC
Dec 21 @ 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Meet up at Waypoint Cafe to play classic retro games on Nintendo consoles.

https://www.facebook.com/SwitchAndPlayNYC/

Dec
22
Sat
2018
A Very Smashing Holiday Party – Switch & Play NYC December @ Waypoint Cafe NYC
Dec 22 @ 12:00 pm – 11:00 pm

The most wonderful time of the year is coming, and what better way to celebrate the holidays than a Holiday Party! Once again, we will be hosting our annual Holiday Party at Waypoint, where we’ll be having free play on the TVs, as people are playing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch!

We’ll be doing a special Christmas grab bag game during the party! Instead of the traditional Yankee Swap/White Elephant Gift Exchange, we wanted to do something different.

Here are the rules:

Item must be in the $20-$30 range. It must be a physical item or a piece of merchandise (like toys, board games, plushies, etc.). We will not be accepting video games or prepaid cards/gift cards. The item must be a physical item or piece of merchandise. Make sure the gift is wrapped up and left unlabeled.

On the day of the event all of the items will get thrown into a giant laundry sack or giant bag. Admins Mike and Geoffrey will randomly generate the order of the participants, and line them up. They will randomly grab an item out of the bag without looking. Once you receive the gift, it’s yours. At the end of the game, you can choose to trade with people if you would like.

We will have another raffle this year, where we’ll be giving away a ton of prizes!

To get to Waypoint Cafe, take the D Train to Grand St. From there, it’s a five minute walk to Ludlow St. After you reach Ludlow, make a left turn, and it’s a very short walk. You could also take the F Train to Delancey St. From there, it’s a three minute walk to Ludlow.

We look forward to seeing you guys at the party!

Jan
9
Wed
2019
Amiibo Wars Tournament Wii U @ Lizard Lounge - Long Island, NY
Jan 9 @ 9:00 pm – Jan 10 @ 1:00 am

Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH! 

Double elimination

Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum

Amiibos must be at a standard 120 levels total

Start time: 9pm

Must be 18+, ID required

 

Feb
6
Wed
2019
Amiibo Wars Tournament Wii U @ Lizard Lounge - Long Island, NY
Feb 6 @ 9:00 pm – Feb 7 @ 1:00 am

Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH! 

Double elimination

Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum

Amiibos must be at a standard 120 levels total

Start time: 9pm

Must be 18+, ID required

 

Mar
13
Wed
2019
Wired Wednesday 009 – Video Game & Multi-Genre Event ( Queens ) @ H0L0
Mar 13 @ 10:00 pm – Mar 14 @ 4:00 am

Come Through “The Door” And Get Wired With Us As We Finally Bring Our Wired Wednesday Series Out To Queens !
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// Second Wednesday Of Every Month H0L0 ( Queens ) //

// Last Wednesday Of Every Month The Velvet Lounge ( LI ) //
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[[[ . AREA 1 : ]]] – Dance Music AF

[[ . AREA 2 : ]]] – CHILL ZONE / VIDEO GAMES

[[ Synthwave / Lo-Fi Hip Hop / Ambient / Chill Music ]]

[ Video Games Provided By Mashfest NYC ( Super Smash Brothers Ultimate / Mario Kart 8 / Soul Caliber 6 / ) ]

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AREA 1 DJs :
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Resident Sounds So Sweet Wired Wednesday DJs

Schnife The Yak b2b Space Monk-E With Their New Project

” The Birds & The Bees ” – ( Baby Making Music )
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GUEST DJS :
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Big Juana – ( Drum & Bass / Jungle )

MentaleeRude – ( UK Garage )
( b2b )
Bass Rokwell – ( Techno / House )

+ More To Be Announced

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AREA 2 DJs :
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Faith in the Glitch – ( Synthwave / Retro )

Syncretik – ( Chill Wave / Ambient )

DRYBONEZ – ( Experimental Hip-Hop )

+ More TBA

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$10 At The Door

$5 OFF AT THE DOOR WITH RSVP AND ENTRY BEFORE 11 PM

OR $5 OFF WITH OUT OF STATE ID & RSVP ALL NIGHT

RSVP LINK : https://bit.ly/2tA7wXq
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Mar
22
Fri
2019
Switch & Play NYC Two Year Anniversary Event @ Waypoint Cafe NYC
Mar 22 @ 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm

It’s been two years since Switch & Play NYC has formed, and we’re doing another anniversary event! Once again, we are grateful for all of you guys coming through these past two years!

We will be hosting a competition, similar to that of the Nintendo World Championships, where players will be completing in a series of rounds, where everyone will be playing different games with their own challenges. There will be different games each round, with sub rounds where those who lost have a chance of making it through.

The event will be hosted at Waypoint Cafe NYC on Friday, March 22nd! Sign ups will start as early as 3PM, and the competition will start at 6PM!

DIRECTIONS:

To get to Waypoint Cafe, take the D Train to Grand St. From there, it’s a five minute walk to Ludlow St. After you reach Ludlow, make a left turn, and it’s a very short walk. You could also take the F Train to Delancey St. From there, it’s a three minute walk to Ludlow.

Please note that Waypoint Cafe has a strict policy on outside food, and we would ask all attendees not to bring any outside food with you. We would like to suggest supporting the store by buying a drink, food, or snacks. If you would like outside food, there’s places all over where you could go to, just as long as you don’t bring it back with you to the cafe.

We hope that you are able to join us, as we look forward to having you with us!

Jul
21
Sun
2019
Nitro Fueled BBQ – Switch & Play NYC Summer BBQ 2019 @ Brooklyn Bridge Park (Pier 5)
Jul 21 @ 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm

The BBQ is BACK once again, and this time, it’s Nitro Fuled!

We will be meeting once again at the Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 5, Celebrating Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled! We’re also planning to host the BBQ on Sunday, July 21st, with July 28th as the rain date.

To determine the headcount of how many people are attending, we strongly recommend to set your RSVP notice as “Going”, because marking it as “Interested” is too vague for us. We want to make sure that we will be buying the right amount of food to feed everybody in attendance. If there are extra guests that would like to attend, please let us know, and consider contributing an item to the event.

We will also be keeping track on food, beverages, and other supplies that will be contributed to the BBQ in the form of a Google Spreadsheet. Please note that contributing something will likely factor into food intake for the event, so in the interest of fairness, please consider bringing something, to help the BBQ run smoothly!

Check out the items that are being listed for the BBQ on the spreadsheet, so we don’t end up with a large surplus of items or supplies we don’t need much of, such as bags of chips.

http://tiny.cc/SPNYCBBQ2019

Info on what we plan to do for Crash Team Racing will be coming soon.

[ Directions ]

To get to the Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 5, you can take the 2/3/4/5 trains to the Borough Hall stop.

From Borough Hall, head west on Joralemon Street, and keep walking until you reach Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 5. That will be a 13-minute walk.

You could also take the N/W/R trains to the Court Street stop. From there, walk to Montague Street, then walk until you reach Clinton Street. Afterwards, you head to Joralemon Street, and keep walking until you reach Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 5. This altogether is a 10-12 minute walk.

You could also take the A/C/F trains to the Jay Street/Metrotech stop, but that’s about a 16-17 minute walk.

Once you enter the Pier, we should have seating available with shade. We’ll spend our time chatting, gaming, and of course, eating while our grillmasters will be working the BBQ pits for the day.

If you have any questions on what you would like to bring, feel free to comment! Make sure to fill out the spreadsheet on what you’re planning on bringing with you at the event.