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''Mother 3'' is a HAL Laboratory video game, developed by Brownie Brown and released on April 20 , 2006 for the Game Boy Advance . It is the third title in the '' Mother '' series of games, known as '' EarthBound '' outside of Japan. Details of its development were kept secret since it was announced in June of 2003 during a '' Mother 1 + 2 '' commercial in Japan. The game has remained near the top of Famitsu 's Most Wanted Games list since its announcement, only once falling below number 10 to number 11. Immediately before its release, ''Mother 3'' was ''the'' Most Wanted Game in Japan according to Weekly Famitsu {Link without Title} . PLOT Mother 3 is set in a land called the Nowhere Islands. Chaos ensues the Nowhere Islands after an alien invasion by a race of pig men. The pig army slowly construct a police state, while performing bizarre experiments on the land's Flora and Fauna . The invaders also introduce new technology and Infrastructure to the islands. The various chapters of the story record the trials and tribulations of a rugged man named Flint , his family, and friends, who reside in Tazmily Village. Some chapters put completely different characters in the Protagonistic role. For example, in one chapter the main character is a thief named Duster , in another the main character is a monkey named Salsa who is owned by a rich travelling merchant named Yokuba. BACKGROUND See Also: EarthBound 64 ''Mother 3'' was originally announced in 1996 for the Nintendo 64 . Development soon moved to the Nintendo 64DD , where it was to be a launch title, but after many delays caused by the inexperience of the development team with the hardware and 3D Graphics , it was cancelled in August 2000 . The project was revived in 2003, now with 2D Graphics in the Game Boy Advance. MARKETING Beginning in February 2006 , lead designer Shigesato Itoi initiated a systematic divulgence of ''Mother 3'' information on the official ''Mother 3'' website. The additions are documented below:
This information, which was rationed out on a weekly basis until the April 20 release date, can be found at the Official Mother 3 Website . MOTHER 3 DELUXE BOX A limited release version of ''Mother 3'' version was sold in Japan in addition to the basic title. This "Deluxe Box" included a copy of ''Mother 3'' for the Game Boy Advance , a Special Edition Game Boy Micro and a Franklin Badge for ¥18,000. Pre-Orders began on March 1 , 2006 , continuing until the release of the game on April 20 of that year. Due to unexpected demand only a small fraction of the Deluxe Boxes were shipped by the release date of the game. REVIEWS Famitsu scored ''Mother 3'' with a 35/40, providing the first public review of the game. {Link without Title} SALES INFORMATION On April 27, 2006 it was confirmed that ''Mother 3'' sold 205,914 copies in its first 3 days on sale in Japan. {Link without Title} EARLIEST SCREENSHOTS |
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