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MOTHER 3 Coming to JP Virtual Console (12/17)
- Thread starter Masked Man
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Pellegri Testament
Member
I'm sure that would sell real well in a country that primarily speaks English.
sixteen-bit
Member
Such a great game.
Sorcerer Supreme
Member
What are you smoking?
Professor Beef
Banned
Wow. I certainly wasn't expecting this.
I think you put the word "boxed" in the search by accident. Try this.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=mother+3+boxed&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xmother+3.TRS0&_nkw=mother+3&_sacat=0
Unless you expect Nintendo to do a physical release of a GBA game.
As I said, you can get a physical copy of the game at a reasonable price and play the fan translation right now.
Diddy Kong
Banned
please noa
FunkyDealer
Banned
The only annoying thing is that Nintendo gave up on GBA VC on 3DS... This would be fantastic on the handheld.
Starwolf_UK
Member
Tomato has offered the very well made fan translation of Mother 3 to Nintendo for free. This is also a version with "this is a free translation" splash screen removed (that screen also served as anti-piracy, the whole games text rendering would fall apart if you tried to edit or remove it).
Of course it is still unlikely NOA will pick up on the offer (if anything out of fear of more offers being unleashed...which might not be a bad thing if they're interested in the preservation of old games and since modern treehouse translations are becoming a bit J2E in places...).
They definitely won't work on scratch given the problems the translation had on the text rendering front (and the glitches became stupid memes like "welcome to th :L")
If we keep demanding it, Mother 3 will come. We just have to keep being loud, and it will come...
Seriously though, they've got to know that the demand is there. Just translate it and put it on the eShop. It's one of those things like Shenmue III where people will probably check it out (or in Shenmue III's case, donate to it) just because it's such a well-known cult favorite.
Seriously though, they've got to know that the demand is there. Just translate it and put it on the eShop. It's one of those things like Shenmue III where people will probably check it out (or in Shenmue III's case, donate to it) just because it's such a well-known cult favorite.
DXLelouch153
Banned
just play the japanese version with a fan translation
is keeping your morals really worth not playing such an amazing RPG?
is keeping your morals really worth not playing such an amazing RPG?
Yeah, ideally they would just take the professional-grade fan translation (headed by an actual Funimation-employed translator) already available at no cost... But of course, this is NOA we're talking about here. It's definitely possible, but with the level of incompetence we've come to expect over the years I doubt they'd be willing to swallow their pride even if it meant guaranteed sales.
But like I said, I'd be happy to be proven wrong!
The problem is I can't tell which ones are/aren't bootlegs, and bootlegs are pretty common as far as GBA games go.
Actually, I'm sure most most of those are bootlegs because they have ESRB ratings.
BobbyRobby
Member
Hopefully we get this. Maybe they will announce it next time Nintendo has disappointing news to soften the blow.
Pellegri Testament
Member
Well ya, you're not going to find cheap Japanese versions of the game anymore, it's been years since they even came out on GBA. Releasing the Japanese version in the West is about as pointless as releasing an English only version in Japan, you either pony up for a real version if you want the original or be fine with never getting an official release here.
ramoisdead
Member
GBA games on 3DS VC were never a thing aside from the 10 GBA games that were a part of the 3DS Ambassador program and those were just plain dump ROMs with no 3DS system optimization.
HeisenbergLannister
Member
Dec. 17 in Japan?
Wonder if this will be the "Christmas VC surprise" NoA sometimes does?
Wonder if this will be the "Christmas VC surprise" NoA sometimes does?
The difference between releasing the game in Japanese here and the game in English in Japan is that the game is officially only in English right now. Unless they license Mato's fan translation, and I'm not sure if they'll want to. And they've done it with other games before, like Sin and Punishment on the VC.
Sir Ilpalazzo
Member
Sin and Punishment was an English translation - it had English menus, unlike the version originally released in 2000.
Masked Man
I said wow
For one, Chapter 8 uses Erik Satie's Gymnopédie No. 1 during an important sequence. Public domain laws differ between countries, but Sakai-san said licensing would be tricky.
I'm slowly starting to feel like playing it on my PSP is as close as I'll get to the legit experience (I've finished it). It was like 3 months between between EB on JP VC and NA VC, so I'll give them till March or so to make an announcement.
That has to be public domain everywhere though. Even Killer 7 has it!
Yeah, i'd worry more about the 60's batman theme.
Finale Fireworker
Member
Why don't you just buy any of the English GBA cartridges people have produced over the years?
Like, they are hugely abundant and easy to buy.
Seven Force
Banned
On top of that, the timing for combos isn't a bit off like it is when played on nearly every GBA emulator, since it's being played on actual hardware.
After thinking this over, it feels to me like if they released it as a standalone game in addition to a digital VC purchase, it might sell more copies.
The VC feels like the perfect place for ports, not entirely newly localized titles. I know that Earthbound Beginnings was never officially released in NA, but the localization was complete (and it's also an extremely old NES game)
Mother 3 on the NA VC would be a megaton announcement, but considering Lucas is a Smash 4 character and they're producing Amiibo, it could be so much bigger.
The VC feels like the perfect place for ports, not entirely newly localized titles. I know that Earthbound Beginnings was never officially released in NA, but the localization was complete (and it's also an extremely old NES game)
Mother 3 on the NA VC would be a megaton announcement, but considering Lucas is a Smash 4 character and they're producing Amiibo, it could be so much bigger.
With Nintendo doing Sony style fan wish fulfillment announcements with Dragon Quest VII/VIII and Cloud Strife in Smash, I wouldn't be surprised to see another 3 getting an official US release. Well, I would be... But Nintendo is trying to do better and this is one of those opportunities.
Finale Fireworker
Member
Yeah, it's perfect.
I know people still want an official release. No emulator or fan translation will ever be that. But some people don't seem to realize that fans released Mother 3 in the west years ago. You have been able to play Tomato's translation on original hardware since pretty much the day it was finished.
Lots of people just bought the Japanese print for posterity and one of the English cartridges to actually play.
Aren't these basically illegal?
Finale Fireworker
Member
Are they? Nintendo has never flagged them. There are businesses that specialize in making cartridges for unreleased games. Mother 3 and Binding Blade are popular prints.
Isn't the idea that you buy a legitimate copy (to have the license) and then the localized fan copy to play for yourself?
In any case, I'll remove the link.
Seven Force
Banned
Yeah, I did just that for both Earthbound Zero/Beginnings and Mother 3.
Still bought Beginnings on VC to support the series, though. If Mother 3 does come our way, I'll buy that too, despite owning it twice over.
DoctorFling
Member
I think we'll get this game eventually, I doubt Reggie would've joked about it in that Robot Chicken thing just to be mean.
entremet
Member
TheDinoman
Member
The problem with NOA putting it on the NA VC is the fact that they have to go through the process of localizing it. Mother 1 was lucky to already have a localized prototype lying around that was just never officially released at retail.
Perhaps it's time for Nintendo to take the Valve approach and buy the fan translation for official use.
Perhaps it's time for Nintendo to take the Valve approach and buy the fan translation for official use.
Finale Fireworker
Member
This is pretty much standard operating procedure for Mother fans. "Support the official release" is more than just a splash image.
entremet
Member
Mother 3 is already localized, but by fans, though.
The fans have offered their translation without royalties, free of charge to Nintendo.
If Mother 1 and 2 heck even the gen 1 Pokémon game get a virtual console release, I believe that Mother 3 will finally get localized in the West.
Gave up, when did they even start?
Gave up, when did they even start?