History in Context: Why Didn't Earthbound Sell? (www.youtube.com)

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EarthBound may be beloved now, but it is no secret that it didn't launch to massive sales. Plenty has been said about the reason for EarthBound's failure in the west, but what can primary source historical documents actually tell us? Join John Rairdin for a deep dive into the marketing and launch of EarthBound in North America. See what worked, what went wrong, and let's put EarthBound in context.

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[-] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

It's a reslly weird game, RPGs werent popular, it was a bit more expensive as rpg games were at the time and hsd bad marketing.

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