Here is the email you should have received if you ordered the game early.....back in 2008.
To our Good-Looking Handbook Preorder Customers:
You're getting this email because you preordered a copy of the MOTHER 3 Handbook from fangamer.net -- so before we say anything else, thank you for your order! There's a lot to say, so here's the short version:
1) We need to delay the shipping of the Handbooks until the first half of March. We are immensely sorry about the delay, but please rest assured that we're working hard to get this done right.
2) The keychains are in production -- we got proofs recently and posted some pictures on the secret forum. They look great!
3) To help make up for the delay, we're going to toss in another free item in addition to the keychain: a small poster which will double as a book jacket. This is our way of saying "sorry for the delay"
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FAQs
Q: What's the secret forum? How do I get access?
A: You should have gotten an email about the secret forum, but sometimes they get blocked. If you didn't get an email, contact us (
[email protected] ) and we'll get you set up.
Q: Are you still accepting preorders?
A: Only for a few more days! We had to increase our keychain order twice to keep up with demand, and a few weeks ago we finalized our order. At the rate they've been going, the preorders will be gone in a week or so.
Q: Will the keychains ship before the book?
A: Nope, the keychains and books will ship at the same time.
Q: Is it one keychain per order, or one keychain per book?
A: One keychain per book. If you pre-ordered 2 books, you'll get 2 keychains.
Q: Do I have to make another payment to get my shipment?
A: Nope, the $20+shipping you already paid covers everything!
Q: I moved -- can I change my shipping address?
A: Yes, just send us an email (
[email protected] ) with your order # and we'll get everything taken care of.
Q: Money is tight! Can I cancel my order and get a refund?
A: Sure, just send us an email (
[email protected] ) with your order # and we'll take care of it, no questions asked.
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With that stuff out of the way, allow us to elaborate a little bit.
THE DELAY
In November it became apparent that we weren't going to hit our goal of having the book shipped in January. At the time we couldn't tell how long/short the delay would be, so we held off this announcement until today. We're now expecting to have the books shipped in the first half of March.
We're huge fans of MOTHER 3 and want to make sure this book is worthy of such a great game. We've had most of the artwork and writing done for a while now, but as with the MOTHER games, the details are extremely important to us. For that reason, the vast majority of our time recently has been spent in the design/editing phase, hammering out tiny details and features page-by-page.
In addition to that, this is the first players guide we've ever made, so we're learning as we go. Hopefully the lessons we learn here will help us plan our future players guides more carefully.
JACKET / POSTER
As a way for us to apologize for the delay, we've resolved to include an additional book jacket (which can double as a small poster) with each book. You don't have to pay anything extra for this, so don't worry. If we release any further details about the book jacket, we'll be sure to make an announcement on the secret forum.
THANK YOU
The patience and support we've received has been very uplifting. EarthBound fans are amazing.
Reid and the Fangamer Staff
http://fangamer.net