One way or another, we'll know soon enough. However, he does still do the occasional Earthbound interview with the Japanese media, so he hasn't totally forgotten about it.

A writer, comedian, and general renaissance man, he has been adamant that he won't be involved in the release of a fourth entry in the series. Itoi himself has largely moved on from the series. In recent years, Earthbound fans have turned their attention to Nintendo Switch Online, which currently lacks both the NES and SNES release. A localized release for Mother 3 is still a rallying cry among Nintendo fans to this day, to the point that former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé still jokes about it sometimes.ĭespite its lack of releases, Earthbound is arguably more popular than ever thanks to a slew of indie games that unapologetically borrow its themes and aesthetic, the most notable of them being Undertale. The last mainline release was Mother 3, which was released on Game Boy Advance in 2006. The interest in Itoi's comments is driven in part by the lack of new Earthbound games over the last few years. A little later, he posted a third tweet featuring a weather map.

Itoi's cryptic tweet immediately sent Nintendo fan speculation into overdrive, with some sending shots of various Earthbound characters in the snow.Īpparently taking notice, Itoi followed by quipping that he was seeing a lot of foreign language responses to his tweet, and wondering if they were especially interested in the topic of snow.

With a Nintendo Direct set to go live in just over two hours, a series of tweets from Earthbound creator Shigesato Itoi has fans speculating on a potential announcement for the beloved series during the upcoming stream.Įarlier today, Itoi quote-tweeted the official Nintendo Direct tweet with a comment that roughly translates to, '7am, huh? Amazing.

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