Mother 3 is one of the most hotly-desired RPGs ever, having never received an official translation in North America despite the cult popularity of its predecessor, Earthbound. But over all these years, series creator Shigesato Itoi has never weighed in on the discussion - at least until now.
I’ve always thought that they didn’t do it because they’d have to change some characters out wholesale because Americans are prudes.
Specifically, there are several men in drag in the game. And they are part of the main story, so it’d be too much work to change them.
Especially now since there are nutters trying to get books out of libraries (and often succeeding).