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[Sleepwalker]

You motherfuckers, im in.


Probably one of my favorite franchises of all time, even if I don't enjoy their latest offerings that much.

 

[SALMORE]

i don't care much about the series but I'll get the physical version if the price is right !

 

[Shifty1897]

Spoiler

Day One

 

[Evangelion Unit-01]

Spoiler

Day One

As great as it would be to get Mother 3 in the West it just isn't in the cards. The game is a localization nightmare, especially with the current climate around topics of sexual preferences, race, gender, fascism, and sexual assault. It would be a huge controversy to release that game today.

Should it be? No. The game is harmless. But that is the reality of the world we live in.

As I understand it Nintendo looked into porting this game back during the Wii U/3DS era and eventually scrapped the plans when it became apparent how it would be received in America.

 

[TonberrysKnife]

Sad.

The Japanese version is on Famicom Online for the Switch. While I'm stoked that there's an OFFICIAL translated release, I can't help but wonder if this is Nintendo being lazy.

 

[dalekjay]

Why for a limited time? Nintendo will run out off storage space? Fuck that

 

[Walter Matthau]

As great as it would be to get Mother 3 in the West it just isn't in the cards. The game is a localization nightmare, especially with the current climate around topics of sexual preferences, race, gender, fascism, and sexual assault. It would be a huge controversy to release that game today.

Should it be? No. The game is harmless. But that is the reality of the world we live in.

As I understand it Nintendo looked into porting this game back during the Wii U/3DS era and eventually scrapped the plans when it became apparent how it would be received in America.

You're 100% right. I played it for the first time earlier this year and it all came off as a very innocent adventure, but we know how an American audience would react. If they censor or change anything you get another group of people ready to get outraged so it's a lose-lose situation for Nintendo.

 

[Evangelion Unit-01]

GameStop Preorder is up


TKOFromTokyo M mikefrails Spaxx

Will post other links in OP whenever Amazon/Best Buy etc list it. $49.99

 

[TLZ]

Man this is cool they're doing this for a Japan only game. Now I only wish someone would do the same for the Captain Tsubasa games left in Japan on NES and SNES

 

[Forsythia]

Available for a limited time. Fuck off Nintendo, there is no reason to do this. Its not like they discount their games anyway.

 

[LQX]

The CE looks way better than a lot of the shit LRG now charges close to $100 for.

 

[TKOFromTokyo]

GameStop Preorder is up


TKOFromTokyo M mikefrails Spaxx

Will post other links in OP whenever Amazon/Best Buy etc list it. $49.99

It's back up on GS.

 

[Goro Majima]

Don't really do collectors editions especially when it's just a box of stuff and doesn't even include the game.

Totally in for the $6 package though!

 

[theclaw135]

Sad.

The Japanese version is on Famicom Online for the Switch. While I'm stoked that there's an OFFICIAL translated release, I can't help but wonder if this is Nintendo being lazy.

The jury is still out. Nintendo did not claim or represent in any way that the new translation is, in fact, running on NES hardware.

 

[Velius]

WTF sold out?

 

[TonberrysKnife]

WTF sold out?

You sound surprised lol. It's a game that hasn't had an official English release/translation for 3 decades. And it's Nintendo, that shit is gonna sell.

 

[Futaleufu]

For a limited time, no physical release? How convenient for Nintendo. Your purchase is only good as long as they decide to support your platform. Next-gen? Start all over again.

 

[Dodo123]

That's disappointing - it should be included in the NSO subscription. And a limited digital release again? Nintendo is worrying me.

 

[EverythingsOverrated]

This limited time window to get digital releases is some of the silliest shit nintendo has done in a while.


I can't cosign it. Any game that Nintendo does this with is an instant no buy for me. Artificial scarcity for digital files of old games is completely absurd.

 

[Hudo]

Nice CE contents, but the rule stands - No physical copy, no buy.

Swing and a miss, N.

P.S. Physical release of Radiant games on Switch pls. Will offer my wallet as tribute.

Yeah, I was excited as hell but then I realized that the physical "special edition" doesn't include the game on a cartridge... what a fucking waste.

 

[TKOFromTokyo]

BB is up

 

[Evangelion Unit-01]

BB is up

Was about to post the same. Adding to OP.

 

[wrxsti22brockz]

It only show coming soon. Does it means it sold out already?

