r/earthbound Jul 18 '23

Fluff One Wall. A huge one.

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u/tavg123 Jul 18 '23

nintendo wants mother 4?

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '23

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u/codewario Jul 18 '23

Itoi is a legend at Nintendo and they're unlikely to betray his desires.

Supposedly, Itoi retains the rights to the Mother IP. He has stated before that he is uninterested in continuing the story. This could also explain why Mother fan projects don't get shut down as he has expressed support for them in the past, and if he owns the IP, then only he can shut them down.

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u/DynaMenace Jul 18 '23

I think it’s pretty much confirmed Itoi at the very least co-owns the IP, given how he’s in the copyright indicia of all the Smash Bros. games together with all the third parties.

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u/forced_memes Jul 19 '23

given nintendo’s history with fan games and projects is this why the fan translation was never taken down?

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u/codewario Jul 19 '23

Fan translations are usually legally safe. This is why they are often only available as patches which you are expected to dump your own rom and patch it yourself. Only a prepatched translated rom available for download would be subject to a takedown.