$10.00 is hard to swallow for a NES game though, especially for one I will likely never really play.

How many suckers are gonna support these outrageous prices!?Īlthough I'm almost tempted to buy it just out of curiosity. The player's guide is also optimized for easy viewing on the Wii U GamePad. Additionally, It was announced that the original player's guide will be available for viewing online, on the EarthBound website. UPDATE: Today's Nintendo Direct Mini has confirmed that EarthBound will indeed be available today, July 18, on the Wii U eShop for $9.99. The K-A rating was replaced with the E (Everyone) rating, but it has now received a T (Teen) rating. When it was originally released in North America on the SNES, it was given a K-A (Kids to Adults) rating. For example, Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara was originally listed as a June 18 release, but its release is now TBA.ĮarthBound has also received a new rating from the ESRB. These listing are, unfortunately, not completely reliable.

However, an official announcement has yet to be made. The classic Super Nintendo RPG is currently listed on Nintendo of America’s website, as well as the European eShop with a release date of July 18. for Nintendo 64, and have remained a permanent fixture in the games ever since.EarthBound may be showing up on the Wii U eShop today, July 18. Since then, the surrealist role-playing franchise has largely been absent for players outside of Japan, with protagonists Ness and Lucas only notable for their continued presence in Nintendo’s beloved fighting game series, Super Smash Bros. Mother 2, or Earthbound, released on SNES in the West in 1995, amassing a cult following. No longer at Nintendo, it seems the decision is ultimately out of Kameoka’s hands, yet in the same Nintendo Everything, the producer goes on to say: “As a lover of games, I will continue to wait for Mother 3’s release worldwide release (in English).”

In an interview with Nintendo Everything, Mother 3 producer Shinichi Kameoka stated he would “also love to see Mother 3 released in the US and Europe.” While the original Mother game launched in Japan in 1989, it wasn’t until 2015 that the game received a worldwide launch, courtesy of the Wii U Virtual console.

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