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[Tom Nook Sawyer]

Saw this on Reddit. Apparently Emily Rogers (whose account is protected) tweeted this:

And reportedly, she had also tweeted--but since deleted--this:

One last thing before I vanish: Don't be surprised if Nintendo celebrates a game's 10th anniversary this year...Just some food for thought.

Mother 3, of course, came out in 2006 in Japan. So now with Earthbound rereleased on Virtual Console, and Mother 1 finally released here as Earthbound Beginnings, could Mother 3 finally be on the way?

Edit: Emily's since started to deny she meant anything by the tweet, but before then, several other people had chimed in all but confirming it

 

[maxcriden]

Sure sounds like it. Moth3r might finally arrive in the West!

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

why would she know this

and do we have proof she actually even tweeted the second thing

 

[UberTag]

I'm going to marathon this entire franchise if Nintendo pulls the trigger on 3.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

Makes sense really. Would be weird if they localised the first and didn't bother with the third.

 

[The_Lump]

Cool

Nice little leak for a Wednesday!

 

[RedBoot]

why would she know this

Didn't they learn about the supposed new Paper Mario game too?

Either way, if it happens, I'd expect it at E3.

 

[nckillthegrimace]

why would she know this

Probably the same way she knows about Paper Mario.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

I believe.

Earthbound Beginnings was released so we'd eventually have the entire trilogy in the west.

 

[deletethis123]

They've been hinting at it for a while now so it wouldn't surprise me. I would buy it in an instant.

 

[JetSetRadio]

Not again.

 

[jshackles]

I want to believe

 

[bobbychalkers]

After Beginnings released, I figured this would be a no-brainer. On that note, I should really play the series.

 

[Berordn]

Makes sense really. Would be weird if they localised the first and didn't bother with the third.

It would be, if it were a new localization.

But if they're going to do it, I wouldn't be opposed to another play through.

 

[DNAbro]

why would she know this

and do we have proof she actually even tweeted the second thing

cause she has known other things before.

 

[BiggNife]

why would she know this

and do we have proof she actually even tweeted the second thing

She has contacts at NOA. She's leaked stuff like this before.

 

[RPGamer92]

It feels like they've been building up to it with releasing Earthbound and Beginnings on VC and bringing Lucas back to Smash.

 

[James Scott]

Didn't Tamaki tease it as well?

 

[Diddy Kong]

One last year of tears

 

[jacob armitage]

Oh, i'd love an official English release. I never did play it, though watched a lets play.

 

[Snakeyes]

Earthbound Trilogy with Capitan Todd-style isometric graphics.

 

[Poltergust]

Makes sense really. Would be weird if they localised the first and didn't bother with the third.

They localized Earthbound Beginnings over 20 years ago, but never released it.

 

[Shadow Hog]

It'd probably be good timing; got both Earthbound and Mother [1] onto Virtual Console within the past two years, and Mother-esque games are all the rage right now with indie hits like LISA and Undertale... why not capitalize on that?

 

[KneehighPark]

Makes sense really. Would be weird if they localised the first and didn't bother with the third.

Normally I'd agree, but the first game was already localized for the NES, it just never came out, much like Star Fox 2 on SNES. A test cartridge was eventually dumped to the internet as a ROM, and it took a few years after that but Nintendo finally released it on the Wii U Virtual Console

 

[Nibel]

As crazy as it might sound to some: I wouldn't be surprised by this at all. They've been pushing the Mother franchise for a while now and of course it has to lead up to something.

 

[Gsnap]

No reason not to believe it. After getting 1 and 2, 3's likely to be on its way eventually.

 

[pizzacat]

You guys ready for mother thre-meme?

 

[Matt Attack]

This would be extremely exciting.

 

[Brazil]

Still waiting on that Paper Mario, Emily.

 

[akidnamededdy]

Makes sense really. Would be weird if they localised the first and didn't bother with the third.

The first was actually localized decades ago, when they were first supposed to release it.

 

[backlot]

NX launch title for sure.

 

[amnesiac]

Bill Trinen also hinted at it awhile ago.

It's clearly happening.

Hope they do something special and make it a physical trilogy release rather than just another eshop title. (I can dream, right?)

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

Big deal if true. Has Emily Rogers been made a valid leaker yet?

 

[Efejota]

And using FlintofMother3's art, no less.

 

[cyba89]

and do we have proof she actually even tweeted the second thing

I can confirm that she tweeted that.

 

[EatinOlives]

Digital-only VC release make sense now that digital distribution is a thing. Localization would still be a bitch but maybe Nintendo could buy the translated text off of Tomato and then they can make whatever changes they want before the re-release? Not sure how possible that would be since the translation was already skirting copyright protection. (then again they wouldn't buy his code, just the translated text)

 

[Malus]

Nintendo intentionally leaking all this so we think they're out of ammo for their next Direct, only to unveil the super megaton we've all been waiting for.

Spoiler

Jungle Beat 2

 

[Sparrowhawk]

Okay, but this is the last goddamn time I get my hopes up.

Nintendo intentionally leaking all this so we think they're out of ammo for their next Direct, only to unveil the super megaton we've all been waiting for.

Spoiler

Jungle Beat 2

Day one.

Bill Trinen also hinted at it awhile ago.

It's clearly happening.

Hope they do something special and make it a physical trilogy release rather than just another eshop title. (I can dream, right?)

I would kill for a physical release of the Mother trilogy on 3DS. Bonus points if it includes a Mach Pizza air freshener.

 

[Kinsei]

I want to believe.

 

[NormalFish]

So are they buying Tomato's localization?

Can we get Mother 1+2 GBA as well?

 

[robotrock]

Did they ever put Paper Mario info, or just the fact it's being developed?

 

[EndlessFloydian]

Hope her recent Paper Mario leak is true, too.

 

[Syril]

That would certainly be something, but I'll believe it when it happens.

Digital-only VC release make sense now that digital distribution is a thing. Localization would still be a bitch but maybe Nintendo could buy the translated text off of Tomato and then they can make whatever changes they want before the re-release? Not sure how possible that would be since the translation was already skirting copyright protection.

Not as much as the soundtrack is.

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

Fuck Mother 3, I want a Kumatora amiibo. No, I want 50 Kumatora amiibos.

 

[Musolf815]

That would be absolutely incredible. If it happens I don't know if I'll be able to process it.

 

[pizzacat]

Nintendo intentionally leaking all this so we think they're out of ammo for their next Direct, only to unveil the super megaton we've all been waiting for.

Spoiler

Jungle Beat 2

It will also be the only game allowing 2 gamepads


Nintendo on a roll

 

[GAMERG0D]

I'm going to be disappointed when it has a dark filter like the other GBA VC releases.

But it's better than not having it at all.

 

[udivision]

What would it release on?
And isn't the game notoriously hard to emulate "just right"?

 

[CO_Andy]

Kumatora for Smash NX :O

 

[Balmung421]

GAHHHHHHHHH say this is true