Mother 3 / MOTHER3
GBAUS price ≈ 1.6x the Japanese price
Japan vs US prices for Mother 3 from the YenVault database. The headline comparison — complete in box (cib) — is ¥8,470 in Japan against $89.99 in the US.
Japan vs US, at a glance
Bars are scaled to the first figure recorded for each row, with yen converted at ¥150 = $1 (the rate used across this database), so the two markets can be compared on one scale. Labels show the recorded figures exactly as published in the table below.
Prices, loose and complete kept separate
| Condition | Japan price (source · date) | US price (source · date) | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | ¥4,510（ブックオフ公式オンラインストア ※箱説なし※、出品、2026-11-08確認） | 輸入価格 $50.01（PriceCharting 日本版ページ、成約ベース、2026-11-08取得） | 約+¥2,990・1.7倍（差なし） |
| Complete in box (CIB) | ¥8,470（ブックオフ公式オンラインストア、出品、2026-11-08確認。同サイト検索一覧では ¥7,260 の併記もあり揺れ。参考: 駿河屋トラッカー ¥11,500、2026-04-15） | 輸入価格 $89.99（PriceCharting 日本版ページ、成約ベース、2026-11-08取得） | 約+¥5,030・1.6倍（差なし） |
Source notes are reproduced exactly as recorded in the database (in Japanese) so no detail is lost in translation. Prices are dated snapshots, not live quotes.
How to read these numbers
- Loose and CIB are never mixed. On many titles most of the gap lives in the box and manual.
- Sold vs. asking asymmetry. US prices come from PriceCharting, built from sold listings. Japanese prices are mostly shop and marketplace listings (asking prices), except where a sold median is noted — so every ratio is a guide, not gospel.
- Conversion is ¥150 = $1 throughout, the same rate used across the database.
- No US release? For Japan-only titles the US column shows the US import price of the Japanese version, labelled as such — that gap is mostly the import margin.
- Snapshot date: this database was generated 2026-11-13. Verify current listings before buying.
How to buy Mother 3 from Japan
Copies in Japan are sold through domestic marketplaces and used-game shops that generally do not ship overseas, so most overseas collectors buy through a proxy (buying) service or a forwarding service. Our step-by-step guide covers how proxy services work, what the fees look like on a real example, and how to work out the total cost before you commit:How to Buy Retro Games from Japan. The wider picture is inthe price-gap guide, and every tracked title is on the price database page.
What to watch out for
- Loose: 英語ファン翻訳の海賊／Homebrewカートが大量流通（PriceChartingでも別ページで loose $16.09）。正規品は型番 AGB-A3UJ で確認
- Complete in box (CIB): 本体同梱 DELUXE BOX（ブックオフ ¥154,000）は別商品として混ぜない。日本語テキスト量が多い