2nd August 2010, 9:27 AM
Nintendo of Japan refuses to alter the Earthbound games further, they're being stubborn with it. They could, but they wont.
It's just like film, if a film reaches too much legal hell it's simply scrapped and all those months of shooting and the money spent on sets, actors, crew etc are all pushed under the carpet because it's no longer worth it. Nintendo's agreement to never release Earthbound again was in 1999 or 2000 so I assume there is a time limit on it.
Also, it is not just about the compositions of the music, there's a million references to pop culture that got lawyers interested in taking the game to court. Earthbound was basically picked on so Nintendo said screw it. That link also showed all the changes already made to appease lawyers and the lists are from the proposed findings of other legal issues.
It's just like film, if a film reaches too much legal hell it's simply scrapped and all those months of shooting and the money spent on sets, actors, crew etc are all pushed under the carpet because it's no longer worth it. Nintendo's agreement to never release Earthbound again was in 1999 or 2000 so I assume there is a time limit on it.
Also, it is not just about the compositions of the music, there's a million references to pop culture that got lawyers interested in taking the game to court. Earthbound was basically picked on so Nintendo said screw it. That link also showed all the changes already made to appease lawyers and the lists are from the proposed findings of other legal issues.