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Shigesato Itoi announces "Hobonichi MOTHER Project". Earthbound news

NecrosaroIII

Ask me about my terrible takes on Star Trek characters

"Something interesting is happening in the world of MOTHER (EarthBound). Hold onto your butts, although not so tightly you lose control of your expectations. MOTHER series creator Shigesato Itoi‘s company has revealed the “Hobonichi MOTHER Project,” and the first part of it is a somewhat uncanny book release. It seems like the trilogy’s scripts are being published in book form, which seems unusual for video games. But perhaps just as notable is a tease that more MOTHER news is on the way.

The announcement is all in Japanese of course, but luckily the MOTHER community is what it is and has been for years, so you don’t need to speak the language to know what’s going on. Mato, professional translator and localization guru (and, you know, the guy who did the MOTHER 3 fan translation), clarified what’s going on based on what’s been provided so far.

The book from Hobonichi (Itoi’s company that produces things like stationary and expensive notebooks) is currently slated to release by the end of the year. There’s a landing page for the “Hobonichi MOTHER Project,” which promises more MOTHER content. You can even sign up for a newsletter that promises to go out almost daily with updates. Regardless of what the news ends up being, MOTHER enthusiasts will want to at least keep that page bookmarked.

Mother is available on the NES and Game Boy Advance in Japan and as Earthbound Beginnings on the Nintendo Wii U worldwide. Mother 2, also known as Earthbound, is available on the Game Boy Advance in Japan and on the Super Nintendo, New Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Wii U worldwide. Mother 3 is available on the Game Boy Advance in Japan."
 

Michele

you.
Never understood why Mother 3 never got localized officially by Nintendo.

Itoi was tired.

Jokes asides this sounds a bit... well, how do I say it, mysterious? First we got rumors about a kind of Earthbound manga (before you ask me, yes, there is, or at least a book based on it and Chugga showed it in one of his first Earthbound videos) with Itoi asking for artists with mastery over manga, and now this announcement, could a real Mother 4 (not that Oddity fan game) be coming sometime or at least in near future?
 
Itoi was tired.

Jokes asides this sounds a bit... well, how do I say it, mysterious? First we got rumors about a kind of Earthbound manga (before you ask me, yes, there is, or at least a book based on it and Chugga showed it in one of his first Earthbound videos) with Itoi asking for artists with mastery over manga, and now this announcement, could a real Mother 4 (not that Oddity fan game) be coming sometime or at least in near future?
Can't imagine how amazing it would be to make Mother 4 on the Switch!
 

Shaqazooloo

Member

Last month, the Hobonichi Mother Project was announced. The first initiative has been revealed, which will be a tribute comic.

35 manga artists and writers have come together for the book, including Undertale creator Toby Fox plus the artists for Nichijou & Pop Team Epic. Rather than a serialized manga, it seems to be more comparable to something you’d see on a newspaper. A sticker sheet included as a bonus.



The Hobonichi store will be carrying Pollyanna starting on June 11. Other stores will have it on June 25. Pricing is set at 2,640 yen.

Here’s a video for Pollyanna:
 
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