3rd August 2010, 9:12 AM
Why do I have to provide a link? go search for it yourself, its something I read back in 2000. The first NA localization of Mother was Earthbound which is Mother 2. It was struck by a billion citations of things that need to change by the legal department when Nintendo's lawyers cross referenced with entertainment industry lawyers. The result was that so much had to be changed it would have put the game on the back burner for too long, a simple contract was made stating that Nintendo will never release another Earthbound game outside of Japan with the trade off being that the one Earthbound game can be released without the other million changes. It was agreed upon and here we are today.
Right now, Nintendo of Japan is being defensive and saying they wont make the changes. Its like a scorned boyfriend, meanwhile the girlfriend is trying its best to ignore him while we all wonder when we'll see Earthbound again. The legalities of the contract are so fierce they are even removing the snippet of gameplay from Earthbound in Super Smash Brawl.
Right now, Nintendo of Japan is being defensive and saying they wont make the changes. Its like a scorned boyfriend, meanwhile the girlfriend is trying its best to ignore him while we all wonder when we'll see Earthbound again. The legalities of the contract are so fierce they are even removing the snippet of gameplay from Earthbound in Super Smash Brawl.