If you type “unaltered” into Google, the first or second search suggestion is “unaltered Star Wars” so I guess a lot of people do want it. I don’t think it’s a fringe of people
I don’t see why that means anything. Just because comparatively more people are searching for unaltered Star Wars compared to unaltered… anything else, that doesn’t mean that the people seeking it out at all aren’t still a minority. There are not many other films that are in the same situation in which the unaltered versions are unavailable, let alone films with as big a fan base as Star Wars, let alone films with alterations as controversial. So yeah, it’s not surprising that is a common search term or that a number of people are interested, but it’s still a very small number relative to the wider Star Wars fan base. Even most of those who are aware of it don’t typically care about it that much compared to the users of this site.