Itoi Tweets More Mother / Earthbound Teasers

Earthbound and Mother fans have been on alert since series creator Shigesato Itoi teased a "republication" for something related to the series back in December.

Today Itoi took to Twitter once again to put fans at ease about the impending Mother-ton, reassuring followers that he hasn't "forgotten about it, of course. Don't worry, it's making progress".

Shortly after, Itoi revealed his hunger for the age-old Mother franchise, wanting to revisit his roots.

I've actually been wanting to play MOTHER too.

Running into Belch, taking in the Runaway Five's shows, getting sick in Moonside, visiting Tenda Village, enjoying the resort life in Summers. And, at the very end… that. I want to spend time doing all that.

Those hoping for an all new Mother adventure, it seems that if there is one in the future Itoi won't be involved, going by one of his replies to a fan: "I'm really sorry, but it's not going to happen. Maybe someone will make it someday."

It's certainly a double-edged sword : there will be something to do with the existing series soon, but the prospects for a new game are very slim indeed.

What would you like to see from Itoi and Nintendo? An Earthbound remake or anthology of the three Mother games in multiple languages?