Smiles and Cries
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wait 2 minutes to post? what is up with the Mother 2 miiverse?
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Mother 2 Resurrection Festival, game coming to Wii U VC in Japan on 3/20
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friskykillface
Banned
:'( we are never gonna get it.
i will check out the miiverse but wont post in it
I post in the other vc and nintendo game miiverses, yup im one of those guys
i will check out the miiverse but wont post in it
I post in the other vc and nintendo game miiverses, yup im one of those guys
Hot Coldman
Banned
Just talking with regards to a re-release. Releasing the original GBA version was always an impossibility, as you say.
Smiles and Cries
Member
:'( we are never gonna get it.
i will check out the miiverse but wont post in it
I post in the other vc and nintendo game miiverses, yup im one of those guys
ah I'm going to be a full time miiverse DQX and MOTHER troll
Ah, missed that point.
Anyways, Miiverse seems pretty half and half with Earthbound requests and Japanese posters. I can't help but think that many of the Japanese posters are complaining about all the westerners in there.
KillerTravis
Banned
It's good that people want to protest, but try not to fuck up Miiverse by making Nintendo change the rules or region lock the communities. When user created communities arrive we can make a "Bring Mother 2" community that Nintendo will hopefully not ignore.
WiiRevolution1
Member
No, we NEED to fuck up Miiverse because it is the most insane thing to not release this in NA (and EU) when there is no reason for them not too. I mean, there can't be any copyrights problems since its releasing in JP when it didn't on Wii so theres no fucking excuse. None at all.
Next time I turn my Wii on, I shall join the Miiverse war and Yeah everypost I see about bringing it outside JP and make my own post about it. Nintendo needs to get a brain and release this. I want to play and so bad but I'm not paying $250 for a used copy on ebay that may have problems down the line. Put it up on the Shop for $50. No one cares, just get it in the eShop Nintendo! RIGHT NOW!!!
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Let them hate us. We love them.
There were some Miiverse posts saying things like "STOP BEING SO STUBBORN ITOI, RELEASE THIS IN AMERICA!" and "If this doesn't come over I'm going to pirate the game"
Pretty terrible stuff. Much more good than bad, but still :/
I haven't seen any of those but that sounds terrible. I just post drawings.
Peaceful protests will accomplish far more than riots.
Nice posts: Nintendo sees them and thinks "Hey, this game has a lot of fans in the west, maybe we should throw them a bone."
Hateful/disruptive posts: Nintendo sees them, bans the posters and thinks: "Wow, these Westerners are ruining this event for the Japanese players, Itoi, and everyone in general. Let's prevent this from happening in the future by not allowing cross-region Miiverse community access."
Hot Coldman
Banned
let me break down the difference between US and JP copyright law for you
basically: Japan don't give a fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Fuzzy pickles
Cheesemeister
Member
I had to wait at least 4 minutes between posts last night. Is it not that way on other communities? I thought GAF's flood protection was a bit much, but this is ridiculous.
RawkHawk2010
Member
Maybe in an attempt to get westerners to shut up about it, Nintendo took drastic uncouth measures and deprived it from THE ENTIRE WORLD, desperately hoping the next generation of children would have no memory of the game and thus no reason to relentlessly beg for it.
But there was one problem with their little plan...
(Smash Bros.)
JohnTinker
Limbaugh Parrot
Can you gift items on the eShop like you could on Wii? I would legitimately pay full price to gift EB to everyone on my friends list. No joke
Yeah, I can actually see Miiverse being region locked before Earthbound seeing western release.
It's a crying shame the US will never see another release of the Mother games. :/ They're some damn fine games they are.
Huh, just read the Punch Out book kick-starter thread and NOA just seems to really love playing safe when it comes to copyright infringement. Copy right was always the main obstacle of the Mother series in the US, and it seems it will always be an issue...
Huh, just read the Punch Out book kick-starter thread and NOA just seems to really love playing safe when it comes to copyright infringement. Copy right was always the main obstacle of the Mother series in the US, and it seems it will always be an issue...
I lost my copy of Earthbound in a move so I need this Virtual Console release pretty badly, heh. I refuse to pay upwards of $200 for another copy of it, and if it really never comes out in NA (giving it until the end of summer before I give up hope) then I'm going to be extremely pissed.
Davey Cakes
Member
I'm pretty sure a lot of people would do this, which is why I think EB could sell a lot on VC.
That said, there is no gifting option anymore. An odd omission, definitely, since people enjoyed that aspect of the Wii's shop.
Bleh so did I till I saw Japan :/
Smiles and Cries
Member
if they just added this feature they need to get rid of it now I saw the 4 minute thing too
Gonzo The Great
Banned
Do people honestly believe the game won't be released stateside at all? The reason it isn't part of the Famicom anniversary promotion is because Nintendo of America doesn't want to charge 30 cents for a game with a suggested retail price of 200 dollars.
mdtauk
Member
Why would Nintendo care about the online auction pricing for one of their games, when they don't see any of that money?
Gonzo The Great
Banned
Because they can take advantage of American consumers by increasing the price. Eight dollars is certainly much better than 30 cents, don't you agree?
Smiles and Cries
Member
wrong thread
mdtauk
Member
They could have released Earthbound or the translated Mother 1 at any point for a fuller price on the Wii Virtual Console.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
They'll probably just package this with Mother 3 so they can sell it in the US as a 40 dollar cart.