 

[Evangelion Unit-01]

It only show coming soon. Does it means it sold out already?

I believe so. I would try mobile app. Sometimes that works better for Best Buy.

I managed to preorder on GameStop yesterday but couldn't get one from Best Buy as a back up. Will be trying Amazon whenever that one goes live too. My GameStop order is listed as "Awaiting product availability" so hoping it doesn't get canceled.

Hopefully there are enough of these printed to satisfy demand.

 

[TKOFromTokyo]

It only show coming soon. Does it means it sold out already?

Yeah, I think so.

 

[Danjin44]

BB is up

I'm pretty sure this going pain in the ass try to pre-order this in Canada.

 

[Walter Matthau]

I'm with everyone else that the Anniversary Edition should have included a physical copy of the game. They put so much effort into this that's odd that they didn't just up the price by an extra $10 to add a Switch cart.

 

[alf717]

I guess I missed Best Buy. It only says coming soon.

 

[Evangelion Unit-01]

I guess I missed Best Buy. It only says coming soon.

Yeah. TKOFromTokyo and I have been posting as they've gone live but they are selling out fast. Walmart, Target, and Amazon have put up stock yet. Chance they add additional stock at Best Buy and GameStop too.

Best bet is to turn on tweet notifications for Wario64 or Nintendeal.

 

[Komatsu]

Exhausted by Nintendo's lazy rehashing of their backlog. We already got a very solid remake of Shadow Dragon for the DS in 2009. They're literally releasing the translated NES version and asking us to pay premium money for it. I've been an FE fan for decades but the physical edition, though beautiful, doesn't entice me. I have the original famicom cart. Might buy the digital version anyway as I'm a chump...

 

[AutumnLeaves]

I wish this came out for the DS...

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Damn, I forgot that these brands have their roots in NES era.

 

[HF2014]

Interesting. But, not sure ill get into, but good stuff from die hard fans tbh. Love Awakening, but it seem its the only game i liked from this serie, so cannot really consider myself a hardcore fan.

 

[WalterSobchak]

I'd be interested if it actually had the physical game , ah well $50 saved for me

 

[Rean no Kiseki]

Why remaster the NES original when you've got this?

 

[alf717]

I wish this came out for the DS...

Whoa I guess I never knew the DS version was a remake of the Famicom title. Its been siting on the shelve since I picked it up. I really need to tackle my backlog of games.

 

[Evangelion Unit-01]

Yes the DS version is the superior version too.

We would all be happy to purchase more of Nintendo's back catalog. If they translated the other titles and ported them to Switch I'd be there day 1. Even more so if they had that same sense of security with back compat that Xbox has right now.

Unfortunately Nintendo isn't interested in pushing their back catalog out all at once. This is just Nintendo giving a little nod to FE's 30th anniversary with the original Famicom title playable in its original form for the first time in English, nothing more than that. Nintendo of Japan didn't do anything to celebrate the the anniversary other two save states to the Famicom game on NSO back in April. I'm surprised NOA did anything at all much less a full collectors edition.

 

[TKOFromTokyo]

Yes the DS version is the superior version too.

We would all be happy to purchase more of Nintendo's back catalog. If they translated the other titles and ported them to Switch I'd be there day 1. Even more so if they had that same sense of security with back compat that Xbox has right now.

Unfortunately Nintendo isn't interested in pushing their back catalog out all at once. This is just Nintendo giving a little nod to FE's 30th anniversary with the original Famicom title playable in its original form for the first time in English, nothing more than that. Nintendo of Japan didn't do anything to celebrate the the anniversary other two save states to the Famicom game on NSO back in April. I'm surprised NOA did anything at all much less a full collectors edition.

I totally agree. I'd even be happy if they gave us a DS player to play the games on the tv like the Game Boy player and Super Game Boy.

 

[Evangelion Unit-01]

I totally agree. I'd even be happy if they gave us a DS player to play the games on the tv like the Game Boy player and Super Game Boy.

Yeah I'd buy a controller w touch screen in a heartbeat. Would be up for a bunch of ROM dumps as well. Funny for all of the "no new games just lazy port/rom collection" posts Nintendo really doesn't release near as much of that content as they could.

 

[mcjmetroid]

Well here's the thing. Shadow DS was a remake of that game and it was one of the worst fire emblem games ive owned.

