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Platform Wii, SNES Publisher Nintendo Developer Nintendo Release Date Jun 5, 1995

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Mother 3 fans imagine a gorgeous 3D remake in bittersweet tribute video

By Petrana Radulovic on Feb 14, 2022 02.14.22

Days after Mother and Mother 2 hit Nintendo Switch Online

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EarthBound will hit the Nintendo Switch on Feb. 9

By Ana Diaz on Feb 09, 2022 02.09.22

The first two games in the series will be available, but not the third — sorry, Mother 3 fans!

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Nintendo Switch Online’s new update doesn’t add EarthBound, but has a silver lining

By Ana Diaz on May 19, 2021 05.19.21

The update also won’t add Super Mario RPG

Nintendo
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A Namco developer pitched an EarthBound game for the GameCube

By Ana Diaz on Jul 11, 2019 07.11.19

My favorite chubby boy Ness, but made with felt

Culture
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Inside the EarthBound strategy guide, one of the rarest Nintendo collectibles

By Allegra Frank on Sep 29, 2017 09.29.17

Save yourself a cool $100-plus with this .PDF

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Nintendo bringing SNES games to Virtual Console on New Nintendo 3DS (update)

By Samit Sarkar on Mar 03, 2016 03.03.16

Virtual Console games from the Super Nintendo Entertainment System are on their way to the New Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo announced during a Nintendo Direct presentation today. The program will kick...

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Actor's new book recounts his love for EarthBound

By Alexa Ray Corriea on May 21, 2014 05.21.14

Actor Ken Baumann, known best for his five-year stint on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, is bound to EarthBound. In a report on Joystiq, Baumann shares some details behind the book's...

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A peek into the underground world of fan-translated games

By Alexa Ray Corriea on May 14, 2014 05.14.14

Fan translations of Japanese video games are on the rise. April 2006. Mother 3 — the sequel to Mother 2, or EarthBound to its cult following in North America — launches in Japan for the Game Boy...

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Why did Nintendo quash a book about EarthBound's development?

By Colin Campbell on Jan 18, 2014 01.18.14

When Marcus Lindblom decided to write a book about his old memories of translating a much-loved game from Nintendo, he figured it would be something that the fans would appreciate. After all, few...

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EarthBound was the third bestselling Wii U eShop game in the US last month

By Michael McWhertor on Aug 15, 2013 08.15.13

The recent Virtual Console release of Super NES game EarthBound is, according to Nintendo, off to a great start. In an announcement from Nintendo of America today, the company said the Wii U game...