April 16^th, 2003 (12:00am) - Yesterday, we confirmed that Nintendo will release Mother 1+2 for the Game Boy Advance this summer in Japan. With that announcement it was rumored that Mother 3 (Earthbound II) would also be revived for a Nintendo console. Well, today the series’ creator Shigesato Itoi, has confirmed that he as revived the canned Nintendo 64 version of Mother 3 on the Game Boy Advance! The game is expected to continue along the path it was originally meant to follow, and with the game’s transition from the Nintendo 64 to the Game Boy Advance, the appropriate visual changes will be made.

"When I had decided to convert Mother 1+2 to the GameBoy Advance, I realized there would be pressure to revive development on Mother 3 as well. Naturally, I was opposed to the idea at first. I wanted to create something truly special with Mother 3 and that’s partially why it was delayed and eventually canceled. There were ideas to write a book or produce a movie based on the story for Mother 3, but those turned out to be impossible as well. Due to continued encouragement and for the fans who never gave up, I can finally say Mother 3 is going to happen on the GameBoy Advance. It will be based on my original story and development is progressing steadily. I’m sure people are wondering what they can expect and when it will be available, and we hope to answer some of those questions in our next announcement."