No kidding. Places like Eau Claire, Ladysmith, and Rice Lake, WI are pretty rural (though the first is considered a metro area when the numerous towns around it are included as suburbs). I wasn't too concerned about getting it until it was sold out at all the gaming and retail stores in those towns. I'm mostly PO'd because I saw one copy left at the Ladysmith Walmart on the day the game was out but didn't get it because I was still undecided then. It never occured to me that would be the last copy I'd see for sale anywhere in my area. Pokemon games never sellout that fast here, and I mean that. Now I'm kicking myself in the butt for not snatching the one I saw.