Nintendo’s Finally Rereleased ‘Mother’ on the Wii U eShop

<p>After twenty long&comma; hard years&comma; Earthbound fans may finally have reason to rejoice&colon; Nintendo&&num;8217&semi;s rereleased <em>Mother<&sol;em> for the Wii U virtual console at long last – but this time as<em> Earthbound Beginnings&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The 1989 predecessor to <em>Earthbound <&sol;em>&lpar;released as its sequel in the US&rpar; can now be downloaded on the Wii U eShop at your leisure&period; The game&&num;8217&semi;s release marks Nintendo&&num;8217&semi;s celebration of <em>Earthbound<&sol;em>&&num;8216&semi;s 20th anniversary&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"281" data-videoid&equals;"ttKkiEKqwuk" title&equals;"Nintendo eShop - Earthbound Beginnings for the Wii U Virtual Console"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;ttKkiEKqwuk"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;ttKkiEKqwuk&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"Nintendo eShop - Earthbound Beginnings for the Wii U Virtual Console"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Inspired by and somewhat parodical of the Dragon Quest series&comma; the 8-bit JRPG&&num;8217&semi;s earned quite the cult-following in the past two decades&period;<em> Mother <&sol;em>chronicled the adventures of a group of three children gifted with various psychic powers&comma; led by Ninten&comma; investigating paranormal disturbances in their small&comma; rural town&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The game&&num;8217&semi;s seemingly avoided every chance at a localized port in the West since its exclusive release in Japan&comma; with most left to import Japanese versions of the game – until now&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Have you ever given <em>Mother<&sol;em> a whirl&quest; If so&comma; what are your best memories of it&quest; Let us know down below&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Via<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;channel&sol;UCGIY&lowbar;O-8vW4rfX98KlMkvRg">Nintendo<&sol;a> on YouTube<&sol;p>&NewLine;