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DieAppleDie on 18 April 2013

i started playing it years ago but never finished
but i must say i was very pleased with it
ill be getting it for sure!!!



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leedlelee on 18 April 2013

I wonder what the likelihood is of translations of Mother and Mother 3 being released in the West...



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echoesfromthepast on 18 April 2013
Mnementh said:
echoesfromthepast said:
This announcement was much more important than many people realize. Why did they decide to bring Earthbound to NA? Iwata said it was because of all the fan backlash on Miiverse. This means Miiverse is a proven method of getting what we want from Nintendo of Japan! THINK OF THE IMPLICATIONS!

Yes, that was something I noticed too. Someone in Nintendo watches Miiverse and reports to the higher ups interesting developments and fan reactions. That I conclude from the show of Miiverse-comments. That's positive, it means Miiverse is a working feedback-channel.


Exactly! This is definately something the fans in NA and PAL region need. I'm more excited the the feed-back implications of miiverse than earthbound being announced



     
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Mr Khan on 18 April 2013
outlawauron said:
superchunk said:
I never played Earthbound. Why all the excitement?

I was going to come in here and ask why this is a megaton, considering it's massive popularity and the ease of obtaining fully working ROMs. I guess there are still some who haven't played it. So sad.

Eh, while i may be more than a bit of a pirate for some forms of media (anime, namely) i like to pay for my games. Not above using emulators altogether, though, namely for games i've already bought but are no longer in working form (like pretty much all of my older Game Boy games and their dead lithium batteries)



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forest-spirit on 18 April 2013

I'll happily give Nintendo my money once Earthbound hits the VC. And while Earthbound may not be megaton material perhaps the real megaton here is that Nintendo listened to the community and delivered. Miiverse might prove to be an excellent place for port-begging.



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outlawauron on 18 April 2013
Mr Khan said:
outlawauron said:
superchunk said:
I never played Earthbound. Why all the excitement?

I was going to come in here and ask why this is a megaton, considering it's massive popularity and the ease of obtaining fully working ROMs. I guess there are still some who haven't played it. So sad.

Eh, while i may be more than a bit of a pirate for some forms of media (anime, namely) i like to pay for my games. Not above using emulators altogether, though, namely for games i've already bought but are no longer in working form (like pretty much all of my older Game Boy games and their dead lithium batteries)

I own a working copy of Earthbound, but I feel no desire to pull out and see if my SNES is working. Getting ROMs for old SNES games that are not readily available, I see no shame in that.



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oniyide on 18 April 2013
kain_kusanagi said:
I wonder if this will devalue the SNES original as a collectable. Now that it can be purchased cheap on the virtual console only the most hardcore collectors will want the carts.

maybe just a little bit. FF7 is still expensive despite being on PSN for years.



oniyide on 18 April 2013
outlawauron said:
Mr Khan said:
outlawauron said:
superchunk said:
I never played Earthbound. Why all the excitement?

I was going to come in here and ask why this is a megaton, considering it's massive popularity and the ease of obtaining fully working ROMs. I guess there are still some who haven't played it. So sad.

Eh, while i may be more than a bit of a pirate for some forms of media (anime, namely) i like to pay for my games. Not above using emulators altogether, though, namely for games i've already bought but are no longer in working form (like pretty much all of my older Game Boy games and their dead lithium batteries)

I own a working copy of Earthbound, but I feel no desire to pull out and see if my SNES is working. Getting ROMs for old SNES games that are not readily available, I see no shame in that.

this, i would get it if it came to 3ds VC, but i of course im not plunking 300+ for a SNES game, but good for people who do have Wii U, ill stick to emulation



KingKazuma34 on 18 April 2013

I never played Earthbound so this is a great oppurtunity to see what all the fuss is about. Pretty excited! Thank you Nintendo finally!



 

sales2099 on 18 April 2013

Doesn't take much to please Nintendo fans from what I see here



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