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\nNintendo’s decision not to bring cult classic Mother 3 to the west was purely “business”, former Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aimé has said. <\/p>\n

\nThe latest comment on the matter – and the latest interview with Fils-Aimé as he promotes his new memoir – comes from Bloomberg<\/a>, where the former exec stated for the first time that Mother 3’s content was not the issue.\n<\/p>\n

“That is not at all the issue why Mother 3 in particular never made it to the West,” Fils-Aime said when asked about Mother 3’s more sensitive topics. “It was all based on the business needs and the business situation at the time.”\n<\/p>\n

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Nintendo’s decision not to bring cult classic Mother 3 to the west was purely “business”, former Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aimé has said. The latest comment on the matter – and the latest interview with Fils-Aimé as he promotes his new memoir – comes from Bloomberg, where the former exec stated for the first time that Mother 3’s content was not the issue. “That is not at all the issue why Mother 3 in particular never made it to the West,” Fils-Aime said when asked about Mother 3’s more sensitive topics. “It was all based on the business needs and the business situation at the time.” Read more Source<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":588490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[230],"tags":[6886,34],"class_list":["post-588489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eurogamer","tag-mother-3","tag-rpg"],"yoast_head":"\nNintendo's lack of Mother 3 localisation was business decision, Reggie Fils-Aim\u00e9 insists | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta 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