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Sweet deal on Apollo Justice at Wal-Mart!


By sweet, though, we actually mean "really, really, horrible." Oh, snap.

Unlike the Super Smash Bros. Brawl preorder deal (which is over now), you won't be kicking yourself if you don't take part in this "sale." Still, we thought it was pretty funny of Wal-Mart to price a DS game (even if it is a game we really want) at $70. Clearly, walmart.com's headquarters have been taken over by an army of monkeys. Either that, or the company figured it had to make back the money that was lost on the Brawl preorder somehow. Even so, we feel that the same thing can be said about this Apollo Justice "deal" as was said about the Brawl one, with some slight modifications, of course:

"At $19.82 $69.82, this is likely the lowest highest you'll see this game priced for the next couple of years, so you would be a fool pretty smart to not immediately pounce on this. And you know how we feel about fools smart people -- we have no pity for them like them. None Really!"

In case Wal-Mart has fixed its pricing by the time you read this, you can click here for a larger screenshot.

Also, it's worth mentioning that Capcom officially confirmed a February 12th release date for Apollo Justice, which is a week earlier than the date that was originally rumored. We have no objections.

[Apollo Justice "deal" via NeoGAF, release date via press release]

Complain to Nintendo, get a phone call

Reader Neal is a man on a mission. When hearing that Chibi Robo: Park Patrol was a Wal-Mart exclusive, he got on his computer and fired off an email to Nintendo questioning Wal-Mart's commitment as a "green company" and Nintendo's press release stating as much. Well, Nintendo cared enough about his email that a Nintendo rep actually called him to discuss it.

The Nintendo rep, one Ryan Stoffel, turned out to be a polite guy and very concerned with Neal's thoughts. While his promise to pass along Neal's concerns to the higher-ups can be seen as empty, the fact that Nintendo called him up directly to talk is just astounding to us. Even with some of you informing us of your own dealings with Nintendo customer service, we're surprised they went this far.

Chibi-Robo retail presence rolled back

The rumor that Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol was cancelled is totally false. Well, mostly totally false. Gamespot contacted a Nintendo rep in order to verify the rumor, and got a surprising response.

"Chibi Robo: Park Patrol will launch October 2. The game, which features an adorable miniature robot who wants to clean up the environment, will be available exclusively at Wal-Mart stores nationwide."

We have to wonder why Nintendo has such little faith in one of their own first-party franchises that they're limiting its distribution so sharply. Sure, Wal-Mart is the second-largest game retailer in the US, but do you know who's bigger? All game retailers.

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