Have you heard of Bob’s Game? It’s an indie game being developed by Bob Pelloni. Well, Bob hasn’t had a lot of luck getting his hands on a DS development kit for his game. He claims that he applied for one way back in February, and was supposed to hear back within two months. It’s now December and he hasn’t heard anything. I’m not sure how many emails he’s sent, or phone calls he’s made, but he has decided that the next logical step is to lock himself in a room for a hundred days. He has no TV and no internet access. Just a lot of… green. So what’s the problem? Why hasn’t Nintendo sold him a development kit yet? Well, according to Bob:

Someone at Nintendo doesn’t like this project, because it blurs the line between homebrew and commercial. In the past, if you wanted to make games you got a job for EA- and worked on drawing a part of a shoe. I wanted to make the whole thing, so I did. What’s wrong with that?

Yeah, we all know how much Nintendo hates indie developers.

You can see Bob’s webcam feed on his website, as well as a few gameplay videos for Bob’s Game. If you want to show your support, you can follow a link on Bob’s site to send an email to Nintendo. He needs your help. That much green can’t possibly be good for the human mind.

Bob’s Game