User blog comment:Blueyoshi98/Nintendo Classics/@comment-74.96.225.192-20100908233142/@comment-66791-20100909002601

There won't be a new one... At least not an official one with Shigesato Itoi's involvement. He was pretty worn out after making Mother 3, and actually said that if someone wanted to make a Mother 4, they can, and it would be a nice treat for him to be the player for once.