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Bob of Bob’s Game Protests Nintendo

5:00AM Owen Good | Bob Pelloni’s 15,000 hours spent making a DS homebrew might sound somewhat extreme. Well, now he’s spending 100 days in a room, “locked and barricaded from the outside,” to protest Nintendo’s treatment of his project.

Just How Long Does A Wii Last On A Store Shelf, Anyways?

1:20PM Luke Plunkett | Can’t be long. And according to Reggie, it’s not long at all. Speaking with Wired, the NoA boss has said that despite North America receiving 40% of the global allocation of Wii consoles, the average console is sitting on a retail shelf for around an hour before it’s swooped up, thrown into a basket with Wii Play, and carried out of the store. To Nintendo, that’s a success story, but if you’re still waiting for a Wii 17 months after launch, it’s a pain in the arse. Will knowing Reggie is “passionately upset about the lack of product relative to demand” help ease your pain? Nintendo: Average Wii Sits on Shelf for Just an Hour [Game|Life] More »