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Earthbound headlines

• Earthbound sequel Mother 3 may make it west after all

  Mother 3 localisation rumours are bubbling over again.

• Earthbound Beginnings brings series origin west today, 15 years after release

  Mother, the first game in the series we know as Earthbound in the west, is finally available in English.

• Earthbound mysteriously "sold out" on Club Nintendo

  Club Nintendo members are currently unable to pick up a copy of Earthbound because Nintendo has, um, sold out? Somehow?

• Mother 4 gets first gameplay trailer

  Mother 4 is probably never going to happen, but this unofficial fan version looks pretty special.

• A team made up of fans is making Mother 4

  No, this isn’t an official Mother sequel, but rather a fan-made addition to the iconic series is being worked on and is slated for release later this year.

• Earthbound translator's book blocked by Nintendo

  Earthbound translator Marcus Lindblom will not be going ahead with a proposed book about his efforts bringing the 1994 SNES classic to western audiences.

• Earthbound Miiverse update suggests more plans for franchise

  Nintendo has launched a Miiverse announcement community for Earthbound, which suggests it’s got further plans for the Mother franchise than the recent Virtual Console re-release.

• Nintendo explains EarthBound price hike

  Nintendo releases SNES classic EarthBound on Wii U Virtual Console last week, answering the prayers of many fans out there, but it came with an inflated price-tag. The company has now attempted to explain the hike.

• Earthbound has landed on Wii U Virtual Console

  Nintendo has announced that Earthbound (aka Mother 2) will be available through Wii U Virtual Console for $10 today, around 5pm. The game was originally released in 1995 for SNES and is the first digital release of the game in North America. Nintendo announced its availability through a short Nintendo Direct it failed to advertise […]

• Earthbound classification suggests western release imminent

  The Australian Classification Board has rated the Wii U re-release of Earthbound, almost certainly foreshadowing a western release date announce for the classic RPG.

• Mother 4 would be "impossible," says Itoi

  Earthbound creator Shigesato Itoi has splashed cold water on anyone’s hope that a fourth installment in the series will be released in the future.

• Mother 3 fan translation group offers its work to Nintendo for free

  A group of dedicated fans who released a translation patch for un-localised Game Boy Advance title Mother 3 have offered to hand their work over to Nintendo.

• Nintendo Direct: EarthBound, Pikmin 3, A Link to the Past

  Nintendo hosted Nintendo Direct sessions in both North America and Europe today, announcing a new installment in the Mario Party series for 3DS, release dates for Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, the Virtual Console release of Earthbound or Mother 2 if you will, and a 2014 release for Bravely Default: Flying Fairy in the west.

• Earthbound hits Wii U Virtual Console in Japan, Iwata & Itoi discuss its creation

  Earthbound – known as Mother 2 in Japan – is the next game to hit Wii U Virtual Console in Japan, as part of Nintendo’s campaign, which sees classic games hitting the eShop at ¥30 each.

• Earthbound intended as a "playground" full of "insignificant things"

  The RPG series known as Earthbound and Mother was intended to invoke memories of childhood games played with the most basic, scavenged toys, says creator Shigesato Itoi.

• Earthbound series re-release of some kind teased

  The classic RPG series known as Earthbound or Mother seems to be in for a revival, if not a sequel.