Mother 3, the beloved cult classic sequel to Eart💎hbound, is making its long-awaited comeback on Switch - but only in Japan.

The Japanese edition of today's 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Nintendo Partner Direct included an extra stinger before the end, revealing that Mother 3 - originally released for the GBA back in 2006 - is returning as part of the Nintendo Switch Online service. Since this bit wasn't in the English-language versions of the Direct, it's probablꦡy safe to say that this one is only coming to Japan.

The Mother series has alwa🔴ys been a wild ride for English-speaking JRPG fans. Nintendo translated but never released the original NES game, but Mother 2 was released as Earthbound on SNES and quickly became a cult classic even as it failed to sell particularly well.

A decade later, Mother 3 hit GBA and turned into a classic in its own right thanks to a heartfelt story filled wi🏅th goofball comedy and absurd characters. It was a strong inspiration for Undertale if that helps give you an idea of what to expect. Many English-speaking fans did end up playing Mother 3 thanks to an excellent fan translation, and while Nintendo did eventually put that translated version of Mother 1 up on modern platforms, it's never made any gestures toward translating and releasing Mother 3 in the West.

That's despite the literal years fans have spent begging for an official release of Mother 3. It's occasionally a meme, but it's also a genuine outpouring of support for what's genuinely one of the best games Nintendo has ever published. One of Mother 3's 🎶ﷺproducers has even been calling for an English-language release, but some potential drama around the game's music might have Nintendo fearing the same legal issues that hit Robin 🌱Thicke.

Most of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best GBA games were officially released in English, at least.