| 1994 | Development as a Super Famicom game begins |
| 1995 (maybe 1994) | Mother 3's development is announced |
| 1997 | Nintendo announces "Mother 3 - Forest of the Chimera" for the 64DD Sub-title later revised to look a little fancier and mysterious |
| 1999 | Nintendo moves Mother 3 to the Nintendo 64 platform |
| Summer 1999 | Nintendo announced "Mother 3 - Fall of the Pig King" 3D graphics, 12 chapters, Rumble Pak compatibility, May 2000 expected release date, 6,800 yen price all announced |
| Summer 1999 | Mother 3 is shown in playable form at Nintendo's Spaceworld event |
| August 22, 2000 | Announcement of Mother 3's cancellation is made |
| November 2000 | A game-related TV show host is told by Shigesato Itoi that he would like to release the canceled Mother 3 in one form or another, not necessarily as a game |
| 2002 | Rumors spread that Benimaru Itoh commented that there will be some developments concerning Mother 3 in the near future |
| April 14, 2003 | Nintendo announces Mother 3's development in a Mother 1+2 commercial |
| July 2004 | Unverified rumor has it that Shigesato Itoi commented that he is working on a scenario script different from the N64 Mother 3, that he is about 60% done with it, and that it could go on sale the following year |
| September 2005 | The possibility of an official Mother 3 announcement increases |
| November 4, 2005 | Shigesato Itoi makes comments regarding Mother 3 |
| November 11, 2005 | Nintendo officially announces Mother 3, sets the estimated release date as Spring 2006 |
| January 24, 2006 | Shigesato Itoi announces Mother 3's release date of April 20, 2006 |
| January 26, 2006 | Nintendo officially announces Mother 3's release date |
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Info courtesy of MOTHER Party.
