This commercial used to be in the set that cycled on the TVs at the Target where I work. At one point I could recite the entire thing from memory.

One of the Petz games has monkeys in it. That's reason enough to pick it up over Nintendogs. :D

I saw someone buy the Petz Horsez the other day and I think I now understand why people feel obligated to buy it, there was a sticker on the cover that said help support the RSPCA with the purchase of the game or something similar to that.

Exactly.

And I know a few adult women who love the petz games. I've never tried one, but who are we to say what people should like in a game. What if people whined about people advertising fps games, or sports games, because they weren't into them?

Shovelware = Software made for a quick buck, with almost no development fees, and with nothing new to bring to the table...

Hey I like UBI! PoP, NMH, Assassins Creed, R6 V2, Raymond raving rabbids, red steel! so much funz!

was expecting worse

for kids and some parents it isnt bad at all.

Exactly.  TV Advertising is not cheap. 

Therefore it can't be shovelware. 

The TV advertising likely makes the game more expensive then games such as No More Heroes.

You know what really sucks? Konami's obsession with shovelware. Games like Metal Gear Solid and that silly Soccer title just aren't games I'm interested in, so stop making shovelware crap Konami!

neither me.

*wipes cleans*

at any rate, it brings them money, they are adversiting their product.

YA! Make more Suikoden!