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==Aftermath== The protest ended on the 30th day on January 10, 2009, with Pelloni saying that he was suffering from a "wicked headache". He blasted Nintendo, ranting that they are a "heartless corporation, only interested in the biggest profits".<ref name="McElroy2">{{cite web |last=McElroy |first=Justin |title='Bob's Game' 100 day sit-in protest ends early, disturbingly |publisher=Joystiq |date=2009-01-10 |accessdate=2009-08-10 |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/10/bobs-game-100-day-sit-in-protest-ends-early-disturbingly/}}</ref> He also ransacked his room as a result of his frustration. He posted a lengthy comment on his website, declaring his defeat. In light of the protest and lack of any movement from the webcam and after a post left to Pelloni on his website which suggested suicide,<ref name="Good" /><ref name="Yerby" /> a concerned user from the ''/v/'' board on [[4chan]] was able to retrieve Pelloni's telephone number from his [[WHOIS]] information. The user contacted his sister in an attempt to get somebody to check on him.<ref name="Good" /> Then, on January 11, the police broke into his room to check on him, finding him okay.<ref name="Yerby" /> According to Rob Hearn in an article on the website [[Pocket Gamer]], shortly after his concession, Pelloni resumed his protest and attack on Nintendo. He had apparently worked himself into ''Bob's Game'', portraying himself as the game's main antagonist and final [[boss (video games)|boss]]. He redefined the object of the game to take down "Gantendo" (which was a combination of the words "[[Ganon]]" and "Nintendo"), with the game's main protagonist being named "Yuu". In addition, he had retooled the story to incorporate his events leading up to and after his protest.<ref name="Hearn">{{cite web |last=Hearn |first=Rob |title=Bob's Game creator Bob Pelloni's 100 day protest is back on |publisher=[[Pocket Gamer]] |date=2009-01-13 |accessdate=2009-08-10 |url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/DS/Bob's+Game/news.asp?c=10897}}</ref> On February 1, Griffen McElroy from Joystiq reported that Pelloni vandalized the [[Nintendo World Store]] in [[New York City]], saying that this is "Level 50" of his newly-revived protest.<ref name="McElroy3">{{cite web |last=McElroy |first=Griffin |title=Jilted Bob's Game creator fights back by littering |publisher=Joystiq |date=2009-02-01 |accessdate=2009-08-10 |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/01/jilted-bobs-game-creator-fights-back-by-littering/}}</ref> According to a report on [[Beefjack.com]], it is suggested that Pelloni had been in communication with Nintendo throughout the past month collaborating with them on a [[viral marketing]] campaign. It said that he visited the Nintendo World Store not to vandalize but to advertise the game, and it said that is was unclear as to whether his [[YouTube]] video of him visiting the store was supported by Nintendo. This also provided speculation that, if Nintendo was colloborating with Pelloni on the viral marketing, then they would have already granted him the SDK for the game.<ref name="Koenig">{{cite web |last=Koenig |first=David |title=Robert Pelloni Worked with Nintendo on Viral Marketing |publisher=[[Beefjack.com]] |date=2009-02-01 |accessdate=2009-08-22 |url=http://www.beefjack.com/blog/news/ds/robert-pelloni-worked-with-nintendo-on-viral-marketing/}}</ref> Then, on February 6, 25 weeks after sending his request for an SDK, he received a letter from Nintendo, rejecting his request. According to JC Fletcher from Joystiq, this was the same form letter that [[Xiotex Studios]] received upon their rejection to develop games for [[WiiWare]]. According to the letter, Nintendo said that they require "secure business facilities, sufficient equipment and staffing, financial stability and other attributes that would distinguish the developer" and that they deal with confidential information, making them highly selective to whom they grant SDK access.<ref name="Fletcher">{{cite web |last=Fletcher |first=JC |title=Nintendo denies official DS developer status to 'Bob's Game' creator |publisher=Joystiq |date=2009-02-06 |accessdate=2009-08-10 |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/06/nintendo-denies-official-ds-developer-status-to-bobs-game-cre/}}</ref> In March 2009, Pelloni announced on his website that the protest and ensuing events were a viral marketing ploy to advertise ''Bob's Game''. According to an email sent to the press, he said that he was able to fool the entire Internet gaming community. He also expressed disappointment in the press, saying that "'angry developer litters' is considered more newsworthy than 'angry developer'".<ref name="Sterling">{{cite web |last=Sterling |first=Jim |title=Bob lets the cat out of the bag, explains viral campaign |publisher=[[Destructoid]] |date=2009-03-15 |accessdate=2009-08-22 |url=http://www.destructoid.com/bob-lets-the-cat-out-of-the-bag-explains-viral-campaign-124923.phtml}}</ref> He referred to the marketing of the game as "an old-school marketing style for an old-school style game".<ref name="Sterling" /> According to Jim Sterling from [[Destructoid]], he did his various stunts to gain attention but claimed that his antics and stunts "are the mark of somebody who deserves to be a part of the game industry".<ref name="Sterling" /> On March 31, it was reported that Pelloni released a playable demo of ''Bob's Game'', which, according to his website, required a flash cartridge and was playable on the [[NO$GBA]] emulator.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fletcher |first=JC |title=Bob's (playable) Game: Homebrew demo released |publisher=Joystiq |date=2009-03-31 |accessdate=2009-08-10 |url=http://nintendo.joystiq.com/2009/03/31/bobs-playable-game-homebrew-demo-released/}}</ref> On April 2, 2009, [[MTV.com]]'s Stephen Totilo interviewed Reggie Fils-Aime about the ''Bob's Game'' incident. Fils-Aime said that Pelloni did in fact submit to be a licensed developer for Nintendo, but Nintendo rejected his offer after a standard evaluation because he did not meet their requirements to be a developer for them. He notes that he is happy that people are motivated by games developed under similar circumstances such as [[2D Boy]]'s ''[[World of Goo]]'' as well as ''[[Tetris]]'' and ''[[Pokémon]]'', that Nintendo enjoys "taking big ideas with small budgets and bringing them to life", as he put it.<ref name="Totilo" /> As of today, the forum is inaccessible.
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