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Now if they released Earthbound Zero for the NES, I d spill some cash just as I did for Lost Levels and Sin and Punishment!
I probably would too. I like the idea of VC for stuff like this, just as I like the HD remakes on XBLA. I like the VC in general, but I don't like rebuying games or buying a ROM. It would be convenient to have all my games on the Wii though. Actually, I think I read somewhere that if you bought all the games on VC vs. the cartridges, it's cheaper. But not as fun, obviously, since it's not the real thing.
I really wish they'd release Mother 3, but I'd imagine the chances of that happening are slim to nil.
Sorry to play the pessimist, but as Starmen pointed out, this wouldn't be the first time a game received an ESRB rating and never saw release. Already own Earthbound, though it'd be nice not having to dig out ye olde SNES, along with game when the mood strikes me.
