Nintendo fans clamor for ‘Mother 3’ after ‘Star Fox 2’ release announcement

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Following the announcement of the unreleased Star Fox 2 being bundled into the upcoming SNES Classic Edition, Western Nintendo fans have started to ask Nintendo to bring Mother 3 back, too. The game was released on Game Boy Advance in Japan and never made it out of the country. With the logic that Mother 3 was a completed game, it seems like a reasonable request from fans that the game be made available worldwide.

Star Fox 2 wasn’t released after consumer attitudes changed when the PlayStation was released. Meanwhile, sales of EarthBound back in the SNES days were so poor that it seemed Mother 3 was unmarketable outside of Japan. The Mother series though has been gaining awareness and reputation after its characters appeared in Super Smash Bros. games. We can’t say if the clamor for it is enough for Nintendo to consider releasing the game. But Nintendo has surprised us before so we hold out hope for it.

Source: Polygon

There is going to be an SNES Classic Edition

With the NES Classic Edition being a hit, it comes as no surprise that Nintendo plans to release another classic console. This time around, the SNES Classic Edition will be coming out on September 29^th. The console will come with many iconic and memorable games like Contra III: The Alien Wars, Donkey Kong Country, Final Fantasy III, Kirby Super Star, Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting, and Super Mario Kart. An unreleased Star Fox 2 will also be included with the console. The SNES Classic Edition will be available for US$79.99 (around CA$105).

Source: BGR