Ness is thirteen years old in the American version but twelve in the Japanese version.

Which do you think fits better?

JP

I dont really care, but I will say I kinda prefer the slightly older looking clay model they made for the western release as opposed to the original and I wish one Smash game would try and use that as a basis for a slightly older take on the character.

>>11809865 (OP)
there is zero meaningful difference between the ages of 12 and 13

I don't think they ever say his age in game, and if not in the game its not cannon.

Does the US version also age up Paula? Because she's 11 according to the Wiki so 13 would drastically increase the age gap.

>>11809893
13 is a teenager which is a distinct part of a person's life

>>11809895
So you're saying he has no age at all?

>>11809901
Yes. Jeff is 13 as well and Poo is 14.

>>11809908
>13 is a teenager which is a distinct part of a person's life
you've never been around kids aside from when you were one
just because the number has "teen" at the end of it doesn't mean its actually special, its a semantic distinction
if I put you in a room with ten 12 year olds and ten 13 year olds, you would not be able to determine which is which. there is no meaningful difference in physicality or behavior

>>11809914
Same with 18 and 20 despite one being a legal adult and the other in school. Things are gradual.

>>11809908
>So you're saying he has no age at all?
His age is just "adolescent." The specifics aren't important. Not everything in fiction needs to be so literal.

>>11809893
12 feels like a kid while 13 feels like you're starting or already in puberty to me

>>11809908
The word teenager doesn't even exist in most other languages and most other cultures don't make the same age distinctions as Anglos do.

>>11810062
the onset of puberty is variable.
again, if I put you in a room with ten of each, you would not be able to identify which was which.
if you think otherwise you are simply wrong.

>>11809865 (OP)
I didn't know the game mentioned an age. Is it on the manual? I beat the second game and it never mentions ness's age.

did you all miss the bat mitzvah side quest?

>>11809893
Things move real fast at this age and people experience puberty at different rates. Women are typically about 90% developed at 13 but for many males, 13 is just 12 part 2.

Re: Ness and puberty, there's this interaction in the Monotoli Building.

>>11809865 (OP)

>>11810067
Just because a language doesn't have an explicit word for something doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

>>11810440
And he follows that hooker into the hotel in Threed.

>>11809914
>if I put you in a room with ten 12 year olds and ten 13 year olds, you would not be able to determine which is which.
Bullshit. You clearly don't have any kids of your own and/or don't spend any time around kids. Ages 0 through 18 is one giant critical growth period. During this time, people can grow nearly a half a foot and pack on 8-10 pounds per year. Not to mention the huge difference between cognitive ability. Go into an 8th grade classroom and then go into a 9th grade classroom. There is going to be notable differences in development. Just because you can't see any difference doesn't mean it isn't there.

>>11810067
It's a game about anglos, anon. Teenager is an important distinction amongst anglos. Thus it makes a difference in this context, anon.

>>11810862
twitter user energy

I think JP fits better with his general look, he doesn't look like an early teen at all in my opinion

>>11809908
Fictional characters, especially those aimed at children, don’t really need canon ages. Keeping it vague makes them more relatable to a wider range of demographics

>>11810862
9th grade is minimum 14 years old.
a 7th grade classroom contains 12 and 13 year olds. you're saying you could tell which was which. this is because you're dumb as fuck and you have no idea what you're talking about.
I work with middle-school aged kids, so I know exactly what i'm talking about.
keep your ignorant whore mouth shut.

>>11810871
I've never used twitter in my life. Is that some kind of dig zoomers like to use when thry cone across something thry don't understand?

>>11810929
>9th grade is minimum 14 years old
Wrong. If you actually worked with middle schoolers, then you'd know it's possible to be 13 as a freshman. How do you work with them exactly? You're right that I got my general ages wrong, yet it makes little difference because one year makes a huge difference in someone's life. Besides your inability to notice the basic differences between age groups, we're comparing a Ness that would be 12 to a Ness that would be 13 and not different kids with slightly varied development.

