Ness vs. Ninten's Design - Thane Gaming

Why do Ness and Ninten look so similar? Where did Ninten's bandana come from, and why do fans always draw him with one? All will be revealed...

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Sources & further reading:

Video clips:

⍟ PSI Universe by Maple Moriko
   • PSI Universe  
⍟ MOTHER: Encore 2022 trailer
   • Mother Direct 2022 Trailer  
⍟ The Poltergeist - MOTHER Animation by HanifAnims
   • The Poltergeist | MOTHER Animation  
⍟ Mother Series Explained by Chase Kip
   • Mother Series Explained  
⍟ Among Us but it's EarthBound by Alphs
   • Among Us but it's Earthbound  
⍟ Mother Re: Beginnings by Ezequiel Nieto
   • Mother Re: Beginnings  
⍟ Facial Animations [Animation] by Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games
   • Facial Animations [Animation]  
⍟ Yoshi's Woolly World - All Costumes & All Amiibo Outfits footage by RetroArchive
   • Yoshi's Woolly World - All Costumes &...  

Images:

⍟ "They're the same picture" green screen by [deleted]
https://imgur.com/4ZtSz2Y
⍟ Ninten in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate mod by -Pik-, HeroTechne, J4C, and somnus.
⍟ Ninten sprite redraw 1 by Quackadacck
  / i_redrew_ninten_based_on_how_i_interpret_his  
⍟ Ninten sprite redraw 2 (question mark face) by Nick Peppermint
  / 1489125236830257155  
⍟ Hobonichi MOTHER calendar scan by Caxolog
  / mother_1_commercial_pic_scanned_printer  
⍟ Ninten original figure created by Comix.art
  / media  
⍟ Ken (MOTHER Novel) drawing by Nyaasu
https://www.deviantart.com/nyaasu/art...
⍟ EarthBound / MOTHER 2 Translation Comparison intro screen by Tomato
https://legendsoflocalization.com/ear...
⍟ Buzz Buzz = Ninten theory post by Box of Crayons
https://forum.starmen.net/forum/Games...
⍟ MOTHER guidebook scans by Biozilla and Orange for MOTHER Forever
https://mother4ever.net/art-mother/
⍟ MOTHER character models scanned by MrJPEG
https://mother4ever.net/art-mother-mo...
⍟ MOTHER: Invasion from the Unknown image scans & English translation by Nyaasu
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13...
⍟ Backpackness by Fangamer
  / fangamercom  
⍟ Ninten in Miitopia by AyyPepperoniPizza
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=http...
⍟ MOTHER CD soundtrack back image
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/d4IAAO...
⍟ Pollyanna 1 and 2 scans by Comfort Food Video Games
https://archive.org/details/pollyanna...
https://archive.org/details/pollyanna...
⍟ MOTHER Famicom cartridge
https://stopxwhispering.files.wordpre...
⍟ MOTHER 2 Super Famicom cartridge
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/r1EAAO...
⍟ MOTHER 3 Box contributed by Oyn for MobyGames
https://www.mobygames.com/game/29870/...
⍟ Paper Mario: Color Splash steak texture ripped by CreativelyNamedUser and DogToon64
⍟ Nintendogs Dachshund & Friends box scan
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/7...
⍟ Wooden table texture
https://pixabay.com/photos/autumn-ora...
⍟ Whiteboard eraser & marker set
https://shop.dkoutlet.com/media/catal...
⍟ Magnifying glass
https://pixabay.com/vectors/glass-ico...

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