Quirky EarthBound-inspired turn-based RPGs are so out, and cozy simulator games are so in. I thought the trend had reached ...

An article on the upcoming Japanese game distribution service "Noid" in this week's Famitsu seems to hint at the possiblity of a new title in the classic Mother (known as EarthBound in the West) ...

Nintendo is really starting to show some love to its nearly forgotten EarthBound franchise. The publisher recently released the Super Nintendo classic on the Wii U’s eShop store for $10. Now, Nintendo ...

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When EarthBound came out in 1994, Nintendo's cult RPG assembled a decade's worth of tropes and gave them each a swift kick in the ass. Simply put, there's nothing quite like EarthBound, and while most ...

For most of the genre’s lifespan, “role-playing” was synonymous with fantasy—warriors swinging swords, wizards casting spells, dungeons full of monsters and treasure, et cetera. But one deeply unusual ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. A fan-made version of Mother 4 that was announced for a 2015 release before quietly disappearing has resurfaced with a new name and look. Oddity, ...

The Nintendo Switch Online program is Nintendo’s subscription service similar to PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold. It lets players play games online and gives them access to a library of numerous ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. I still find some of the British voices a bit odd, despite being ...

The news of Satoru Iwata's death filled me with sadness, and a desire to return to Earthbound - the game that, without his skills, would not exist as it does. I first played it when I was a teenager, ...