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And of course, the actual content of the game may be considered offensive by someone of a different culture background, so things of that nature would also need to be changed
I heavily disagree with the use of the word need here. It absolutely does not need to be changed because some people might be offended. Just because this happens as part of localization doesn't mean it's necessary or even should be happening. The easily offended really just need to learn their feelings are not the most important thing in the world.
 
I heavily disagree with the use of the word need here. It absolutely does not need to be changed because some people might be offended. Just because this happens as part of localization doesn't mean it's necessary or even should be happening. The easily offended really just need to learn their feelings are not the most important thing in the world.
Ehhhhh, idk. I don't like censorship either but if you're a business than you probably want to avoid controversy. That's why Nintendo hasn't released Mother 3 in the West.
 
Ehhhhh, idk. I don't like censorship either but if you're a business than you probably want to avoid controversy. That's why Nintendo hasn't released Mother 3 in the West.
I don't fully disagree with you but I don't agree with you either but I feel like my opinions on all of this are outside the scope of the thread topic so I'm just going to leave it.
 
Ehhhhh, idk. I don't like censorship either but if you're a business than you probably want to avoid controversy. That's why Nintendo hasn't released Mother 3 in the West.
No, mother 3 hasn't been released in the west because of copyrighted stuff that can't be removed easily, at least that's what the creator of it claimed.
 
I don't fully disagree with you but I don't agree with you either but I feel like my opinions on all of this are outside the scope of the thread topic so I'm just going to leave it.
And I don't disagree with you either but I think you're narrowing in on specific words and assuming that I'm saying something else. Especially the last part of the post should make it clear I wasn't advocating for any of that.
No, mother 3 hasn't been released in the west because of copyrighted stuff that can't be removed easily, at least that's what the creator of it claimed.
Sure that's one reason, but NoA also has its own policies and the game would need some heavy changes that would also not be easy due to the characters in question being crucial to the story of the game. Even if the copyrighted stuff wasn't an issue, NoA knows that America has two main groups and that both groups would be offended by the game and hurt their brand image. The game was always destined to stay in the import pile.

Btw it's good to see you here.
 
And I don't disagree with you either but I think you're narrowing in on specific words and assuming that I'm saying something else. Especially the last part of the post should make it clear I wasn't advocating for any of that.

Sure that's one reason, but NoA also has its own policies and the game would need some heavy changes that would also not be easy due to the characters in question being crucial to the story of the game. Even if the copyrighted stuff wasn't an issue, NoA knows that America has two main groups and that both groups would be offended by the game and hurt their brand image. The game was always destined to stay in the import pile.

Btw it's good to see you here.
Except it doesn't, it's got 2 small, heavily minded political groups, and 1 large group in the middle that literally doesn't care about politics unless people start insulting them for watching it or someone ruins it, same thing happened with the "satanic panic" of the 70's and 80's, the "video game violence" bs of the 90's and early 2000's, and now we have the current situation that's based on identity politics.

Most people are in the middle and usually don't vote and even forgetting all of that, mother 3 came out before this became a big thing, it started around 2010-2012 and really started with the ghostbusters remake, mother 3 was released in 2006 if i remember right.
 
mother 3 was released in 2006
The magipsies would have been a problem in 2006. They would still be a problem today but for different reasons. They would have to censor them, but that would also change the story.

In 2025 it would be a much bigger issue than it would have been in 2006. I speculate that the Tingle games on the DS (Zelda spinoffs) didn't get released by NoA for similar reasoning; they would have been socially problematic and had the potential to harm the brand image which wouldn't have been worth it for a minor game featuring an obscure character. Mother 3 was probably in the same boat + the copyright issues and the late release date. Remember that NoA is the same company that forced things like censoring religious symbolism in Castlevania, they don't want to risk offending anyone.
 
The magipsies would have been a problem in 2006. They would still be a problem today but for different reasons. They would have to censor them, but that would also change the story.

In 2025 it would be a much bigger issue than it would have been in 2006. I speculate that the Tingle games on the DS (Zelda spinoffs) didn't get released by NoA for similar reasoning; they would have been socially problematic and had the potential to harm the brand image which wouldn't have been worth it for a minor game featuring an obscure character. Mother 3 was probably in the same boat + the copyright issues and the late release date. Remember that NoA is the same company that forced things like censoring religious symbolism in Castlevania, they don't want to risk offending anyone.
Can't comment as i haven't played enough of mother 3 for that one, but tingle's game was probably left out because the fanbase at the time in north america was well known to DESPISE tingle with a passion, not for his "querks", but his overall character, including his greed, it was bad enough that had it come to america it would have effected sales.

The cross thing was stupid but fair enough on that one.
 
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