As exam season draws to a close, progress is slowly building back up to the norm, and with summer break within reach, progress should be getting into overdrive soon.

Some things to look forward to:

• A Fan Subs update is in the pipes. (Check out the new stuff over here!)
• A new Mailbag post should be coming soon.
• Some semi-big update later on!?

Some fun-facts:

• The Facebook page has 704 fans. (Or rather, people who ‘like’ the page.)
• The “Music of Mother 4” Youtube video has nearly 11,000 views.
• Over 30,000 unique visitors have visited this site each month this year.
• There have been over 100,000 page views every month of this year.
• Visitors come from a variety of countries including Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Mexico, Canada, and Australia. All together they make up roughly 10% of our traffic.

So, yeah, you guys rock. Keep up the excellence, and all the while we’ll keep trucking along.

Dave owt.

You may wonder, “Dave! What does this mean for us?” A good question! You get a slightly better organized site to view~

I’ve been going through the place and sort of reorganizing things, as you may have noticed. Check out the run down of the changes after the jump.

Changes include:

• Changed the site’s URL to mother4.andonuts.net, and in the process probably made everyone need to log in again. Report any wonkiness please. (Also note that mother4.dcmsoftware.net still works just fine.)
• Reorganized the About page to include a concise list of characters. Information will be added as it becomes available.
• Reorganized the guidelines on the Submit page to reduce the wall of text.
• Implemented a new user registration system. If you have any problems registering, please let me know via the contact page.
• Added a link to the Starmen.net Forum topic to the link buttons on the bottom of the sidebar.
• Allowed rich text documents (.rtf) to be submitted and made some adjustments to the guts of the Submitron.
• Various small changes I can’t remember at the moment.

If there’s something you’ve been wishing I’d fix about the site, now’s your time to be heard! Post your requests in the comments below, but keep in mind that I’m looking for things that need fixing or reorganizing, not so much new features.

Right! Well, we have a Facebook page! You should definitely check it out! And perhaps even become a fan!

Click here to go to the page!

Thanks for your understanding,
- Dave

THE MUSIC

It’s day number 4 of the NCFC! And today, we’ve got a bit of music for you all the hear. Take a listen to the fruits of labor SNOBODYS and Roger Levy have produced. I like to think of them as ear candy.

Click to the beat!

And of course, we have another screenshot to share with you all.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Day three of the NCFC brings us to the special features of MOTHER 4. These features set the game out from the rest of the series, giving it a fresh new look and feel. So go click above, below, or to the right even to find out more!

Click to it!

Don’t forget about that daily dose of screenshot!

MERYL & FLOYD

Day two of the Nintendo Community Fangame Convention brings us our second update! This time it’s the big reveal – that’s right, two of our main characters, Meryl and Floyd! Click the links above or below to find out more about these two fine people.

Click click click!

Also be sure to check out the daily screenshot!

THE STAFF

To kick things off, we’ll be introducing the staff of the MOTHER 4 Project! Chaisu, Zephys, The Dave and SNOBODYS. Learn about what they do in the project, and what they do outside of the project. Fun and informative!

Have a look!

Here’s a hint at tomorrow’s update: it’s not about us~

IT IS TIME.

We will be participating in the Nintendo Community Fangame Convention this year. The convention will run (online) from Monday the 26th to Friday the 30th. Each day we will release a new update about the game featuring a mix of new information, screenshots and other media. It’s something you don’t want to miss! (However, if you do, it’ll still be around after the week is up. ) So click the banner above, or click on the link to the right and get started! Be sure to check out the NCFC site and the other booths and activities in the convention! They’re bound to be great~

About the Nintendo Community Fangame Convention (from nintendocfc.com):

“The Nintendo Community Fangame Convention (NCFC) is an online amateur game convention. Game creators from various websites gather in a temporary community to share their games, discuss game design, and interface with other game making communities.

NCFC focuses on Nintendo fangamers – people who make games based on Nintendo franchises and properties. Participants work with all aspects of game design, ranging from programming to music and graphics. In addition to showcasing games, NCFC features a 24-hour radio program and a chat room filled with game design workshops, trivia contests, and other events.”

-Zephys