For years, fans have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of an English translation of the famed JRPGMother 3.Today, former Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime took to Twitter to poke fun at the situation by suggesting that he already had access to a translated version ofMother 3and might simply “fire it up this weekend.”
Of all the games that fans frequently request for an official translation,Mother 3might be top on the list. For those not immediately familiar with the series, the second entrant,Mother 2, is better known asEarthBoundto North American fans. Of course,EarthBound’s protagonist is none other than theSuper Smash Bros.favorite, Ness. Another character featuring in theSmash series, Lucas, fills in as the protagonist ofMother 3. Like the rest of the titles in the series,Mother 3is a highly regarded game, and fans have been clamoring for an official translation since it first released.
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Understandably, Reggie Fils-Aime’s tweet took the Internet by storm and riled up an army of disgruntledMother 3fans. Among the reactions were complete dismay, outright rage, and even accusations that Fils-Aime must be playing an English fan translation of the game via emulator. Mostly though, the reactions were made in good fun, as Fils-Aime has often been the target of a relentless slew of questions regardingMother 3. In fact, it was only last month that fans gotMother 3trending on Twitter.
Fils-Aime’s post was in response to a tweet made by Twitch’s official Twitter, that asked fans what “the oldest game in [their] library that remains unplayed” was. Of course,Mother 3, which never seems to fall out of fans' memories was an obvious choice. During its 10-year anniversary back in 2016,Mother 3was rumored for aport onto the Wii U’s Virtual Console, but it never came to fruition. This year, withMother 3’s 15-year anniversary only a few days forthcoming, fans have nothing new to get excited about other than Fils-Aime’s devious tweet.
Sadly, an official translation ofMother 3may be nothing more than a pipe dream. For those that have already played through a fan translation or the Japanese original and are wanting more, however, a group of loyalMother 3fans has been working ona sequel calledOddity—originally titledMother 4. Though the fan sequel has been in development for several years, a growing loyal fanbase is patiently awaiting its release.
Mother 3is available on Game Boy Advance exclusively in Japan.
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