Author Topic: Chibi Robo:Park Patrol to me Wal-mart exclusive (Read 5551 times)

Flames_of_chaos · « **on:** August 08, 2007, 01:49:33 PM »

gonintendo's report The original source which is gamespot

Edit:typo

Shecky · « **Reply #1 on:** August 08, 2007, 03:46:45 PM »

I blame UncleBob

Mario · « **Reply #2 on:** August 08, 2007, 05:01:38 PM »

So it will sell 0 copies according to NPD

couchmonkey · « **Reply #3 on:** August 10, 2007, 03:22:14 AM »

This is very weird. Now I feel like I should support it just to boost sales...but those days are over - until I find a high-paying new job.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #4 on:** August 12, 2007, 03:00:50 AM »

Good luck with that, I remember the last time a company had a special deal with Wal-Mart and was almost pushed out of the market because the other stores retaliated. But then again in this country Wal-Mart itself was pushed out of the market...

Mario · « **Reply #5 on:** August 12, 2007, 04:32:52 AM »

What exactly can other stores do about it?

KDR_11k · « **Reply #6 on:** August 12, 2007, 06:38:44 PM »

Not stock any product by the offending company? From what I read that almost destroyed Nestle here when they gave Walmart a special discount and other stores wanted it too.

Kairon · « **Reply #7 on:** August 12, 2007, 06:55:42 PM »

But they do this same thing with Gamestop too. Gamestop has had exclusive games before, like Settlers DS. They do it when the game is small enough that they think extra advertising and sales push from an exclusivity announcement and deal would benefit both the store and the game as opposed to a diluted general release.

that Baby guy · « **Reply #8 on:** August 12, 2007, 07:01:05 PM »

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Originally posted by: Shecky
I blame UncleBob

My exact thoughts were, "UncleBob, what have you done?!"

KDR_11k · « **Reply #9 on:** August 13, 2007, 01:18:39 AM »

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Originally posted by: Kairon
But they do this same thing with Gamestop too. Gamestop has had exclusive games before, like Settlers DS. They do it when the game is small enough that they think extra advertising and sales push from an exclusivity announcement and deal would benefit both the store and the game as opposed to a diluted general release.

Settlers DS wasn't GS exclusive here and I have serious doubts that they could have afforded making it so. Also lol at the US packaging. You know what it looks like here?

For reference, the US box art:

UncleBob · « **Reply #10 on:** August 13, 2007, 04:54:07 AM »

Sorry guys.

Also, Super Smash Bros. Brawl = Wal*Mart exclusive.

jasonditz · « **Reply #11 on:** August 22, 2007, 05:38:25 PM »

God... did they remake the US game to be a Warcraft clone or something? Because when I played Settlers for the PC it was very light on combat.

Kairon · « **Reply #12 on:** August 22, 2007, 06:57:58 PM »

...o...m...g...

Svevan · « **Reply #13 on:** August 22, 2007, 07:55:26 PM »

The only real problem with the German box art is that it features a gibberish quote: "Fesselnde Aufbausimulation Fur Unterwegs!" What? Were they drunk? They need to leave the l33t speak to the pros on the Internet, and use just plain old English on their boxes.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #14 on:** August 22, 2007, 11:36:40 PM »

That's a review quote, of course it's gibberish.

jasonditz · « **Reply #15 on:** August 24, 2007, 10:59:52 AM »

Has anyone played it either way? The only review I saw give it a 1/10, citing crashing... but I think that was the overseas version, maybe they fixed it?

ShyGuy · « **Reply #16 on:** August 24, 2007, 05:02:46 PM »

They have it here at PAX Jasonditz, I'll check it out for ya tomorrow.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #17 on:** August 26, 2007, 03:18:24 PM »

I tried it out, The graphics felt like a simplified version of the cube game. Very very bright colors. The level I played had me going out and planting and growing flowers in a park to make people happy. That's right Chibi Robo is a dirty hippy! I kept dying cause I ran out of power. I had a spray gun which was touch screen controlled (slide the stylus up to pump the sprayer) and also a boom box, which I think you used the stylus to scratch some turntables, I think. It was a bit confusing.

Ceric · « **Reply #18 on:** August 26, 2007, 03:53:20 PM »

You know thats not nearly as horrible as what they did with the Bubble-Bobble DS games package...

KDR_11k · « **Reply #19 on:** August 26, 2007, 08:10:24 PM »

I think Jason was talking about Settlers and Shy Guy about Chibi Robo...

ShyGuy · « **Reply #20 on:** August 27, 2007, 05:25:27 AM »

Hmm, I'm an idiot. I didn't see Settlers anywhere.

UncleBob · « **Reply #21 on:** September 21, 2007, 05:09:38 PM »

I could see how you didn't see Settlers anywhere, considering the huge picture of it in the middle of this thread.

Look at me, I'm bumping old topics again! Whoo!

I just wanted to add my own picture to this thread...

Sorry it's kinda crappy. Now that I think about it, you can probably go to WalMart.com and see the ad for yourself... It might be a little too early, since the ad doesn't "start" until the 30th though... Nope... not up yet...

WuTangTurtle · « **Reply #22 on:** September 22, 2007, 07:50:55 PM »

I don't like this move one bit.....I've noticed retail exclusives tend to b1ow. I liked the original but I'm going to have to wait for the reviews on this one. As for UncleBob's pic, How did Chibi Robo come out on top of Halo 3, lol.

decoyman · « **Reply #23 on:** September 24, 2007, 07:46:18 AM »

I'm bummed out. I don't shop at WalMart for philosophical reasons (no offense to UB). Looks like I won't be picking this game up... and I loved the first one too.

What an idiotic marketing decision.

UncleBob · « **Reply #24 on:** September 24, 2007, 08:00:42 AM »

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5996769

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