Earthbound Will Release On NA And Europe Wii U Virtual Console This Year
Earthbound, known as Mother 2 in Japan, is a fan favorite of many gamers and recently fans have been asking Nintendo to bring the game to the Virtual Console in Europe and North America. To much fanfare, Nintendo announced on Wednesday during a Nintendo Direct that fans of Earthbound will be able to get the game from the Wii U Virtual Console before the end of the year. The above video (via Nintendaan on YouTube) is a clip of the Earthbound announcement from the Nintendo Direct.
April 19, 2013
Congrats to all Earthbound fans out there. This is something we’ve been asking for for nearly a decade now. I strongly urge all Wii U owners to support this game. Not only is it a fantastic RPG, it may help us bring the others in the series to Europe and North American shores.
April 22, 2013
[…] it was announced that Earthbound would be released on the Wii U Virtual Console in North America and Europe by the end of the year. […]