

On July 19, 2009, version 1.1 was released, containing typo/grammar corrections and a series of bug fixes. It was downloaded well over 100,000 times in the months which followed. On October 17, 2008, version 1.0 of the fan translation was released. In August 2007 the team began blogging about their progress, attracting the attention of the gaming industry, media, and more than half a million unique visitors. It soon became clear that Nintendo of America was uninterested in localizing the game, so in November 2006 the fans took matters into their own hands with the Do it Yourself Devotion project.įor two years a team of translators and hackers worked to produce an in-depth, professional translation and localization of MOTHER 3. Mother 3 is the sequel to EarthBound (an epic Super Nintendo RPG released in 1995) which was in development for 12 years before it was released in Japan in April 2006. This video (which, like any good trailer, contains some spoilers!) says it all: The Backstory Please note: EarthBound on Wii U Virtual Console is available in English only.An awesome RPG. Gather companions, battle enemies, solve puzzles, and foil the scheme of the evil Giygas.An RPG packed with wacky humour, cultural references and memorable music.The cult classic available in Europe for the first time!.With a deeply engaging storyline, a richly detailed world and a wealth of unique features, EarthBound is an in-depth role-playing epic. He will be aided in his mission by three friends, and only by using their abilities and powers together do they stand a chance against the mighty Giygas! Ness will have to travel across the world after meeting with a strange alien in order to prevent Giygas, the Universal Cosmic Destroyer, from annihilating everything and everyone. When a meteorite hits the Earth near to Ness’ house, the brave young man sets off to investigate, but little does he know that he’s about to begin an epic adventure that will change his life… oh, and he might just save the universe in the process!


The adventure that re-defined roleplaying games on Super Nintendo touches down in Europe for the first time.
