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Mother 3 Finished After 11 Years

starmen.net — Mother 3, the sequel to the Japanese RPG Mother 2 (EarthBound), has finally been given an official release date - 11 years after the release of Mother 2! Shigesato Itoi announced the date on his blog - April 20, 2006. Now to get it translated...

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  • farfromsubtl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3You sir, are an idiot.
  • ehmjay, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/mother3/
  • reidman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2We know it's been announced, but it has never had an official release date in the past 9 years...it started out as a 64DD project, got moved to the 64, started preselling in Japan (!), got cancelled (!!), got quietly picked back up after the fans made a ruckus ( http://classic.starmen.net/petition/index.php ), was rumored to be for the DS, confirmed on the GBA, and FINALLY given a release date.

    It's more of a psychological milestone than anything ;)
  • emostar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2translation by NattyBumppo:

    Mother 3's release date has been set. It will be April 20th, 2006 (Thursday). At least it's spring. It'll go on sale before the start of Golden Week. We'll be doing an official announcement pretty soon, but this is the "final" date. Once the release date is set, there are no more additions of new specs or anything like that. We'll no longer be able to fiddle around with anything in the game, unless it's something especially important. It makes me a little sad, but I can't be selfish. Since it's GameBoy Advance software, that naturally means that you'll also be able to play it on the Nintendo DS that everyone's so crazy about these days.
  • Deekman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2GBA
  • GrantW, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Dear NOA:

    Please.

    Sincerely,
    Grant
  • mailman-zero, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1YES! I will launch a Multi Bottle Rocket at Nintendo unless they release this state-side!

    Seriously, this is EXCELLENT news!
  • Ebfan2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is truly a God send :D
  • ebhq, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yeah. Now, sign the danged petition to get the thing translated from japanese to english..

    peep the method: http://com2.runboard.com/burglinpark.fmother3earthbound2.t3
    peep the madness: http://www.petitiononline.com/eb3/

    Cmon NOA, you CANNOT overlook this one!!
  • Nin10dude, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Mother 3. After 309 EarthBound playthroughs, it's finally here.
  • OSheaPunk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Nintendo of America BETTER TRANSLATE THIS AND BRING IT OVER!
  • zsieg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Good Idea Reidman. Every bit of attention the game gets means we have that much more of a chance to get a western release.
  • magicwomanm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Release date 420 woo
  • WeeklyGeek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1oh god yes

    OH GOD YES

    I have been listening to the OCremix "Bound Together" album all morning, coincidentally. Beautiful stuff.

    Sweet jesus come to the states. OH PLEASE


    etc
  • r0x0rc0pt0r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1WOO! Finally. Been waiting for freakin' ever.
  • mailman-zero, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Just thought I ought to mention in case someone doesn't happen to read the article that "Mother" is the Japanese name for the game called "EarthBound" in the united states.

    It's also one of the most fun (if not the strangest) RPG ever made!
  • gabeN, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Digg for 4/20 release date...
  • superdigg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1awesome!! i loved earthbound! and yeah, 4/20 lolz0r
  • JackCampbell, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Earthbound is definetely old school, I can't wait for the sequel! it was my first RPG ever!!
  • farfromsubtl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Everyone start emailing NoA for the translated release!
  • joehobbes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It's been announced for a while:
    http://www.racketboy.com/retro/2005/11/mother-3-is-official.html
    (November 05)
  • 404notfound, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I loved Earthbound for Super Nintendo, and after seeing preliminary shots of the 64DD version in Nintendo Power, I've been patiently awaiting more news, only to find it became vaporware; but now it's finally becoming a reality.
  • krwren, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1There is still hope for Duke Nukem Forever!!!!
  • FRAGaLOT, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1never heard of this.
  • modpancake, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1When I saw the title, I thought it said "Mother OF 3 Finished After 11 Years"

    I figured some weird lady got sick of her children and put them all up for adoption or something.
  • KingDarian, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I can digg it...MOTHER 3!! WHOOOoooooOOOOOOooooooOOOOOOoooo!!
  • CrypticAdvent, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'm reeallly celebrating 4:20 this year w00t!
  • mobbydick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0in-*****-credible
  • PacoDG, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Digging for the 420, as well as the fact that Earthbound ***** ruled.
  • MDTailz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0i made an account just to dig this.. need....... american release!
  • SamuelLame, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0FINALLY.

    Seriously, if this game doesn't get translated and released in the US, there's going to be a riot. *PSI Rockin' Omega*
  • kakashi0freak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0YAYYYYY!!! *cries* It's a gift from God!!! >.<

    NOA, if you fail in localizing this game, ... It's not going to pretty. O___o
  • Bokista, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Ah, the game where my name "kind of" comes from. I'm stoked.
  • Bezzy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I will never buy a Nintendo Product again if they do not release this in the United States. Earthbound for SNES (Mother 2) was and still is my favorite game of all time. It would be an unforgivable sin to not release this game in the U.S.
  • i0eat0chode, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0whoa!! whoa!!
  • Squirty, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The best news there's been since the release of Mother 1+2 for the GBA in Japan... Just can't wait to see if there's going to be an english version! :D
  • colonelmustard, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0FINALLY

    ^___^
  • TrainwreckX, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Duke Nukem comes out tomorrow!
  • mailman-zero, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@SkeletaLlama:

    The graphics are rather simplistic, but the idea was to make it cartooney. You have to admit that at the very least it is very stylized and has a look all its own. No one would ever mix it up with anything else.
  • superdigg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0aw wtf it's on GBA/DS? laaaame :(
  • KIDCOLTER, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0***** yeah bitches the time has come. Jesus is back.
  • Trjn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"jesus was this game good or something, holy crap no action in 11 years and you guys are still ape ***** about it? i think by 11 years time i would have grown up and stopped caring."

    You'd be surprised how every once in a while something comes up to bring up our interest.

    I only found out about Earthbound when the N64 Super Smash Bros was released (Ness being the main character of Earthbound) and of course the GC version of Smash Bros hasn't done any damage for getting people interested in the game.

    And yes, it is good.
  • Mikeyseed, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0hey word sweet
  • hectorhector, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The graphics are very stylized, its like somone drew them with colored pencils and crayon. the story line and dialogue in the game is also sooo good. the entire game has a sort of Adult Swim-ish kind of humor.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Duke Nukem surrenders...
  • SecondChild, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0
    *downs a DX Water*

    Ah! Refreshing news!

    If this ever sees US release, I will immediately end my boycott of post SNES Nintendo and buy a DS Lite.
  • motostamp, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Woohoo!!!!!
  • kryogenix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0YES. YES. YES!
  • YoungMonotoli, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Its well deserved for both parties, the consumer and the creator. NOA Bring it to the states. Don't miss out on this one.
  • BluePanda, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Check out http://www.Earthbound2.com for my unofficial fan site! :)
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