Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol for Nintendo DS; Yet Another Impossible Game to Find!

I don't know about the rest of the gaming world, but I am getting so ticked off at the gaming industry when it comes to sharing their knowledge on where to find and how to get games that have been released.

I'm STILL on the prowl for a copy of Little Big Planet, and no matter how many Walmart, Target, Kmart, and Gamestop stores I call, it's still being stated as 'banned'. Yet I KNOW there is a 'new' version of the game that should be in stores by now, and it's just an annoying process. And for you judgmental folks who tell me to just order it online... it's not happening. I'm not paying extra fees to have the game shipped, that should be in the frigging store!

Besides the huge disappointment on Little Big Planet, I was also disappointed a few weeks ago when I learned that Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol was being released. Finding it was close to impossible, and thanks to the folks at 1UP.com who filled gamers in on the fact that the reason we haven't been able to find Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol was because the Nintendo failed to let gamers in on the release date...
those who did know about the ultra secret release date though figured they could just hop to their nearest game retailer and grab a copy before the news got out.

Sucks for them though, because the game is a Walmart ONLY exclusive.

So, the masses went seeking the game out of course, on the Walmart.com website, where unfortunately they ran into a big fat red NOT SOLD ONLINE logo slapped right next to the game case online photo.

Some of us got lucky and were able to 'check local store availability', however I'm sure like me, thousands came up with the insulting NOT AVAILABLE, when they seek out their local store.

Now this is normally what Walmarts site says when it comes to newly released games, but usually in a week or so, the status changes to Available. It has been close to 7 weeks now, and still the game is not up for the taking.

Left with no choice I took my search to Amazon, where of course the frenzy continues with sellers trying to pump the game out at close to $40.00. Is this Nintendo's way of helping out the small merchant? By slapping out a small supply to only a select few individuals to sell the game for $10.00 more than the original price tag? If so... I want in on this gig!!!
 
It was just a sad reminder of how screwy the gaming industry has been lately. I mean hell, you can still seek copies of the banned version of Little Big Planet, but that too will cost you around $250! You can buy an entire Nintendo Wii console for the price of that PS3 game!

If you still feel like you desperately need Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol do know that you can buy a used version for around $17.00 on Amazon. I've never been too keen on used games though, so for me it is just out of the question. Used games have always brought nothing but problems for me.