MOTHER 2 (Earthbound) on Japanese Virtual Console March 20th

[Jack_Burton_BYOAC]

What good would doing that accomplish? Why would Nintendo bother to release the game here at all if they still get the money anyway? I would think refusing to pay for a copy until it gets a legitimate release here would better convince them to have it localized for North America, assuming there's enough demand for it here.

It would accomplish you playing the game. Not everyone is so ready to fight the good fight. Refusing to get it from the Japanese VC would accomplish nothing other than reinforcing Nintendo's current apathy on the matter.

If anything, Nintendo could notice how many people bought it with USA billing addresses and see potential.

I think the whole issue is a good example of how short sighted Nintendo (and other Japanese devs) can still be when it comes to understanding what the rest of the world wants.