I was just at the mall today, and decided to stop by GameStop to see if they had the demo-disc for the upcoming game, Patapon. Patapon is developed by the same company that made LocoRoco, one of the best games for the PSP out there. The Patapon demo disc is an exclusive to GameStop when you pre-order the game. The savefile from that demo carries over to the official game with a preorder item. Lo and behold, they don’t have the demo. Wait, this is supposed to be an exclusive preorder, but they don’t have it in yet? C’mon. They announced it more than a week ago, and the game is coming out at the end of the month. You have got to be kidding me.

Anywho, I was a bit disappointed with GameStop’s in-store selection of PSP games. There were quite a number of used games, but not a very strong showing of the best PSP games out right now. I already had Final Fantasy Tactics, Jeanne D’Arc I can borrow from my brother, and I’m waiting for the price to go down on Ratchet and Clank. Personally, the sweet spot for me when it comes to PSP games would be $30. $35 up to $40 seems a bit much for me, but $29.99-$20 on new games for a solid game and I’d probably buy it. Planning on getting Disgaea from RosenQueen with the two moé folders and strategy guide, and the new Wipeout.

Downloadable games on the PS Store is meager at best. I truly think downloadable games and demos are the best way of getting people trying out new games. But why so few games in the store for download? And the ones they do have I really could care less about. Nintendo’s Virtual Console has the benefit of having a great deal of the old Nintendo games plus some games from Sega’s consoles. Microsoft’s XBox 360 has Xbox games and a ever-growing number of downloadable games made exclusively for it. I’m really glad Sony is getting FlOw and Everyday Shooter ported to the PSP, but then what? I really think they should get a lot more development going on for more good, exclusive titles.

I’m hoping to get this blog updated on a more regular basis and maybe improve my writing a bit. Valete!