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Talk Of Mother 4 Doesn’t Mean It Will Happen

Shigesato Itoi, who’s best known as a copywriter and personality in Japan, already said that there will be no Mother 4. Making Mother 3 was no easy task. That doesn’t mean there still isn’t hope – however faint that might be.

March 23, 2011
In Real Life

The Annoying Song That’s Plaguing Japan

On March 11, the Tohoko earthquake and tsunami left the northeastern part of Japan in ruins. People were displaced, missing or dead. News coverage reported on the devastation. But what company wants to be the official sponsor of a calamity like this?

January 19, 2011
PC

Video Game Reduced To 30 Seconds Of Disapproving Mums

Electronic Arts’ latest Dead Space 2 campaign is brilliant. Why? Because it uses the power of the disapproving mum to sell violent video games.

December 22, 2010
In Real Life

How The Wife Of Japan’s Beloved RPG Maker Challenged Nudity Censorship

In the West, Shigesato Itoi is best known for the Earthbound series of role-playing games. He might challenge game conventions, but his wife Kanako Higuchi challenged Japanese censorship more.

November 30, 2010
In Real Life

True Love Is Found In Nintendo Classics

Get ready for some feel-good times, as a man and his lady agree to be wed after a night spent dining, drinking wine then playing classic Nintendo RPG series Earthbound.

October 19, 2010
In Real Life

Mother 4 In Development (By Fans, Not Nintendo)

The Mother series, known in the West as Earthbound, are some of the best games to ever grace a Game Boy. They’re so good, in fact, that Nintendo of America wants nothing to do with them.

July 20, 2010
In Real Life

Mother Action Figures Won’t Need A Fan Translation

While these Mother figures aren’t as charming as those hand-made Mother 3 statues, they do have one advantage: they’re made by a toy company, so large numbers of people can actually buy them!

In Real Life

Oh Mother, This Looks Hot

It’s July. July in Japan means one thing: unbearable heat. It’s not exactly the weather for your typical full body costume.

July 28, 2009
In Real Life

Happy 20th Birthday, MOTHER!

The hard-working kids at Starmen got in touch to let us know that today – July 27, 2009 – is the 20th birthday of the MOTHER series, otherwise known in the West as Earthbound. Happy birthday!

July 10, 2009
In Real Life

Get Your Free Mother 3 Handbook

If you have $US20 lying around, and are a fan of Mother/Earthbound, you should definitely pick up the Mother 3 Handbook. If you’re a fan of the game and don’t have $US20… well, lucky you.

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