Thankfully, time is a healer, and a quarter of a century makes a world of difference. EarthBound, known as Mother 2 in Japan, was the RPG franchise’s first foray into the U.S. market.

On April 17 2013, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced via a Nintendo Direct video conference that Earthbound is coming to the Wii U Virtual Console. But when he said "later this year," we ...

An interesting bit of Earthbound history was just revealed on Twitter courtesy of Baten Kaitos director Yasuyuki Honne. During Honne’s stint at Namco, he apparently pitched Nintendo a concept ...

During the first great renaissance of the console RPG on the SNES there were a number of great RPGs, but perhaps none more unique and lovable than Earthbound, thanks to its unique setting and ...

Nintendo did it. They really did it. Earthbound Beginnings is out today at 6 p.m. Pacific time on the Wii U Virtual Console. The publisher revealed the huge surprise to kick off its Nintendo World ...

Classic role-playing games EarthBound Beginnings and EarthBound will be available on Nintendo Switch Online starting today. Safe travels, Ness and friends. Nintendo Switch Online is a subscription ...

Michael McWhertor is a journalist with more than 17 years of experience covering video games, technology, movies, TV, and entertainment. The downloadable release of EarthBound was just one of a ...