Same here. I'm studying for my finals as well. Hmm the Mother series, I've only finished Mother 3 and it really appears to be one of the series best. I personally couldn't finishing 1/2 because the grinding was a bit excessive/difficult to navigate so I'm satisfied with just playing 3. There should be a translation patch and an emulator is your best bet to play it. I am anticipating Pokemon Black/White 2 and Bravely Default. I think Kingdom Hearts 3D is pretty obvious hence my presence here lol. Although at the same time, I don't want to overwhelm myself with too many games because I do want to make room to practice digital art, Japanese, and other things so I am rather very careful of the games I'm buying.