The interest in Itoi's comments is driven in part by the lack of new Earthbound games over the last few years. A little later, he posted a third tweet featuring a weather map. Itoi's cryptic tweet immediately sent Nintendo fan speculation into overdrive, with some sending shots of various Earthbound characters in the snow.Īpparently taking notice, Itoi followed by quipping that he was seeing a lot of foreign language responses to his tweet, and wondering if they were especially interested in the topic of snow.
If so, it would mark the first time all games were available on one Nintendo platform.With a Nintendo Direct set to go live in just over two hours, a series of tweets from Earthbound creator Shigesato Itoi has fans speculating on a potential announcement for the beloved series during the upcoming stream.Įarlier today, Itoi quote-tweeted the official Nintendo Direct tweet with a comment that roughly translates to, "7am, huh? Amazing. With the announcement of these games coming to Switch, it seems possible that a port of Mother 3 could be coming as well. helped keep love for the series alive in the North America, and made Mother 3 an admittedly niche but adored game in the states. While the 2006 Game Boy Advance title was never localized for North America, fan translations and Ness' appearance in Super Smash Bros. Since then, only one additional Mother title has been released: Mother 3. The second game in the series, Mother 2, was the first to hit North America, albeit under the name EarthBound. Throughout their adventures, both boys utilize their psychic powers and friendships to help save the day.įor those unfamiliar with the EarthBound series, the iconic-yet-elusive trilogy first released in Japan back in 1989 under the name Mother. In EarthBound, you play as Ness, a young boy who-alongside his pals Paula, Jeff, and Poo-must fulfill "an age-old prophecy to stop the wicked Giygas." In EarthBound Beginnings (which should be noted is technically the first title in the series), you play as Ninten, as 12-year-old boy who must traverse America and collect eight melodies in order to ward off an evil race of mind-controlling aliens.
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