[game_preservation] EarthBound DEFINITELY NOT coming to the US

[Devin Monnens]

"Oh Sega, why do you taunt us so by refusing to make more copies available
of games people want?

Yet Sega of America wonders why they have never posted a profit since 1994."
So true. Unfortunately, Nintendo has other ways of making money than
satisfying zealous fans. So much for art for the sake of the populace.

Gonna have to check out the rest of the site.

-Devin

On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Mike Melanson <mike at multimedia.cx> wrote:


> Reminds me of this tale:

>

> http://www.actsofgord.com/Chronicles/chapter33.php

>

> "This entire conversation could not have happened and many more souls could

> have been given the opportunity to play [Panzer Dragoon Saga] had Sega of

> America bothered to produce more than 5000 copies, especially after Sega had

> completely sold out on the first day."

>

> --

>    -Mike Melanson

>

>

>

> Devin Monnens wrote:

>

>> Well of course any game can be pirated. But piracy is not a valid option

>> for libraries and archives. That's not exactly going to earn brownie points

>> with the industry, whose support we need. In that regard, I'm not sure we're

>> talking about the same mailing list, regardless of how people might obtain

>> games outside of the archive.

>>

>> As for average joes who want to play the game... I think it's a shame when

>> the only way to legally get it is to shell out $200 to some chump for a game

>> they just want to play. It was bad enough when these were $60 used...

>>

>> Devin Monnens

>>

>> On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Mike Melanson <mike at multimedia.cx<mailto:

>> mike at multimedia.cx>> wrote:

>>

>>    Devin Monnens wrote:

>>

>>        Starmen.net has commented that EarthBound will NOT be coming to

>>        the US Virtual Console. As a result, it will be impossible for

>>        anyone to play this game in English without forking over $100+

>>        for a copy of the SNES version

>>

>>

>>    Ahem, impossible to play "legally". What mailing list do you think

>>    you're on here?

>>

>>    :)

>>

>>    --       -Mike Melanson

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