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Mother Direct @motherdirect.bsky.social · 29d

ANNOUNCEMENT
It's the cold and flu season, and some key team members have gotten sick!
As a result, we will DELAY the Direct from its September 20th release date!
We will announce a new date once people get better and we have a solid idea on when we can release.

Stay tuned...

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Mother Direct @motherdirect.bsky.social · Aug 4

Hopefully, this one's more than a warm feeling... but, well, also that, we suppose!

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Mother Direct @motherdirect.bsky.social · Aug 3

What's that?! A little game-saving frog told me that the renewed MOTHER Direct's 2025 premiere is coming to you on the 20th of SEPTEMBER!

Buckle up, folks - this year's edition's gonna be real fun! See you there!

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Mother Direct @motherdirect.bsky.social · Jul 30

Looks like you're in for a treat this year!

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Mother Direct @motherdirect.bsky.social · Jul 29

Testing the waters here; what do you guys enjoy most in events like the MOTHER Direct? Anything particularly exciting you usually look forward to, or are looking forward to this year? Hit me, ding!

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Mother Direct @motherdirect.bsky.social · Jul 15

Hobonichi announces that US customers will once again be able to purchase from the "MOTHER SHOP" from 11:00 AM (JST) on Thursday, July 17, 2025!

help.1101.com/hc/en-us/art...

Resuming Sales to the United States on “MOTHER SHOP”

Due to changes in global tariff policies, we're temporarily suspending sales of certain products to the United States starting at 7:00 PM (JST) on Thursday, April 24, 2025. However, we are pleased ...

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Mother Direct @motherdirect.bsky.social · Jul 11

Hobonichi announces a Mother Pop-Up Store 👀
What sort of exciting merch could await us?

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Itoki Hana @1t0lc1.bsky.social · Jun 11

この度『DELTARUNE』chapter4の楽曲に、コーラスで携わらさせていただきました。とても光栄で、たくさんの方に感謝の想いで一杯です。ありがとうございます。

I had the honor of singing the chorus for the soundtrack of DELTARUNE Chapter 4. I'm grateful to so many people for making this happen. Thank you.

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Mother Direct @motherdirect.bsky.social · Jun 25

Or at least That's what that snarky, time-travelling ball of lard told us. We'd take it with a grain of salt - it's been real hard to make out his ramblings ever since he got trapped in a giant, seemingly indestructible beach ball.

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Mother Direct @motherdirect.bsky.social · Jun 25

A special, bonus application round has rolled around!
Didn't get in the first time?
Slacked off only to regret it later? Better be quick this time around, because the form below is closing exactly one month from now!

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Tokyo Game Life @tokyogamelife.bsky.social · Jun 25

Hobonichi will host The Shape of Mother exhibit starting 7/25 at Paco Shibuya featuring 180 clay figures from the Earthbound series! And of course, Itoi needs you to buy new merch.

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EarthBound Café @earthboundcafe.bsky.social · Jun 24

🎼 The Music of MOTHER, Il fantastico concerto tenuto il 22 giugno del 2024 e a cui hanno partecipato anche Shigesato Itoi, Keiichi Suzuki e Hirokazu Tanaka, sarà disponibile su vinile e su CD prenotabile da oggi!

#EarthBound #Mother2 #Mother3 #Mother1 #Nintendo #マザー2

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Mother Direct @motherdirect.bsky.social · Jun 24

It was a physical release of the Music of Mother!
Up for preorders on CD or Vinyl!

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Mother Direct @motherdirect.bsky.social · Jun 23

"There hasn't been much news recently... However, there may be several announcements in a row starting tomorrow! Stay tuned..."

Now what do you think this could be?

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Mother Direct @motherdirect.bsky.social · Jun 9

Yup, stay tuned...

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Mother Direct @motherdirect.bsky.social · Apr 23

Hobonichi's Mu Training puzzle, announced on April 1st, confirmed to be real and will go on sale 4.24 11 AM JST!

www.1101.com/n/s/mother_p...

ムのしゅぎょうジグソーパズル – ほぼ日MOTHERプロジェクト | ほぼ日刊イトイ新聞

ムのしゅぎょうのジグソーパズル？一面、ほとんど真っ黒で1000ピース？はい、そうです、ほんとうに発売されます！ぜひ、コツコツ修行してください！

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Lone @lonechallenger.bsky.social · Apr 19

Q4: If there are characters besides the above that you like, please write it here

Q5: What sort of merch would you want of Mother 3 characters or graphics?

Q6: Please let us know if you have any other thoughts about Mother 3

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Lone @lonechallenger.bsky.social · Apr 19

For those who want to answer in English:

Q1: Have you played Mother 3
Yes
No

Q2: For those who played Mother 3
Did you finish it?
Finished it
Didn't finish it

Q3: Which of the following characters do you like (can select multiple): (Already in English)

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Lone @lonechallenger.bsky.social · Apr 19

Hobonichi has put out a Mother 3 survey for its 19th anniversary. This is open until April 30th:

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Mother Direct @motherdirect.bsky.social · Apr 11

Hello everyone.

Thank you for your submissions!

The deadline has officially been closed.
Those accepted should have received an e-mail, so please double-check!

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Mother Direct @motherdirect.bsky.social · Apr 10

24 hours until the submission deadline😱

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Mother Direct @motherdirect.bsky.social · Apr 5

DISCORD SERVER

We have partnered with the @world-of-mother.bsky.social Discord Server!

Mother Direct updates will be posted on the ▷Mother Direct channel, in addition to this Bluesky!

Feel free to have general Mother-related discussions on the rest of the server too!

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Join the The World of MOTHER Discord Server!

Check out the The World of MOTHER community on Discord - hang out with 124 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

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Mother Direct @motherdirect.bsky.social · Apr 3

Happy April!

Friendly reminder that you still have another week to get those submissions in!

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Mother Direct @motherdirect.bsky.social · Mar 31

Hobonichi has posted a translated interview between Shigesato Itoi and EarthBound localizer Marcus Lindblom, from when Itoi visited Los Angeles last summer.

Give it a read if interested:

www.1101.com/n/s/mother_p...

The Script of EarthBound – Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun | Marcus Lindblom | ほぼ日刊イトイ新聞

MOTHER 2 English localizer Marcus Lindblom and game creator Shigesato Itoi met for the first time in summer 2024 and sha

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Mother Direct @motherdirect.bsky.social · Mar 3

Just over one month to get your submissions in!

Thanks for all the submissions so far, this is going to shape up to be one heck of a Direct!

Mother Direct @motherdirect.bsky.social · Feb 11

Mother Direct 2025 Sign-Ups!

It's back with a fresh new coat of paint!
Want to show off your Mother fan works?
This is the perfect opportunity!

From fangames to community events, let's celebrate the Mother Direct's grand return with a bang!

Enter through the form below!

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