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Psychic Predicts MOTHER 3 for DS

May 27th, 2009 | MOTHER 3, Rumors | 51 Comments

I like Destructoid stuff, and the idea of consulting a psychic about upcoming E3 stuff just adds to that pile of fondness I have for the site. But what I found most interesting in that visit to the psychic was that she predicted that MOTHER 3 would be released on the Nintendo DS. Of course, I don’t really believe that stuff, but it’s awesome that the question was even asked And since...Read More »

MOTHER 1+2 and 3 Premonitions

April 17th, 2009 | MOTHER 1+2, MOTHER 3, Rumors | 11 Comments

When MOTHER 1+2 and MOTHER 3 were first announced in April 2003, things were pretty exciting. But, little did we know that rumors about the games had been in Japanese magazines since June 2002, almost a full year before Here’s an except from Famitsu Cube+Advance from the middle of June. I don’t know what issue # it would be, though it’d of course be awesome to somehow get a sca...Read More »

MOTHER3+ and MOTHER3i Gone?

April 3rd, 2009 | Audio Stuff, MOTHER 3, Rumors | 59 Comments

Visitor Victor D. informed me the other day that he couldn’t find the MOTHER3+ or MOTHER3i albums on iTunes anymore. So I checked and asked a few other people to check, and it indeed looks like both albums are now gone from everything but Japaense iTunes. It’s not clear why this is, it might have to do with them needing to make DRM-free versions for the iTunes Plus thing by the end of ...Read More »

New EarthBound “Another World”?

March 28th, 2009 | Images, Itoi, Rumors | 81 Comments

A few folks have pointed out that the character in the latest mystery screenshot is probably based on another Level 5 production called “The Another World“. Again, here’s the recent screenshot we’ve all been pondering about: And here are some images of the “The Another World” character taken from here: The pics you see above are meant for the DS version of th...Read More »

Possible New EarthBound, Part 2

March 27th, 2009 | Images, Rumors | 123 Comments

Note: if you’re unsure of what this is, see the original post here. Anyway, a much better resolution pic has shown up on Japanese news site Dengeki Online. Here you go! Ahh, that’s much nicer on the eyes than that tiny, super-blurry scan UPDATE: Tansunn posted a comparison image in the comments: see here ...Read More »

A New EarthBound Game?

March 25th, 2009 | Images, Rumors | 159 Comments

UPDATE! A much better quality version of the image has been found, see here. Apparently, a new type of game and entertainment service (playable on PC and mobile phone) called “Roid” is planned to be released in Japan. The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu talks briefly about it, and the screenshot it includes is certainly eye-popping: (click for bigger scan) The article doesn’t say...Read More »

EarthBound & Legal Issues

February 17th, 2009 | Audio Stuff, EarthBound, Rumors, Uncommon Knowledge | 306 Comments

A lot of people seem to be confused about the recent no EarthBound on Virtual Console thing. That, or they don’t understand the full story, so I’m going to try to clarify some things as best as I can here. A lot of people are seeing this page that compares a few EarthBound songs to real-life stuff, but that page wasn’t meant to show off legal issues or anything. I made that post ...Read More »

The Deal with EB on Virtual Console

February 16th, 2009 | EarthBound, Rumors | 85 Comments

reid posted a big ol’ thing about what the deal with EarthBound on the Virtual Console is, and why it hasn’t come out yet and why it probably won’t come out. Read his quick message here and the full thing here: The Sad Story of EarthBound on the Virtual Console UPDATE: since it seems like a lot of people aren’t understanding the whole story, I’ve written a huge follow...Read More »

Possibility for MOTHER 3 for DS?

January 20th, 2009 | Interviews, MOTHER 3, Rumors | 85 Comments

According to Siliconera: Brownie Brown says they’d love to make a DS version of MOTHER 3, if they were ever asked to. “If we were asked to make one [a DS version of Mother 3], then we would definitely like for fans abroad to play the game,” Kameoka-san said. Of course, that doesn’t really mean much and doesn’t mean there are any plans in the works. The interviewee was simply ...Read More »