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 seen a few Japanese creators (not just games but anime, manga, film, etc) talk about how they don’t bring stuff over here because they simply think nobody will get it. I would just like to say to these creators: We have a whole bunch of people here who love Japan. Enough that you could literally market anything here simply on the virtue of being Japanese and it will sell.
Considering Aimes is the one who turned down localization here, I kinda wonder if that “Loud American” thing I’ve heard about is partly where the above mentioned creators get this idea that the cultural differences are too much to market here. 🤔
I’ve seen a few Japanese creators (not just games but anime, manga, film, etc) talk about how they don’t bring stuff over here because they simply think nobody will get it. I would just like to say to these creators: We have a whole bunch of people here who love Japan. Enough that you could literally market anything here simply on the virtue of being Japanese and it will sell.
Considering Aimes is the one who turned down localization here, I kinda wonder if that “Loud American” thing I’ve heard about is partly where the above mentioned creators get this idea that the cultural differences are too much to market here. 🤔