If they couldn't even remake it to be as good as the contemporary games it doesn't bode well for the original with its few tweaks theyve done.

It's a no from me.

 

[theclaw135]

Yes the DS version is the superior version too.

We would all be happy to purchase more of Nintendo's back catalog. If they translated the other titles and ported them to Switch I'd be there day 1. Even more so if they had that same sense of security with back compat that Xbox has right now.

Unfortunately Nintendo isn't interested in pushing their back catalog out all at once. This is just Nintendo giving a little nod to FE's 30th anniversary with the original Famicom title playable in its original form for the first time in English, nothing more than that. Nintendo of Japan didn't do anything to celebrate the the anniversary other two save states to the Famicom game on NSO back in April. I'm surprised NOA did anything at all much less a full collectors edition.

Hmm. We are overlooking that this upgraded version of the game is not available in Japan.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

I'm not a fan nor do I really want this (but completely understand why people do) but even I'm disappointed the "physical edition" doesn't come with an actual physical Switch cart and is just a Download code.

What a joke.

 

[LavitzSlambert]

Well here's the thing. Shadow DS was a remake of that game and it was one of the worst fire emblem games ive owned.

If they couldn't even remake it to be as good as the contemporary games it doesn't bode well for the original with its few tweaks theyve done.

It's a no from me.

Real talk - the vast majority of NES games are downright painful to play now. Even with nostalgia, nobody has been able to tell me they enjoy playing the original Metroid with a straight face.

Just looking at that battle interface for Fire Emblem. No numbers anywhere - are we expected to count the blips manually? If I am missing something please let me know but I don't even see movement range, enemy range, damage calc, etc. Is this Count In Your Head simulator? I have to ask why even bother with this in 2020. Somehow they put in turn rewind and haven't added basic UI elements that they added the remake.

 

[TKOFromTokyo]

Real talk - the vast majority of NES games are downright painful to play now. Even with nostalgia, nobody has been able to tell me they enjoy playing the original Metroid with a straight face.

Just looking at that battle interface for Fire Emblem. No numbers anywhere - are we expected to count the blips manually? If I am missing something please let me know but I don't even see movement range, enemy range, damage calc, etc. Is this Count In Your Head simulator? I have to ask why even bother with this in 2020. Somehow they put in turn rewind and haven't added basic UI elements that they added the remake.

I enjoy the original Metroid and most classic NES games. SNES games have held up better though.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

As great as it would be to get Mother 3 in the West it just isn't in the cards. The game is a localization nightmare, especially with the current climate around topics of sexual preferences, race, gender, fascism, and sexual assault. It would be a huge controversy to release that game today.

We have games that deal with this kind of thing already though?

 

[Evangelion Unit-01]

We have games that deal with this kind of thing already though?

The blowback on Mother 3 would be massive. Bigger than gamergate, Persona/Catherine, Cyberpunk, Ion Fury etc. all of that would look microscopic in comparison.

If I had to make a comparison it would be to Song of the South.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

The blowback on Mother 3 would be massive. Bigger than gamergate, Persona/Catherine, Cyberpunk, Ion Fury etc. all of that would look microscopic in comparison.

If I had to make a comparison it would be to Song of the South.

There are things out rn that have won awards (across all forms of media) which have far more disturbing content than Mother 3. I think it is sad how little Nintendo (of America) thinks of their fanbase. They think everyone is either a literal child or a purple haired loon.

 

[Jeeves]

This is cool, although I'm not a big enough FE fan to want to play this one...wake me up when they do FE4 though.

Also...still not a fan of limited digital release. At all.

There are things out rn that have won awards (across all forms of media) which have far more disturbing content than Mother 3. I think it is sad how little Nintendo (of America) thinks of their fanbase. They think everyone is either a literal child or a purple haired loon.

Unfortunately those are the groups that can get them in trouble. Every year the game becomes less and less suitable for NA release. Maybe one day when the world's a little more sane.

 

[Meesh]

Very hot. Very, very hot... but I don't really care as much as I would say....

Square and Nintendo coming together for a FF6 full on remake package. Like... why the fack aren't they???

 

[Evangelion Unit-01]

There are things out rn that have won awards (across all forms of media) which have far more disturbing content than Mother 3.

No argument from me-I think it should be released as well.

They think everyone is either a literal child or a purple haired loon.

You've never played animal crossing have you?