Posted 2/21/2024, 3:45:00 PM
Nintendo Brings Mother 3 to Switch Online in Japan, But Still No Word on Western Localization
- Nintendo announced Mother 3 will come to Switch Online in Japan later this year, but not in North America
- Mother 3 is the 2006 sequel to cult classic SNES RPG Earthbound that has never officially released outside Japan
- Fans have long requested Nintendo localize Mother 3, but the company has declined to do so for nearly 20 years
- Nintendo previously rereleased Mother 3 on Wii U Virtual Console in 2016, but only in Japan
- Recent rereleases of earlier Mother games on Switch Online renewed hopes Nintendo would finally localize Mother 3