DangerJuice
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This is nuts...
...and I like it.
I'm hoping this is going to bring in a "real" announcement or two.
...and I like it.
I'm hoping this is going to bring in a "real" announcement or two.
I've never played any of the Mother games. Out of interest, how come everyone is always super hyped and begging for Earthbound (which I understand is Mother 2?) and Mother 3? Is the first game not very good, or something? The only reason I haven't bought Earthbound off the Virtual Console yet is because I haven't played the first one.
The Mother series is a franchise that shows American tastes =/= Japanese tastes.
In Japan:
Mother 1 is the game that is regarded as the classic and has the most nostalgia attached to it. Mother 2 is regarded as an improvement but not as nostalgic. Mother 3 is regarded as a misstep and a disappointment.
In America:
EarthBound is beloved as a classic that was originally overlooked. Mother 3 is viewed as different, but a genius game. Mother 1 is viewed as outdated and not nearly as good as Mother 2.
Okay now this is pretty interesting. For once I actually wholeheartedly believe something has to be coming considering there's not really anything they could possibly announce...Hopefully it's Mother 3! Only one I haven't been able to play so far.
don't know how this would be a teaser for X. looks clearly earthbound related to me, as either a hint or something they did just because they could
Hey didn't Nintendo announced GBA games for the Wii U VC recently?
Just watch, Mother 3 is going to be one of the first games.
hd remake of mother 1, imminent release of mother 3, and upcoming wii u exclusive mother 4.
A localized mother 3 would be great but there's no way they could outdo the fan translation. I probably won't buy if its not extremely similar.
Just realised that the English EarthBound site was updated with a message from Itoi too.
http://earthbound.nintendo.com/message/
A localized mother 3 would be great but there's no way they could outdo the fan translation. I probably won't buy if its not extremely similar.
The Mother series is a franchise that shows American tastes =/= Japanese tastes.
In Japan:
Mother 1 is the game that is regarded as the classic and has the most nostalgia attached to it. Mother 2 is regarded as an improvement but not as nostalgic. Mother 3 is regarded as a misstep and a disappointment.
In America:
EarthBound is beloved as a classic that was originally overlooked. Mother 3 is viewed as different, but a genius game. Mother 1 is viewed as outdated and not nearly as good as Mother 2.
I like all three for different reasons.
I like Mother 1 for its cheekiness but also somewhat creepy at times atmosphere. Only section I hate is Duncan factory, but otherwise the game is pretty chill.
Mother 2 i love its world design and game progression for the most part. The first 4 major towns are all brilliant. After that the game kind of loses some steam. Once you reach a place called Magicant it becomes awesome again though and keeps its awesome the rest of the game.
Mother 3 is fantastic. Mother 2 has better battle themes, but all the other music in Mother 3 is better. The battle system is even better (though I prefer Mother 2's encounter system). Great cast of secondary characters. Chapter 7 is kind of rushed though. It's still cool, but each section of the chapter should have been more elaborate. Chapters 1-6 and 8 are all briliant though.
I thought the Kyoto team are just doing assets/supporting other Nintendo devs.I'm pretty sure this is from the Kyoto team?
This is probably accurate.Exclusive screenshots of the Onett stage for the new Smash Bros! Then the community slowly fades into the dark, never to be used again.
I thought the Kyoto team are just doing assets/supporting other Nintendo devs.
Mother 3 isn't well regarded in Japan? Really? That's... sad. It was my favorite of the 3. One of the truly moving games I've ever played.
Mother 3 isn't as well regarded because of its drastically different tone.
Mother 3 isn't well regarded in Japan? Really? That's... sad. It was my favorite of the 3. One of the few truly moving games I've ever played.
I think that if Mother and Mother 3 ever get officially released here , Nintendo should fix the numbering and call them Earthbound 1 , Earthbound 2 and Earthbound 3 like Square did fixing the Final Fantasy numbering.
I'd be okay if they just called Mother 1 Earthbound Zero. Would be weird to change Earthbound to Earthbound 2 after this long.
I figured Nintendo would be to arrogant to call the first game Earthbound Zero since its a fan made title. Just like they would probably feel like not using the Mother 3 fan translation since its not their work.
chapter 6 has one of the best game compositions of all time, talk about letting the music tell the story for you.The Mother series is a franchise that shows American tastes =/= Japanese tastes.
In Japan:
Mother 1 is the game that is regarded as the classic and has the most nostalgia attached to it. Mother 2 is regarded as an improvement but not as nostalgic. Mother 3 is regarded as a misstep and a disappointment.
In America:
EarthBound is beloved as a classic that was originally overlooked. Mother 3 is viewed as different, but a genius game. Mother 1 is viewed as outdated and not nearly as good as Mother 2.
I like all three for different reasons.
I like Mother 1 for its cheekiness but also somewhat creepy at times atmosphere. Only section I hate is Duncan factory, but otherwise the game is pretty chill.
Mother 2 i love its world design and game progression for the most part. The first 4 major towns are all brilliant. After that the game kind of loses some steam. Once you reach a place called Magicant it becomes awesome again though and keeps its awesome the rest of the game.
Mother 3 is fantastic. Mother 2 has better battle themes, but all the other music in Mother 3 is better. The battle system is even better (though I prefer Mother 2's encounter system). Great cast of secondary characters. Chapter 7 is kind of rushed though. It's still cool, but each section of the chapter should have been more elaborate. Chapters 1-6 and 8 are all briliant though.
I have never seen so much instant hype for something that will never happen.
They're giving EB a huge marketing push because they probably know it'll need it to perform even remotely well.
Not expecting anything significant to come of this at all.
/killjoy
That sounds like something Vince McMahon would do!
I have never seen so much instant hype for something that will never happen.
Someone on Miiverse mentioned that Iwata gave an interview saying he planned to release Mother 3 globally, anyone here heard of such an interview?
Me: I would be remiss in not telling you that some of my writers would like to play another Advance Wars and they would someday like to play Mother 3 in America [Note: Iwata writes something down] Whenever I ask Reggie about Mother 3, he says, ask Mr. Iwata.'"
Iwata: [in English]: "Just yesterday, before I left from Japan, I met with Mr. Itoi, who is the creator of the Earthbound series. [laughs]"
Me: "Oh, I know. Are we ever going to get it?"
Iwata: "And, yeah, accidentally we were discussing that there are huge fans from Western countries for the Mother series [laughs].
Me: "So, someday? Someday?" [I stand up to shake his hand]
Iwata: "[laughs] Thank you. Great to see you!"
This interview from last year might be what they're talking about?
If you want to be optimistic, this kind of implies that they might be thinking about it. If you want to be optimistic.
You're crazy as a loon!Well you may call me Pollyana..
EarthBound is the WiiU's No. 2 best-selling recent digital release, beat out only by the 30-cent NES Donkey Kong. That's damn good for a $10 title Nintendo previously wrote off as dead to the English world. Also, the EarthBound Miiverse community is already one of the most active in the entire Miiverse.I have never seen so much instant hype for something that will never happen.
They're giving EB a huge marketing push because they probably know it'll need it to perform even remotely well.
Not expecting anything significant to come of this at all.
/killjoy
This is probably because most Americans played Mother 2 before they played Mother (if they ever played it), while for Japanese players it was probably the opposite. So Mother probably does feel outdated to many non-Japanese players because they played it after Mother 2.
hmmm
Imagine Monolith Earthbound