During the February 2022 Nintendo Direct, worldwide Nintendo Switch Online releases of Earthbound Beginnings (Mother) and Earthbound (Mother 2) came up. Prior to the reveal, Mother series creator Shigesato Itoi teased on Twitter that people might expect something. Now as a follow up, Itoi offered additional thoughts on the two JRPGs becoming more widely available on a new platform. [Thanks, Nintendo Enthusiast!]
The video began with Itoi explaining how he anticipated the release. He also recreated his excitement at learning it would appear via the service. After that, he mentioned how he appreciated how these additions mean people who haven’t been able to play because they didn’t know where they could now have a place they can go to. At the end, he also joked, “And, you know, now I can make friends young enough to be my great-grandchildren.”
Itoi also followed things up with another tweet. This time, he shared a photo showing that he’s just started replaying Earthbound on the Switch.
しまった、はじめちゃった！ pic.twitter.com/IJ0FcwCMAp
— 糸井 重里 (@itoi_shigesato) February 10, 2022
People who subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online can now find Earthbound Beginnings in the NES app and Earthbound in the SNES app. Both are playable with the standard, $19.99 per year membership.
