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Folks, if you've been a fan of Nintendo since the SNES era or you enjoy RPGs, you recall a quirky little RPG called Earthbound on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.  This game alone was a fan favorite and many gamers call for this game to be released on the Virtual Console service.  Though games like the Donkey Kong Country trilogy(Now taken offline), Chrono Trigger, Super Mario RPG, Final Fantasy III and Mega Man X made it to the VC, Earthbound didn't and with the Wii phasing out, the chances are slim.

But in a recent Nintendo Direct, Nintendo decided to blow everyone away with the announcement of Earthbound coming to the Wii U Virtual Console in both North America and Europe.

Nintendo's irreverent sci-fi RPG, is coming to the Wii U Virtual Console sometime this year in North America and Europe, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed during a Nintendo Direct presentation today.

The impetus for the game's western release was outcry from fans in the Miiverse social platform. The game has been out on the Virtual Console service in Japan for some time.

Iwata promised that more information on EarthBound's Virtual Console debut will surface in the coming months.

Keep your eyes peeled, ladies and gentlemen.  And be sure you have a Wii U for this since the original SNES cart is extremely expensive.

Works Cited:

Polygon