EarthBound, EarthBound Beginnings now available on Switch

After being missing from the Nintendo Switch Online NES and SNES line-ups, Nintendo has finally released EarthBound Beginnings and EarthBound on Switch.

Both titles can now be played on Switch if you have an active Nintendo Switch Online subscription, giving new players a chance to try out Nintendo’s excellent RPG franchise.

Nintendo fans will most likely be familiar with EarthBound and its protagonist Ness, though EarthBound Beginnings has only been available in English via the Wii U Virtual Console before now — the original Famicom release was never brought west, despite the localisation being finished.

The only game in the franchise missing an official western release is Mother 3. Despite demand being high for a port of the GBA title (boosted by its protagonist Lucas joining the Smash Bros. franchise), Nintendo has seemingly never expressed interest in localising the title.

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