Comments on: Earthbound fans don’t quit, they demand Mother 3

By: Croft

Croft — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:24:14 +0000

I know this is kinda late but…

I really hope this game gets translated and released worldwide. Better yet, Mother 1 + 2 aswell. I really like the games… I imported them (had to play them) and liked them so well. It is kind of annoying their in japanese… kinda hard to play thru one and two… three was easy to play, but still wish I knew what everyone was saying.

Nintendo really ought to translate these. It would be the best move they ever made, since the series is becoming more and more known each day and wished to be localized.

Last word, release them. If the series is indeed over, I really would do anything to own those three games in english. And not via a ROM, a console… the DS compilation rumor sounded good.

By: DipChipz

DipChipz — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:12:31 +0000

I also hope they release the Mother 1 & 2 bundle pack in the North America and Europe.

By: SnakeEyes1

SnakeEyes1 — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:16:01 +0000

Its been close to 13 years! I think its about time Nintendo Of America brings this genre back from the grave! Pokemon is lame..Also did anyone knew that the original Japanese version is called (Pocket Monsters?..Man that sounds way better then Pokemon!..lol.
Anyway I didn’t care how expensive the game was back in 1995 at least it came with alot a cool goodies unlike todays crappy RPG’s Hint Hint the new Final Fantasy games are boring and way to easy to beat unlike FF1-2-3!..I will always treasure the SNES versions..They even screwed up the the Mana games Shame on you Square/Enix!..

By: dopey

dopey — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:03:05 +0000

i hope they bring it to us in the U.S.A.

By: Raine

Raine — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 09:55:11 +0000

Then again, I’m one of the guys that ordered the Mother 3 T-shirt from Japan when they first released them to the Japanese public. That’s right, I waited 6-8 weeks for my obnoxious bright red t-shirt to arrive. So, maybe my oppinion is a little biased.

(by the by, that shirt is awesome, if the Starmen.net tutorial for ordering a shirt is still up, I recommend getting it. It’s a tad expensive for a t-shirt, but it’s made of really durable cotton, and comes with some neat gifts like pins from +LOVE, the company that made the shirt)

By: Raine

Raine — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 09:50:09 +0000

I disagree Nnnk. THe 70 dollar price tag was lofty back in the day, but here, a decade and a half later, it’s nothing. Especially considering the fact that people are paying 100+ for the cartridge by itself now, when you can download it for free (albeit with questionable legality).
It wouldn’t be too much to ask if they released a duo package with two GBA carts in one box, one having Mother 1 and 2, and the second one with Mother 3, like they were advertising for in Japan. Throw in a new guide that covers all three games (Like the FF1 & FF2 guide), and maybe some other cute stuff that Earthbound is known to do (Scratch and sniff stickers again?). I know I’d pay 70-80 bucks for that. Especially with some neat collector’s edition or something. I’d reserve that tomorrow.

By: Nnnk

Nnnk — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:08:20 +0000

EvilAkito, that’s exactly what went wrong with Earthbound in the US. It was a huge ass package with the strategy guide and other goodies. Many people weren’t turned on by the $70 price tag. I say make it just the game first, sell the other stuff seperate.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:35:50 +0000

Like I will always say The \Mother/ series rules! over Pokemon anyday!!..Pokemon needs to die off already Its been done to death So Please Japan and Nintendo Of America release the entire bundle package over here in America! 1.2.3 After all you owe us big time for all the cancelations etc!!.Man its been close to 13 years since Earth Bound hit the US!..I liked the first one and ever since then 1995 I have begged for more!

By: Veilknight

Veilknight — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 21:46:41 +0000

I can think of one: Rent A Hero. Which, incidentally, Sega owes us too. If teasing the hero-for-hire as an hidden character in Fighters Megamix didn’t hurt enough, then having to come to grips with the realization knowing we were so close to an Xbox localization only to be denied without even a hint of the game’s cancellation, let alone any press releases, was the final nail in the coffin.

Starmen is doing an admirable job using what little resources they have to convince Nintendo to translate Mother 3 for a Western audience. The way I see things, if this doesn’t work, nothing will. That’s why I’m hope all their time and effort pays off in the end, but I would still look forward to their localization if there was an off chance Nintendo didn’t succumb to our wishes.

By: badfish

badfish — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:00:57 +0000

ORIGINALITY. Thats what Nintendo does best. I can’t think of hardly any other RPG that offers such a simple concept rpg, with a depth of characters and FUN. Square, maybe you can learn a lesson perhaps?