I don't get the camping out thing...in this day and age it just aint necessary...
It doesn't have anything to do with how devoted a fan you are...It aint the 70s anymore...if concepts like 'preordering' didn't exist, and standing in line for something overnight (or even for several nights) was the ONLY way to obtain a desired object, I'd probably do it... but n 2011 that isn't the case!!! People do seem to do it for the sake of getting on the news and showing the whole world how big a geek (oops, I mean 'devoted fan who is way waaay more into *insert name of current popular device going on sale* than the rest of us') they are.
I guarantee come day 1 I'll have my 3ds in my hands just as quickly as that freak and will probably enjoy it more after a good nights sleep (Oh...who am I kidding??? I'll be too excited to sleep the night before but I REFUSE TO CAMP OUT!!!!)
Oh...and most importantly, as excited as I am about the machine (have brought every nintendo console and portable device day one since N64), I just aint in any great rush to play Nintendogs and Cat (er no offence).
