i'm just doing the usual, been nuzy with school, lots of assessments and exams coming up, and i have to prepare for work experience which is hard and exciting at the same time.
It's just Nintendo of America that wants to get rid of it. They still seem bitter over EarthBound's commercial failure back in 1995 :<
Either way, Smash Bros will also be developed for Japan too, and Japan loves Mother. So it wouldn't make any sense (or be fair to the Japanese) to take all Mother characters/references out just for NoA's satisfaction.
Wait, when did Itoi say he wants to eliminate Mother? He said he wasn't going to make anymore after Mother 3, but last I read, he looks back on the experience with fondness.
And that rumor is entirely unfounded. Absolutely nothing is known about the next Smash Bros - it hasn't even started development yet. If nothing else, Ness and/or Lucas will probably be kept because of the unique moveset.
Well, there are different (albeit similar) characters, and totally different locations, right? Plus, scenario are different. It's just the basic concept that's the same, right?
Yeah, unfortunately Brawl did spoil a lot for me. I know the big plot things in Mother 3, like Claus and your Mother and all. But that's about all. Don't know much at all about Mother 1, though.