Nintendo of Europe has revealed an EarthBound Beginnings Notebook as an exclusive reward at My Nintendo. It costs 400 Platinum Points, plus shipping costs that vary according to country. The notebook cover contains the name “Eight Melodies Note Book,” along with pixel art of the EarthBound Beginnings protagonists in the bottom-right corner. The notebook comprises 56 blank pages to write on, plus eight sheets of manuscript paper for musical notation.
In EarthBound Beginnings, the Eight Melodies are important fragments of music that the player must collect. This explains why the notebook thoughtfully includes eight sheets of manuscript paper. The dimensions of the notebook are 18.2cm x 25.7cm. Nintendo shared one photo of interior images of the notebook, which you can view below.
This EarthBound Beginnings Notebook follows the recent re-release of the game itself on the Nintendo Switch. It is available to players with an active Nintendo Switch Online membership through the NES app. Its sequel, EarthBound, is similarly available through the SNES app. Unfortunately, the final game in the series, Mother 3, is not available on Switch and has never received an official English localization.
Hobonichi, the company helmed by Mother / EarthBound series creator Shigesato Itoi, released a range of Japanese merchandise for the series in recent years. Earlier in March 2022, it revealed framed art of EarthBound maps. And last October, it released the Pollyanna 2 manga compilation. A notebook may not be as exotic as those offerings, but it is a pretty nice reward for Europe at My Nintendo.
EarthBound Beginnings is available on the Wii U eShop and Nintendo Switch through the Nintendo Switch Online service. The notebook is available in Europe only while supplies last. Orders are limited to one copy per customer.
