We are still patiently waiting for an English translation for Mother 3 and it seems we will have to continue waiting. In a recent documentary titled Earthbound, USA, series creator Shigesato Itoi explained why the Kyoto-based company has not translated the game into English. Mr. Itoi says that they presented Nintendo with an offer of an English translation, but as with all things, it wasn’t quite as simple. Mr. Itoi hopes that one day Nintendo will decide to take up the offer. Here’s what Shigesato Itoi said in the documentary, which is available now.
“I’ve talked about it with Nintendo before. Apparently they were presented with the offer to use the translation, but they said it wasn’t quite as simple as that. I think it’d be really interesting if they took up the offer. It’d be hard to make something like, say, an automobile with fans. But doing it with software, I believe there’d be a chance to make something that would be better than what the company could have made on their own.”
“Usually, when I’m done with something, I’m done with it for good. You can’t give up on projects you are in the middle of, but when you put an end to something, it’s best to just leave it alone. The older you get, the more stories there are for you.”
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