Former Nintendo chief Reggie Fils-Aimé warns against hope for Mother 3 hitting the West, another in a long line of dissapointments for the game's fans.
Fans have decried the lack of a localized port of Mother 3 for years. And now Brooklyn 99 star and apparent Mother 3 fan Terry Crews has also joined the chorus.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
The February 2021 Nintendo Direct was full of ports and absences, but one port (and marker in our bingo card) in particular was noticeably absent:
Mother 3 (or Earthbound 2). This oft-requested RPG was missing once again from the digital presentation. Fans were hoping that the game would finally see a broader release.
The Mother 3 Nintendo Direct dream dies once again
Part of this anticipation comes from the game’s looming 15th anniversary. It came out in 2006 on the Game Boy Advance but only in Japan. Mother 3 never officially came out outside of Japan, but fans translated it in 2008. Nintendo did re-release it on the Wii U, but, again, only in Japan. Its reception and rarity has cemented it as some sort of mythical game, a myth that perpetuates as Nintendo refuses to make it more widely available. Some have even offered to translate it for Nintendo.