An article on the upcoming Japanese game distribution service "Noid" in this week's Famitsu seems to hint at the possiblity of a new title in the classic Mother (known as EarthBound in the West) ...

Nintendo is really starting to show some love to its nearly forgotten EarthBound franchise. The publisher recently released the Super Nintendo classic on the Wii U’s eShop store for $10. Now, Nintendo ...

For most of the genre’s lifespan, “role-playing” was synonymous with fantasy—warriors swinging swords, wizards casting spells, dungeons full of monsters and treasure, et cetera. But one deeply unusual ...

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Every once in awhile, a weird little game like “EarthBound” shows up. The game’s odd marketing campaign led to poor sales, casting the franchise into near-obscurity outside of Japan, according to ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. A fan-made version of Mother 4 that was announced for a 2015 release before quietly disappearing has resurfaced with a new name and look. Oddity, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. I still find some of the British voices a bit odd, despite being ...

The news of Satoru Iwata's death filled me with sadness, and a desire to return to Earthbound - the game that, without his skills, would not exist as it does. I first played it when I was a teenager, ...

Veteran reporter and editor with over ten years of experience. Probably reading comic books. Regardless of the reasons why Nintendo is releasing these two games on Nintendo Switch Online, it can't be ...

Earthbound is relentlessly cute, charming, and silly. You battle against a cult built around painting things blue. Defeat zombies by laying sticky paper in a circus tent. Deal with a crew of moles who ...