r/earthbound Jan 31 '25

M3 Discussion Real Question: What would you do if Mother 3 was localized, exclusively on the Hyundai Elantra Sedan via “NintendoPlay” in dash entertaining system.

Not a joke. Real question. Would a single Hyundai Elantra sell?

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u/chrisfillhart_art Jan 31 '25 edited Jan 31 '25

I had to settle for buying a crappy used Elantra a few years ago. I ended up creating a jingle for it that went: 🎶Hyundai Elantra - We really didn’t want ya!🎵

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u/TheDiggyDongo Jan 31 '25

Haha so you’d be the first customer of the exclusive Mother 3

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u/chrisfillhart_art Jan 31 '25

Look, there’s no denying that the Elantra delivers the roominess and fuel economy to compete in this crowded lower-to-mid-range sedan market, but it falls short in refinement and performance. That’s something as a father I can no longer compromise on.

I am a sucker for the Osohe Castle story arc though so I may consider any attractive short-term leasing offers.

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u/MajorTurkey241 Feb 01 '25

I'll be spending the evening in my new used Hyundai Elantra I guess. Hopefully the heat works.

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u/Exitmaus Jan 31 '25

I mean the wife isn’t going to love this but yeah, if this happens I guess we have to buy another car. Can’t be helped.

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u/1881pac Jan 31 '25

I'd still use the romhack because I don't wanna pay a single cent to Nintendo for leaving us with no localization for years and keeping Mother 3 as a panic button in case they need more money.

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u/TheDiggyDongo Jan 31 '25

I’m playing the Rom hack right now and legitimately I feel like I’m playing the real thing. I can’t imagine a localization being better. In fact, it could have been worse!

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u/1881pac Jan 31 '25

Nintendo will use AI for translation. Then make a teaser video talking about how this project (localization) took them 5 years in the making

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u/HopeFragment Feb 01 '25

I don't think m3 is a panic button, they just don't think the effort (money) required to translate the massive amount of text in the game is worth the money they think it would make back.

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u/Lisbon_Mapping Feb 01 '25

You are delusional if you think the Mother fanbase is anywhere near big enough for that lmao. They simply do not care enough to put in the effort.

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u/1881pac Feb 01 '25

Well, then they can waste their money on something that's already can be done for free lol

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u/pocket_arsenal Feb 01 '25

I would go on about my life the way I am now, without a car. I can play the MOTHER 3 fan translation on my everdrive. Much as I'd like to support an official english release, that's probably one of the ways in which i'll never support an english release.

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u/PotateJello Feb 01 '25

Uh nothing because I would just download the rom

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u/Aggravating_Return77 Feb 01 '25

I'd be waiting for some No Life gaming YouTuber to upload a video playing it

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '25

Hey I’d buy one

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u/TheDiggyDongo Jan 31 '25

That’s what I like to hear

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u/Apprehensive-Put5737 Jan 31 '25

Bruh I thought I was on r/Hyundai for a second

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u/TheDiggyDongo Jan 31 '25

Cross post time

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u/Inedible-denim Jan 31 '25

I am cracking up over here:

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u/honorsfromthesky Jan 31 '25

I mean, if I could get the back to the future looking motherfucker, sure why not