You know what I love? I love when companies deliberately deprive themselves of my dollars by not distributing their games to more than 5 stores worldwide. I was going to pick up Odin Sphere, but it doesn’t show up at all on Best Buy, Future Shop, Microplay or Wal-Mart’s websites (or in-store, I checked). Toys ‘R’ Us most definitely doesn’t have it, and EB’s website has become even more useless than it used to be. There’s no way I’m setting foot in an EB unless I know they have what I want. The only retailer website that brings it up is HMV. And considering that I have to drive at least twenty minutes to get to an HMV which sells games, and even then they probably won’t have any copies, it really just doesn’t seem worth it. And it’s a shame, because Odin Sphere seems like a game that I would really enjoy. Oh well. Sorry Atlus, I love you and all, but you really have to work on making your games more available.
On the upside, Nintendo is localizing Picross DS! For those who didn’t know, I am addicted to Picross, and I’ve been pitching for a Picross DS since long before the handheld even came out. July 30 seems so far away… I might just be better off importing it and saving myself like a month of waiting.
