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Bokusatsu_Tenshi
09/22/09

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Even being kinda similar to the GBA version, I really wouldn't mind having Arcade versions of Rhythm Tengoku and Rhythm Tengoku Gold...

It's all about playing it in public spaces, meeting new people who also like the stuff you like, and having fun with a bunch of friends.

Also it's probably easier to convince non-gamers to play than stuff like DDR, PIU or even Guitar Hero.
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(DEAD) Goldwings - Remembered for his bravery and heroism... xD
09/22/09

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Yay, Yay, Yay!
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sadisticfreak432
09/22/09

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Its things like this that make me hate America. We will NEVER get something as cool as this here in our language.
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Sticks Calhoun
09/22/09

@sadisticfreak432: There are many better reasons to dislike a country. Try to save your hatred for more deserving topics.

Like the rise of reality TV.
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ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
09/22/09

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Pff, buy a real bearded onion, noob. These onion plucking games are the downfall of the onion industry. Just because you can press a bunch of lettered buttons, it doesn't make you a real onion plucker.

Also, their depiction of one of the greatest onions who ever lived is highly offensive. And now the person who made him eat himself is making even more money from his death.

It sickens me to see the fake onion market so saturated.
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(Starman) Starman
09/22/09

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I was just so pleased by Rhythm Tengoku, and by the superb quality of the sound! I swear, the songs sounded so great on the GBA, I thought there was some extra hardware in the cartridge itself!
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RicoTheSaboteur
09/22/09

@(Starman) AnalysisDialysis: And there was singing in some of the games already, like the oh so great Bon Odori!
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
09/22/09

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I seriously need to go to Japan for my studies..Just need to plan the thing.. hate going alone but i'm guessing it's so gonna be worth it :D

in short: w00h Japan!
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TheIrishNinja
05/06/09

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Yeah, its sharp. been sitting on mine for a month now till i finish up Tales of Vesperia.

that said, i hear it plays well (timed-attack wise, etc) on PSP, how's it fare emulated on Wii? that was my original plan, hoping it holds up better than on PC.
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ZaxxonQ.com
05/06/09

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I know I loves mine! ^_^ Got the key chain, extra artwork, a patch, and stickers! ^_^
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OpinionMan
05/06/09

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The reason why Nintendo won't release Mother 3 in English is because despite the fanbase being extremely vocal which gives the impression that it is huge, it's actually very small and Nintendo understands this.
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TheIrishNinja
05/06/09

@OpinionMan: but how much would it cost them when the game's done, translation's done, and frnakly, you're not gonna market a GBA title anyway, so after you comp the tranlators and high-five them, you toss it onto VC for straight profit? i get the argument, but i dont know that it applies here.
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FP_slomo788
05/06/09

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That's crazy. Come on, Nintendo. Make an effort and put the damn game on the DS or something Jesus Christ.
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Tracid
05/06/09

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Is this Hard Cover?
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Luke Plunkett
05/06/09

@Tracid: No, paperback.
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Torokun
05/06/09

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So... Howcome Nintendo leaves them alone?

Not that I want that to happen...
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Zorantor
05/06/09

@Torokun: If this were any other series, I think Nintendo would come down on it fairly quickly. With Mother, though, there are a variety of somewhat convoluted legal snags that make NOA hesitant to bring the series here officially.

Nintendo, in a rare moment of putting fans before business, seems to have decided to look the other way so that folks outside of Japan can enjoy this work of art. And I couldn't love them more for it.
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bobtheduck in Korea
05/06/09

@Zorantor: Yeah. I agree with this point.
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CommentatorHatman
05/06/09

@Zorantor: It doesn't help that the one time they were able to bring Mother over here, it didn't sell.

I know I bought it though.
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TheIrishNinja
05/06/09

@CommentatorHatman: were earthbound sales really that abysmal over here?
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Mr.Sad
05/06/09

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i can only think of 4 reasons why Nintendo wouldnt publish this / translate this in English

1.) they dont like money

2.) they dont like us

3.) Microsoft paid them meeeeelllliiooons and beeeeliiooons of dollars to not publish / translate this

4.) Sony paid them meeeeelllliiooons and beeeeliiooons of dollars to not publish / translate this
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Esper mind tricks
05/06/09

@Mr.Sad:

I think it has already been pointed out that the reason Mother 3 has very little possibility of ever being released outside of japan is because of possible copyright infringement on the games original music.

Not really sure if that's true but from what I've read on different forums and Kotaku, that seems to be the case.
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Ueziel
05/06/09

@Esper_tricks: I believe that had more to do with just Earthbound's music. I don't remember too many songs like that in Mother 3, though it does have a couple songs FROM Earthbound so who knows. But that is yet another layer.

Basically, the game would have cost them something like ten times the amount they could have possibly have gotten back.
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bobtheduck in Korea
05/06/09

@Ueziel: Not if they released Starmen.net's translation on VC (after a cease and desist and thank you, of course)

I'd get a wii if they put EB and M3 on Virtual Console. Hellz yeah.
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Derek Rumpler
05/06/09

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I thought about getting one of these. They're very beautiful. Why Nintendo has never thought to issue a cease-and-desist, especially for the ROM translation, is still beyond me. I hope they never do, but I know they do know about it (Reggie said as much in an interview), but it seems like they just don't care.

Shigesato Itoi already said that he doesn't care who makes Mother 4. Maybe Nintendo doesn't own as much of the rights to it as I thought and are unable to prosecute because Itoi is the one who doesn't care?
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madog
05/06/09

@Derek Rumpler: I don't really see how having a translation for a game is bad. The developers make no profit from it and don't go out telling people to download the game (although that's the only realistic method for getting it in the U.S.).
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bobtheduck in Korea
05/06/09

@Derek Rumpler: Nintendo's lack of cease and desist must be their apology for never releasing it themselves. That's my optimistic view on it, at least.
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Komrade Kayce
05/06/09

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So!

An english strategy guide.

For a game not being released over here.

That in order to use this book effectively, you have to get a rom and fantranslate.

Then run it on an emulator of some sort, or your DS.

....

Yes... yes Nintendo... I see all your reasoning behind denying us something that enough people want to have produced a scenario like this... yes...
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Derek Rumpler
05/06/09

@Kommissar Kayce: Nintendo didn't make the strategy guide. The same people who made the ROM translation did.

I still intend on supporting Nintendo, even though I did break one of my rules and download and hack the ROM to display in English. When I happen to see a Japanese copy of this game and have the money, I will buy it.

There, conscience soothed.
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Komrade Kayce
05/06/09

@Derek Rumpler:

I didn't say Nintendo did. I know they didn't. I was saying they're denying us something that has enough fan drive behind it to have produced a goddamn hardcover english strategy guide for a game we're not going to get.
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Endless Fighter
05/06/09

@Kommissar Kayce: I'm actually playing this on my psp.
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bobtheduck in Korea
05/06/09

@Endless Fighter: My PSP plays this game flawlessly. I can even do the timed attacks... My Pc cannot... Tell me how that's even possible!

The PSP has a 233 Mhz processor. My PC is an aging, but still much more powerful AMD 64 3500+ with 3 gigs of ram and an ATI card based on the Radeon HD 3650 line...

How is it possible an emulator running on a 233 mhz mips processor can run better than one running on my PC??
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