Nintendo of America just keeps getting worse and worse

[Khuutra]

patjuan32 said:

Khuutra said:
Well, in fairness, the Mother series is a niche JRPG title, which practically redefines what it is to be niche without being completely unloved like, say, a Clover Studios game that isn't Viewtiful Joe.

Anyway...

Wait, ASH was fully translated? Are you serious?

The Mother series is not niche. Only one game in the series has been released in the West and that was on the SNES. Who knows how popular that series would be if it was fully supported by Nintendo.

 

Well, you have to understand that JRPGs are pretty niche in the first place. That by default harms how far and wide Mother's appeal can spread.

EarthBound was supported by a blitzkrieg of advertising and promotions. It came with a free strategy guide, in a super-sized box, at the cost of a normal game, had more commercials and magazine adverts than you could shake a stick at. It didn't fail miserably, but it didn't soar, either.

I don't really think that potential popularity can be used as an argument for a game not being niche, regardless.