While Nintendo has made no official announcement that Earthbound would be coming to the Wii's Virtual Console, the ESRB has let the cat out of the bag by stamping the game with an 'E for Everyone' rating and listing it as a Wii title. Earthbound, which is known as Mother 2 in Japan, was originally released in North America for the SNES in 1995 and was soon revered for its original setting, interesting plotline, and charming characters.
The Wii's Virtual Console feature allows players to download classic games from older systems including the NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, and others. As Nintendo has yet to officially announce Earthbound for the download service, there is currently no word on when the game will be released.
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