Untapped Resources

Have you ever been looking for a game? I mean looking and searching and struggling to find so much that you call every BestEBGameCity on a weekly basis? And then you’re out getting something else Sears and there it is, like a fifteen copies of what you have been trying to find for months.

The February after the 360 launched I couldn’t get my hands on one, part of the problem with living in New York, I suppose. A friend in Virginia told me there were at least six in the Wal-Mart in his town. Anyway, one faithful day me and my former roommate went out to brave the cold determined to find me an Xbox 360. We went into 4 stores before finding one in Virgin Megastore of all places. (for those unfamiliar with Virgin they are mostly known for their extremely large music and movie selection. They have stuff you just cant find anywhere else.) Anyway, certainly not known for their games collection, they were sitting on three core systems. I hesitated, wanting the wireless controller and hard drive. As I said no, my roommate surprised me and purchased it. Then we spent the next TWO full days trying to find a hard drive for the damn thing.

Anyway, Virgin has surprised me by having other games that are sold out everywhere else and even though I know its there and it has a tendency to have what I want, I still forget about it because of its music and movie roots.

So that was long winded to get to where I’m going. I have been looking for Phoenix Wright: Ace Atourney Justice For All for months. I check the GameStop near me just about every day, and I call the rest of the ones in Manhattan far to often, looking for a used copy since I know it’s out of print. I’ve checked the big blue guys, the big red guys, and even a Wal-Mart in Georgia. Nothing.

Last night I stumbled into Virgin while trying to kill some time waiting for a call from former roommate who bought a 360. They had this 10 dollar DVD sale so I thought I’d look around. Like a magnet I was pulled away from the movies into the comfort that is the game section.

Hmm, BioShock demo, Sakte. demo, Forza demo, … oh DS games. At first look it wasn’t a large selection. To standing racks, not very tall. I went around to the other side looking for the letter P. I found L, M, N, O, R… wait. R? No P, no Q. I turned to go, but checked again. And there it was. Six copies. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice For All. I re read it. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice For All. Yeah that’s it. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice For All. Ok, this SO isn’t the first one. I scooped it up and brought it to the counter.

I was so excited I actually played it on the subway on the way back to my apartment last night, something I never do. This was totally worth it.