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* [[No Export for You]]: The NES version is a particularly interesting case - it was complete and ready to go, then it simply didn't happen, likely because of both difficult marketing, the end of the NES lifespan, the fact that ''EarthBound'' began production right around the time of localization and was expected to be released early in the SNES' life (as opposed to spending an unprecedented four years in [[Development Hell]]) and the fact that the ambitiously expanded ROM size and packaging plans would've made production unnecessarily expensive; thus, from its unearthing in 1998 to its Virtual Console release in 2015, the only way to play the game was through emulation and reproduction cartridges. The GBA version could be because of rumored legal issues said to doom the franchise's western presence, but it could simply have been out of lack of perceived interest, as ''EarthBound'' already tanked in America 8 years prior (though this is often attributed nowadays to bad marketing).

** Finally averted as of June 14th, 2015. The ''EarthBound''-related announcement fans had been expecting for E3 turned out to be a Wii U Virtual Console release under the name ''EarthBound Beginnings''.

 

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