Getting it approved by the rating systems of other countries, and localization. Localization can actually take a while since if the game uses a custom font, they might have to not only translate things but also add additional character sets to there bitmap fonts.
Really it seems that most people that pirate games, only do so because they can. I dont make much money but since im willing to wait for sales, I have enentually gotten every game i wanted. My steam library is so large that it would take me years of playing like a full-time job to beat them all. So considering that, no-one…