While Nintendo was purportedly busy hosting the Nintendo World Championships this weekend, its sneaky little behind-the-scenes elves were doing something rather unexpected. The original Mother game appeared on the Wii U Virtual Console. This game is the 8-bit predecessor to the game we know as Earthbound . It was made for the Famicom system and has never before been released for North American gamers. It is priced at $6.99.
Though this news will likely excite some hardcore Mother fans, it should be noted that Mother is a game from a different time. Expect grindiness and a general lack of direction. In reality, the best part of this news is that this increases the chance that Mother 3 might finally be translated into English. Mother 3 is considered the best game in the series by many fans, and is the title that they most want to see brought to our shores.