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Except that would be the best deal to ever hit gaming, my friend.
Remember, Nintendo is a business. They ultimately want to sell you a product that earns them money. There's no way that they can see a large number of people saying "I want to buy your product" and not want to satisfy those people.
Of course, they might not be able to do that and still cut a profit. Albums that have had unlicensed sampling have, among other things, had all profits seized. They've also been cases where all unsold copies of the album have been destroyed. I don't know if it's a problem in Japan, but it's a big deal in America and Europe.
If memory serves, Mother 3 was actually considered for English release. But it was at the end of the GBA's life. Magical Starsign was released as a test game since it's also by Brownie Brown. It was a bad test and Mother 3 didn't come out, but the test happened was because Nintendo was reacting to fan output.
NCL won't be offended by Miiverse posts whether they listen or not. They wouldn't have Club Nintendo surveys if they didn't want to gather information from customers.
The Japanese viewers on Miiverse might be confused or alarmed by a swarm of English text. If you draw a nice picture and have some English text alongside they should just think of you as a foreign fan.
Of course, they might not be able to do that and still cut a profit. Albums that have had unlicensed sampling have, among other things, had all profits seized. They've also been cases where all unsold copies of the album have been destroyed. I don't know if it's a problem in Japan, but it's a big deal in America and Europe.
If memory serves, Mother 3 was actually considered for English release. But it was at the end of the GBA's life. Magical Starsign was released as a test game since it's also by Brownie Brown. It was a bad test and Mother 3 didn't come out, but the test happened was because Nintendo was reacting to fan output.
NCL won't be offended by Miiverse posts whether they listen or not. They wouldn't have Club Nintendo surveys if they didn't want to gather information from customers.
The Japanese viewers on Miiverse might be confused or alarmed by a swarm of English text. If you draw a nice picture and have some English text alongside they should just think of you as a foreign fan.
StreetsAhead
Member
https://twitter.com/Nintendo/status/313552759834165248
[Iwata] Hello, this is Mr. Iwata from Nintendo. From the 20th you will be able to download Mother 2 on the Wii U virtual console. I was involved with this game as a programmer, so it is a game with a lot of memories for me. I found something familiar at home, so I thought I'd share.
https://twitter.com/Nintendo/status/313553070455943168
Also, a conversation with Mr. Itoi is posted over at Hobonichi. From today, a new piece will be upload every day until the 20th. Please take the chance to read it, if you have time. http://www.1101.com/nintendo/mother2_wiiu/2013-03-18.html
[Iwata] Hello, this is Mr. Iwata from Nintendo. From the 20th you will be able to download Mother 2 on the Wii U virtual console. I was involved with this game as a programmer, so it is a game with a lot of memories for me. I found something familiar at home, so I thought I'd share.
https://twitter.com/Nintendo/status/313553070455943168
Also, a conversation with Mr. Itoi is posted over at Hobonichi. From today, a new piece will be upload every day until the 20th. Please take the chance to read it, if you have time. http://www.1101.com/nintendo/mother2_wiiu/2013-03-18.html
Ah, missed that point.
Anyways, Miiverse seems pretty half and half with Earthbound requests and Japanese posters. I can't help but think that many of the Japanese posters are complaining about all the westerners in there.
Why would they when they can filter the community to only show Japanese posts?
I even saw a Japanese/English post asking about how the Western Mother 2 is compared to the original. Also some posters were impressed that the game is so popular in the West.
Davey Cakes
Member
Well, it only had 17 YEARS to pick up momentum as a cult hit.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Either release it in the West or stop shoving references we don't understand into SSB. Both are fine by me.
StreetsAhead
Member
[岩田]こんにちは、任天堂の岩田です。昨日に続き、『MOTHER2』のグッズです。これは、スタッフに配られた特製のスカジャンです。ロゴも、しっかりと刺繍で再現されています。これも、私の宝物の一つです。 pic.twitter.com/Nk1PORojeX
https://twitter.com/Nintendo/status/313834574473994241
https://twitter.com/Nintendo/status/313834574473994241
The Fangamer crew are doing a livestream of the VC version if anyone is interested; Itoi is supposedly watching.
http://www.twitch.tv/fangamer
http://www.twitch.tv/fangamer
Glancing at this picture before I read the text, I was *so* close to thinking that Japan's Club Nintendo rewards have got *far* too nice.
MaverickHunterX
Member
This is actually my question; Japan has already received the VC version, right? So, does anyone know what (if anything) has changed? maybe this is why all the news outlets have kept quiet about this...
Frank's theme hasn't changed, that's the only thing confirmed so far.
I can't download right now because I'm getting 111-9001 errors but I already saw two people on Miiverse who posted screenshots of the game's character naming screen showing the auto-name funtion name Ness chinchin. This means sit as in what you say to a dog but is also a word for penis, lol.
[岩田]こんにちは、任天堂の岩田です。昨日に続き、『MOTHER2』のグッズです。これは、スタッフに配られた特製のスカジャンです。ロゴも、しっかりと刺繍で再現されています。これも、私の宝物の一つです。 pic.twitter.com/Nk1PORojeX
https://twitter.com/Nintendo/status/313834574473994241
Just imagine Iwata into that jacket. Such a badass :lol