11:17 AM on 05.02.2008
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If you have no idea what Earthbound is, than you likely are wondering why I am slapping a big ESRB listing screencopy here like it's big news. If you are a fan, however, your computer has likely been thrown on the floor in the force of the berserk excitement you experienced after reading this headline. Yes, Earthbound fans ... what you see above is a listing on the ESRB website for Earthbound on the Wii. New game or Virtual Console release? Well, we don't know, although some news from last year points to the latter. For all we know, this could vanish in a few days, as some other titles have done after matlocking brought them to light. I hope not though, as a VC release would mean not only awesome times for fans of the game, but also that tons of people who have never touched it might stumble upon it...even kids, perhaps...it could end up being the game that makes them a fan of RPGs for life. I'm starry-eyed over thoughts of my own childhood, I admit, but who could blame me. Viva la Earthbound! [Via Vooks.net -- Thanks, Jonathan]
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One game down, two to go!
this is the only turn based RPG that gets my endorsement. its good.
AWESOME NEWS! If this comes out for the VC I'm pestering all my Wii-owning friends until they buy it.
Awesome news to wake up to!
at last...... always wanted to play this game.....
Yes!! I didn't think I could possibly be happy an hour before an antitrust exam, but you've done it Colette! Wait, why am I here an hour before my exam....
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT
THIS IS AWESOME OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
Absolutely great news.
Earthbound = me losing my shit!
HOLY SHIT!
Too bad I'm in Europe and probably still won't get this game. :(
EARTHBOUUUUUNNNNNNNNND
Earthbound on Virtual Console?!
I need a towel.
*punches a skateboard riding hippie*
That's pretty exciting news... I tried playing this on my computer at work but they don't give me the time I need. Maybe now I will have enough time to play this game. I played it as a kid but I barely remember anything except Starmen.
Maybe Nintendo has been reading my Games that are not on the VC, but should be c-blogs. If that's the case, next up: Mischief Makers.
On a more serious note, DO WANT!
This probably has to do with Nintendo Power's Poll, actually. I believe Earthbound topped the list, with Chrono Trigger, Mario RPG, and some other deserving titles.
Didn't Super Mario RPG already get an ESRB rating last year? Last time I checked, that hasn't been released yet.
I'll believe it when I see it, since Earthbound fans are some of the most let-down people in Nintendo's history.
@nilcam:
Somebody important is.
Consider it bought!
sweet leet of mareet! dunno what it means, i was rhyming. but that's awesome!
Now taking bets on how badly they screw it up!
is intrigued
It's about time.
I-I-I-I-INSTABUY!!!!
I am currently in my writing class on campus...
this literally HAPPENED:
OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES! LOOKS LIKE I AM BUYING A WII!
Nintendo needs to stop dicking us around with holding back on the Earthbound goodness. They give us China Warrior and some-Japanese-game-that-was-never-released-here-but-no-one cared-about-anyway, but won't deliver us unto Earthbound heaven.
They did give us River City Ransom and Double Dragon in the past two weeks...maybe they are finally starting to get back to the good stuff.
And as Phoenix Gamma said, maybe they did pay attention to the NP poll...here's hoping they did, because Chrono Trigger came in third.
If they released BOTH Earthbound and CT...I'd need more than a towel.
Hallelujah
OMG OMG OMG
Jesus tap-dancing Christ.
THIS IS GREAT NEWS.
"some-Japanese-game-that-was-never-released-here-but-no-one cared-about-anyway"
please...please... please tell me thats not what you are calling Sin and Punishment
oh yeah and let me say: FUCK YEAH!!! to this announcement
::slightly regrets not-playing the not-ROM::
I never liked Earthbound, I don't know why everyone's shitting themselves. I hated the battle system too. It's like pokemon. ugh.
E for Everyone? Isn't this the game where the last boss quotes from rape porn? I'm buying two copies.
I refuse to believe this information.
I should start writing a haiku or something.
Well, damn! I expected a tougher listing from the ESRB. So much for my speculation.
Man, i was studying for finals when i heard about this, i gonna fail now cuz im to busy freaking out.
I have to agree with Brain.
Mother 3 please. kthxbye.
Have never played this game before but I have heard the legend surrounding it. But I hardly play the virtual console titles that I download.
AMAAAAAAAAZING!
I think it would've been a perfect port for the game boy advanced... I don't have a Wii. :(
Initializing fingercross.sys
Ah, who am I kidding, I've had that file initialized for a good two years now.
But ditto John Darkwood: "I'll believe it when I see it, since Earthbound fans are some of the most let-down people in Nintendo's history."
:O OMG YESYESYES
I do recall that Nintendo announced that their plan for the Wii was to fall back to big Virtual Console releases when their main line of Wii titles simmers down. Maybe this is one of those times.
CaptainApocalypse realizes the power of PSI Gaming!
@Chocobo Knight
Amen
BTW: OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
YES!
FINALLY!
Now everyone buy this so Nintendo will release Mother 3.
I think I might buy it twice.
Me no have Wii, me have DS, me wants for DS....
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