[jyoung]

The cost of localizing the game for any foreign region is more than they would make back in sales.

Video game localization isn't as simple as running text files through translation software. They would have to hire multiple employees, or outsource the task to a company that specializes in localization.

Modes like MyLife and Success have lots of story events and cutscenes that would have to be manually rewritten.

The market for baseball games just isn't very lucrative. Even when Konami had a fully licensed, well-reviewed, cheap-to-buy game like MLB Bobblehead Pros, it still ended up being one of the worst-selling titles in the history of Xbox Live.