This is a shot from Best Buy’s circular this Sunday, October, 19, still showing LittleBigPlanet coming out this week. And, as Yaris posted about yesterday, the game has been postponed until next week. His post goes on to explain the reason for pushing back the release date is the discovery that one of the background music tracks in the game contains two expressions that can be found in the Qu’ran. The game was pushed back to rectify the situation and avoid further offending anyone.
Now, this is not a “look how stupid Best Buy is,” post. In fact, the Sunday ads for Circuit City, Target, Toys R’ Us, and probably a few others contained the same thing, and some (including Best Buy) tagged with, “Date subject to change.” It seems to be just a case of the release date changing after the ad material already went to press. This is, instead, a sort of letter of sympathy to any who work in video game retail for having to give the above explanation to who knows how many pissed off parents and uninformed gamers looking to grab one of the years most anticipated games on the date given in the circular.
Word of advice: Sometimes less said is best said. When asked why you don’t have the game, just say, “It got delayed,” and if asked why just say…well, just say, “it’s complicated.”
i got the confirmation email to day re-assigning my pre-order release date to Dec. 30th. Damn shame.
December 30th? The game is shipping next week in the US, early November in PAL territories
For my Little Big Planet Pre-Order:
Pre-Order Update
October 20, 2008
Order Number: ————— *omitted*
Dear Ian:
There’s been a change to the release date for your pre-ordered item.
The new release date is 12/30/2008. Your order details are listed below.
Get more information on this order by checking your order status.
You can also call us toll-free at 1-888-BEST BUY (1-888-237-8289) with any questions. For faster service, tell us the order number when you contact us.
Thank You.
Best Buy Customer Care