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	Following is a rough timeline of the events that led up to and followed Mother 1+2's release. *Early April 2003* - Nintendo prints a little sticker set that contains stickers from games to be released in the summer. A Mr. Saturn sticker is included, and much speculation ensues. *Mid-April 2003* - Nintendo airs the Mother 1+2 commercial. The commercial also mentions that Mother 3 is in the works for the Game Boy Advance. Nintendo of Japan opens its Mother 1+2 section on its website. Shigesato Itoi begins posting all kinds of information on his site. *June 20, 2003* - Mother 1+2 is released in Japan. A special Mother 1+2 event is held in Shibuya; Itoi gives away a lot of free goodies, including signed copies of the game, T-shirts, Mr. Saturn keychains, and over-sized Mr. Saturn figurines. The clay models used in the players guides are also put on display at this event, proving that they still exist. The Mother 1 Encyclopedia is re-released almost 15 years after its original printing. *Early July 2003* - Mother 1 novel re-released. *July 14, 2003* - Mr. Saturn picture book released. It comes packed with a Mr. Saturn plushie. The art was done by Mother 2's art director. *August 1, 2003* - Mother 1+2 Perfect Guidebook is released. *August 20, 2003* - Mother 1+2 soundtrack is released. It contains music from both games, as well as a couple remixed songs. *August 26, 2003* - Mother 1+2 figurines are packaged with select Coca Cola products to help promote the game. *February 18, 2004* - Mother 1 soundtrack is remastered and re-released with a bonus track. The remastering was done by Keiichi Suzuki, the main composer for both Mother 1 and Mother 2. The Mother 2 soundtrack is to go on sale again as well. Note: For more information on other M1+2 promotional items that have been released, please check out our merchandise section.

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