It has been no secret that fan games are under attack from major publishers and one company that has made it clear they do not want any fan projects under their IP being produced is Nintendo. With AM2R and Pokemon Uranium being prime examples, 2016 showed how the publisher does not want fans working with it’s IP despite other publishers like SEGA being supportive of the community.
One such fan project that has been in development for a long time was Mother 4 but with recent attacks toward fan projects, the development team made the decision to scrap all traces of the Mother franchise from the project. Below is an official statement from the developer.