How awesome would it be if Nintendo ever started developing Mother 4?

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Onyxmeth said:

I think forums like these give the wrong impression of how popular the Mother series is. Considering many here probably played Earthbound used, or through an emulator, Nintendo is inclined to think that the series is so unpopular and niche that Mother 3 couldn't even warrant a translation effort for stateside release. The best option and most likely to occur is Nintendo opening up a GBA channel in the Virtual Console, and Mother 3 possibly seeing a translation effort in that regard.

Has anyone even played and understood Mother 3 to know whether the series still has it's charm?

I heard Mother 3 was really good though it doesn't quite have some of the charm Earthbound does. I think Nintendo know it is popular, but they just want to see if the series is profitable before releasing Mother 3 here. That is why they are going to release it on VC and I am sure it will be proof of Earthbound's popularity. In fact, a poll in NP showed that Earthbound is the most wanted game people want on VC. That's shows that Earthbound has grown signifincantly in popularity.