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You remember Bob’s Game, don’t you? The humble 2D RPG made by a single, possibly loony, individual? Well nearly two months have gone by since the game’s creator Robert Pelloni was denied developer status by Nintendo and — other than a NYC littering spree — we’ve heard little about the game as of late. In an interview with Nintendo big boss Reggie Fils-Aime on MTV Multiplayer last week, however, the record was set considerably straighter.

When asked for his side of the story on what had come to pass, the Regginator had this to say: “He did submit to be a licensed developer. We have an evaluation process. We evaluated the opportunity. We decided at this point in time that he did not meet the requirements to be a licensed developer.” Well that about does it then, no? Apparently MTV wanted more from the conversation, pushing the CEO on what to do if a developer wants to work with Nintendo but doesn’t necessarily have two or three major games under its belt, “My hope is that any developer who has a compelling idea will reach out to our licensing organization and share their idea and go through the process of becoming a licensed developer for the Nintendo platform,” Fils-Aime said, “And we have a legacy of supporting that type of development.”

Unfortunately, as it seems, Mr. Pelloni’s game wasn’t quite “compelling” enough of an idea.

Reggie on Bob’s Game: Refused license doesn’t reflect on Nintendo’s support for the little guy originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you somehow managed to watch the video we’ve posted after the jump without reading this wall of text, you may be befuddled as to why we’ve posted a video of The Cure frontman Robert Smith gleefully vandalizing the Nintendo World store in NYC. Little do you know that the combat-booted troublemaker featured in the video is none other than Bob Pelloni, the jilted sole creator of Bob’s Game, whom Nintendo is still refusing to sell a software development kit to. Gee, we can’t imagine why.

Pelloni’s assault on Nintendo World took place on “Stage 50″ of his 100-day sit-in protest (the rules of which can apparently be bent to allow for a brief littering excursion). He and his accomplices plastered the store’s walls in Bob’s Game posters, covered the floor with business cards, and filled store shelves with mock-up game cases. Given this latest desperate attention grab, and the fact that his once-humble development blog currently shows Pelloni consorting with aliens, we’re guessing he’s exchanged his game development ambitions for fleeting e-lebrity status. What a shame.

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Jilted Bob’s Game creator fights back by littering originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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