Even if you hate it, Nintendo's price on the Virtual Console is still the much better deal. Do you want to pay $10 or $100 for this game? Those are the only options you have if you legally want to play Earthbound. The only other way to play EarthBound is to pay over $100 for a used copy on Ebay. But stating this is probably akin to digging up a horse that was already beat to death and then beating it some more. Virtual console could be Nintendo's trump card if they only treated it as one service across all Nintendo consoles. starting with the prices of these games and going all the way to universal access of said games. I just hate that Nintendo feels the need to keep the prices on these games so steep when I think these very same games might garner more sales and attention if Nintendo just made a few changes to the Virtual Console in it's entirety. $10 for a game that is almost 20 years old is just a little much if you ask me.īut this game has been on the most wanted list for so long, that most people wouldn't care if they charged $20. $10.00 is hard to swallow for a NES game though, especially for one I will likely never really play.

How many suckers are gonna support these outrageous prices!?Īlthough I'm almost tempted to buy it just out of curiosity. The player's guide is also optimized for easy viewing on the Wii U GamePad. Additionally, It was announced that the original player's guide will be available for viewing online, on the EarthBound website. UPDATE: Today's Nintendo Direct Mini has confirmed that EarthBound will indeed be available today, July 18, on the Wii U eShop for $9.99. The K-A rating was replaced with the E (Everyone) rating, but it has now received a T (Teen) rating. When it was originally released in North America on the SNES, it was given a K-A (Kids to Adults) rating. For example, Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara was originally listed as a June 18 release, but its release is now TBA.ĮarthBound has also received a new rating from the ESRB. These listing are, unfortunately, not completely reliable.

However, an official announcement has yet to be made.

The classic Super Nintendo RPG is currently listed on Nintendo of America’s website, as well as the European eShop with a release date of July 18. EarthBound may be showing up on the Wii U eShop today, July 18.

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