>>11809865 (OP)
actually psychopathic behavior

>your art sucks, I will change it to something I prefer

>>11810950
>it's possible to be 13 as a freshman
only if you skip a grade.
you do not know what the fuck you're talking about. keep your whore mouth shut.

>>11811014
I see you've never met someone born in August or September. You say you work with middle schoolers. Based on your fascination with the term "whore mouth" I'm not so convinced you aren't a middle schooler yourself. You need to be 18 to post here, kiddo.

>>11811041
kids born in August or September turn the max age of the grade level at the beginning of the school year.
you don't have a clue what you're talking about. shut your whore mouth.

>>11811067
>if i repeat it, it must be true
my mom was born in september and was a year younger than everyone. maybe you should shut up twitterfag

should I play it? never gave it a try.

>>11811167
yeah the way shit was handled 50 years ago is totally relevant right now.
retard.

>>11811169
Its one of the classics for a reason.

>>11811175
1994 is closer to 1975 than 1994 is to now.

>>11811175
you sound mad. try "shutting your whore mouth", you faggot

>>11811193
>oh shit what do i do
>I know I'll say he's mad! haha checkmate bud
retard.

>>11810862
This. 13 year old boys talk almost exclusively about tits while 12 year old boys just talk about video games and stuff.

>>11809865 (OP)
Arbitrary difference, I don't care.

>>11811169
It's a very charming game, I like it, though the combat is kinda bland and a bit of a chore, in my opinion.

What would Ness be like as an adult?

>>11813609

>>11813793

12 seems more appropriate

>>11810787
I like how there's fanart of the zombie slut despicting her in skimpy wear.

>>11813930
Same, bro. Same.

Ness is 13 to me

>>11809865 (OP)
If he's twelve in Japan wouldn't that make him eleven in America?

>>11809865 (OP)
i don't think the jp version gives ness an age.
i figure he's 12 like the m1 protag though.
same with lucas after the timeskip. i assume he's 12 then as well.

reminder that ness and jeff get drunk in moonside

performing yoyo tricks for the masked man and he applauds
sorry, op. this is a general mother thread now and not just about ness' age

>>11817951
thats a korean thing

>>11818056
Nah, it's an east asian thing in general.

>>11818063
>>11818056
Actually, I just looked this up and it turns out it is an East Asian thing in general but the Japanese government pushed for adoption of western age reckoning so younger generations don't adhere to it.

>>11818117
Everyone but Korea stopped using that system a hundred years ago

>>11818131
The Chinese still use it.

>>11818131
tldr?

>>11818142
In Korea (and apparently China) youre 1 when youre born and advance your age during the new year.

>>11810067
>>11810484
I remember first realizing how the word teenager means 13 and up. In my native language the word that's used as a native equivalent means ages 11-19. 12 and 13 feel completely the same.

>>11813793
i love how they referenced ness' dad being a telephone in smash 5

>>11818572
Its a good bit.

>>11818716
that is some impressive cosplay work, not gonna lie

>>11810440
I'll post some relevant art so this thread isn't a complete waste of my time.

>>11809893
This and anyone saying otherwise is just too fucking stupid and American

so who was that girl the police let see the meteorite?

>>11819985
>girl

>Make a trilogy of games over a span of 17 years
>Almost twenty after the third installment, nothing.
>Itoi says there are no plans for another entry.
>No hints of remakes or even a remaster.
>Third entry will probably never even be officially released outside Japan

Is there any other game franchise as iconic and successful as Mother that’s also as non-prolific?

>>11820001
fuck, guy.
whatever.
who was he?

>>11820015
is it really that popular?
i know m2 is popular in japan and here it's a cult classic.
m3 is probably the most well known japan only game because of memes.
but how popular is mother really overall?

>>11820024
local "scholar" from the library or some shit, probably, he might even be in there if you talk to everyone I don't remember but I am just making an answer for you

what would you want to know about eb64 that didn't make it into m3?

maternal bound is pretty cool.
you have a run button.

>>11811041
>kiddo
Go to bed, grandpa.

Also, no you don't.

>>11818165
And Asians are supposed to be good at math.

>>11820024
Plain clothes cop. The Knetr police force has at least one found in the police station so there are probably more.