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Although Mario & Wario was released only in Japan, the game is entirely in English; a US release was planned, complete with box art, yet never materialized.
Of note is that the scrapped English box art features a logo identical to the one seen on the title screen, and that the game itself contains unused graphics for a Japanese version of the title screen with a logo identical to that seen on the Japanese box art. Combining this with the fact that Nintendo games' title logos rarely deviate from the box art (and vice-versa), this implies that the final game is actually based on an English prototype which was shipped to Japanese retailers by mistake.
Of note is that the scrapped English box art features a logo identical to the one seen on the title screen, and that the game itself contains unused graphics for a Japanese version of the title screen with a logo identical to that seen on the Japanese box art. Combining this with the fact that Nintendo games' title logos rarely deviate from the box art (and vice-versa), this implies that the final game is actually based on an English prototype which was shipped to Japanese retailers by mistake.
Official Nintendo Magazine article:
http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/51480/features/12-amazing-wario-facts-and-secrets/?page=11
The Cutting Room Floor article:
https://tcrf.net/Mario_%26_Wario#Unused_Title_Screen
http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/51480/features/12-amazing-wario-facts-and-secrets/?page=11
The Cutting Room Floor article:
https://tcrf.net/Mario_%26_Wario#Unused_Title_Screen
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