Alex DS from Link Cable Gaming writes: "The Wii U is a great place to build up a collection of classic video games. And with Nintendo beginning to phase out the online services for this system we figured it was as good a time as any to go over the games that are must-haves from the Wii U Virtual Console!"
The Mother series is one of the most beloved franchises in gaming history. Known as Earthbound in the west, the series is renowned for its quirkiness, unique graphics, and nontraditional RPG gameplay, but it hasn't always had great success. Jason Capp is here to discuss whether it is worth bringing the franchise back to life... or not.
The odd game does have die hard fans out there. There is a NES and a SNES game Nintendo dropped the SNES port onto the SNES mini the cart alone fetches a pretty penny on Ebay. I have to get around to playing Earthbound on my SNES mini I tried it out from what I played I liked it. If Nintendo made a new game I would probably grab it wish Nintendo made a new Star Tropics as well.
Star Tropic might be way too obscure for a good portion of the audience today.
For some reason, something tells me if Star Tropic was revived, it wouldn't get the love it actually deserves.
From GamesBeat: "Hey, look! Actual Earthbound news from Nintendo! Earthbound and Earthbound Beginnings are coming to Nintendo Switch Online later today.
The Mother series debuted on the Famicom in 1989. That’s the game Nintendo calls Earthbound Beginnings elsewhere. Its sequel, known outside of Japan as Earthbound, launched for SNES in 1995."
"Following the remakes of the first two Metroid titles, 2004’s Zero Mission and 2017’s Samus Returns, Super Metroid seems like it would be a perfect choice for the third remake, should Nintendo have an interest in pursuing another one after Metroid Dread. After all, it’s the next 2D entry in line for a makeover, and it’s arguably the most iconic and beloved installment in the entire franchise. However, 2002’s Metroid Fusion has some strikingly unusual structure and ideas that Dread subsequently altered and expanded upon, and applying that evolution of design back to Fusion could make for a perfect remake opportunity." - Nintendo Enthusiast
Why a remake? It laid out the foundation for a sequel! Come on you Metroid fans have been getting nothing until now and you rather a remake instead of continuing with an improved sequel? Smh
Well, Dread took apparently about 4 years, so a sequel right away would probably take 3 or so.
For a Fusion remake they could just take the engine they have now and pump it out in 1-2 years with a smaller team, since they dont actually have to design the game per se.
While some of the others start production on a sequel (or a completely different game), its not like the whole studio starts working on any given new project right away anyway
