On a whim, I checked his website again today. It’s back, but the text that was originally causing me to worry is now part of a post amoungst the rest of the posts. Someone at gp32x.com suggested this all might be part of the release of the game, and it’s in fact planned. I thought he was completely wrong, because he appeared to be destroying his room, his reputation, and his communications with Nintendo.
Now I’m not so sure. Continue reading →
What was supposed to be an epic story of a single developer creating a full-scale Nintendo DS game all on his own has turned into a mess.
First, it was a protest because apparently no one was communicating with him to continue the publishing process.
Then, it was a crazy letter to his fans, full of frustration, and a rather scary self-examination (read paragraphs 4 and 7).
Now? Just look at his website.
I fear we may never see Bob’s Game ever released in the public.
(P.S. I don’t really read kotaku.com, it just happened to be on the top of my Google search.)