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Before Earthbound, there was an NES role-playing game called Mother. That game has never been released outside of Japan, despite having had a fully finished translation ready to go. That's all changing soon; Nintendo announced today during the Nintendo World Championship that Mother will be released as Earthbound Beginnings on the Wii U eShop.

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The trailer didn't come with a release date or any other details, and just like the Earthbound Virtual Console release last year, it will only be available on Wii U.

But on the bright side, the release of this game and Lucas as Smash Bros. DLC at least gives us hope that an American release of Mother 3 isn't completely impossible.

Given this announcements timing, could Nintendo announce that re-release during its Tuesday Nintendo Direct presentation? We'll find out soon!

Earthbound Beginnings is set to release today, June 14, at 6PM PT in the US.

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Thanatos2k

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Nintendo will release Mother 1 but not Mother 3. It's about as pathetic as Square's refusal to localize Seiken Densetsu 3.

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This is cool! Now let's bring it all together and release Mother 3, too, Nintendo!!!

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thought this would be some HD remake........lol

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@Evenios: Yeah, kid, take your pretentious little snot-nosed condescension, and that "lol" and kindly shove it right back down your impossibly, stupid little face, please. Thank you.

This game should NEVER be ruined with some inferior, half-assed "remake". This is the original unaltered, unreleased, pure classic that should NEVER be tainted, with that lame modernization crap. This is Earthbound Zero. THE Earthbound Zero. You don't SCREW WITH Earthbound Zero. THIS is what people want. You'll understand when you're older and you become a real, actual grown up person.

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@nsx: Uh, I was under the impression "people" wanted Mother 3.

And this game could sure use a graphical update.

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@nsx: Obviously, you are the pretentious one. All hail the wise one.

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nintendo is bring out the big guns i see..

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@tsunami2311: The release of a game that Earthbound fans have been denied for generations, being finally released in all it's original glory, finally setting an old wrong right again since the days in which Nintendo Power itself hyped this game's release and it never game to be?

You're damn right this is the big guns.

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@nsx: This is Mother 1, not Mother 3. You know that, right? It's not the good one?

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@nsx: Actually I get why they never put it out in the first place though if I remember correctly wasn't the super nes sales dying at the time because of the SNES also America hated RPG at the time to

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Just downloaded this! Love Earthbound

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Nintendo really need to do more of this kind of thing. Leverage their history.

Nintendo's biggest problem is that they are so slow. They need to work with partners more and create more content.

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@AyatollaofRnR said:

Nintendo really need to do more of this kind of thing. Leverage their history.

Nintendo's biggest problem is that they are so slow. They need to work with partners more and create more content.

They need more in house studios or to start buying 50% of studios and partnering with them.

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I am a huge Mother/EB fanboy so this makes me really happy that Nintendo at least cares enough to finally maken this game "official", even tho I already played this game years and years ago, I will gladly buy this if I ever buy a Wii U.

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Wow, now that's old school

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Was hopeful, then read Wii U.

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@Faustavus: You should be thankful. Instead of being banished to a crappy little handheld screen, it's being properly promoted to their big system. And don't give me that "I don't have a Wii U" bullcrap. You should have had one, long ago.

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@nsx: But the "crappy handheld screen" is running the game in the same resolution it started as, so it's not like it makes a difference....

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@Faustavus: Same. Would like a 3DS version.

Nintendo really need to push the WiiU though.

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How about making a NEW game instead.

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@cboye18: How about Earthbound Zero (or "Beginnings", whatever), is an amazing classic that is finally getting the release, at long last that it has deserved for decades.

Or how about just "F you"? Works better.

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@cboye18: I having a strong feeling that this guy knows nothing about this series...

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@cboye18: It's not like people weren't DYING for ages to get this game outside of Japan....

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The final boss fight in this game is pretty clever.

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Mother 3 has been officially announced for this year (end of) on the WiiU ... this is terrific news, many thanks Nintendo you are still king of cool.

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@dfernand: Awesome news

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The headline got me momentarily excited for a new Earthbound game, but... false alarm.

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@Modranto: Yeah, the original classic that all REAL Earthbound fans have been BEGGING on their hands and knees for, for a great many years, finally getting it;s place in the sun at long last with the release it was denied for so long. What a false alarm.

lol, get out of here, little kid. Make way for REAL Earthbound fans, not fake pretenders, like you.

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@nsx: Do you really think anyone who even knows what Earthbound is (outside of Smash Bros) is a little kid anymore?

I'm pretty sure most people would agree that a new, modern Wii U Earthbound game would be way more exciting than this. The headline featuring the renamed title, without explaining that it is Mother 1, had me hoping that it was new. Overall it's a pleasant nod from Nintendo but, IMO, not an earthshattering announcement that will bring any new fans to the series.

You're a hardcore fan and that's cool, I'm not going to insult you over it. I'm fine with being someone who has played the SNES Earthbound several times, Mother 3 once and gave Mother 1 a shot many years ago but ultimately grew bored of it.

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I played through the translation. The game gets pretty hard toward the end. I wonder if they tweaked anything? I can't get the video to work on my phone

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Who would actually play this in Witcher 3 era?

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@Pelezinho777: All the people who think Witcher 3 is overrated crap.

....Witcher 3 is overrated crap.

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@nsx: Dumb people with no taste in good games then?

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@Pelezinho777: No understanding of retro gaming whatsoever... Retro games have their own appeal we'll leave it at that for now, then in 10 years when you grow up and you want to go back to your aged Witcher 3 you'll understand.

Also it's about more than just nostalgia I've played games I missed during their generation quite often...

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@Pelezinho777: Witcher 3 is slowly become the most overrated game of all time and its thanks to people like you.

Also any Earthbound games > any Witcher games. Yeah I said it.

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@Pelezinho777: A game is a game and if it's good it's good no matter what the specs are(n't), real gamers know this. So, to answer; real gamers would play this in the Witcher 3 era. Have a great day.

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@captaincrispy said:

@Pelezinho777: A game is a game and if it's good it's good no matter what the specs are(n't), real gamers know this. So, to answer; real gamers would play this in the Witcher 3 era. Have a great day.

^What he said.

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@Pelezinho777: I would. Though the SNES & GBA sequels are better imo.

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Now I expect to see Mother 3 being released next year.

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Naturally I played Earthbound long before playing the original Mother. The original Mother is really not bad at all for an NES RPG. It's actually kind of neat to see it in action when you only have games like the original Final Fantasy to compare it to (when it comes to the same console anyway). I used to own the original Final Fantasy cart when it was little (it would never save!) and I'm sure I would've liked Mother more if I had the chance to play it as a kid. I think it's so much better as a game.

Mechanically as an RPG, Mother was really good comparative to other RPGs on the NES. Releasing it this long after its debut though, it's really nothing revolutionary. In fact it's kind of funny to see its similarities to Earthbound if you played that first.

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Now THAT is an announcement! Must get a WiiU!

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While the trailer does not mention a release date, Earthbound Beginnings will be released on the Nintendo eShop today at 6 pm PT.

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It has been 25 years since the game's original release and it is a surprise that it is coming to the West.

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very cool, makes me want to go back and replay Earthbound.

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I would play this while wearing a dress

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