Nintendo Switch players finally getting a Mother game on the consoleYou can play versions of Mother and Mother 2 today!
What you need to know
Earthbound and Earthbound Beginnings will hit Nintendo Switch Online on Wednesday.
Until the announcement in the Nintendo Direct, there were no proper Switch ports of Mother games.
Players will need an Nintendo Switch Online subscription to access the game later today.
Earthbound, also known as Mother 2: Gigu no Gyakushu in Japan, and Earthbound Beginnings, or Mother 1, will be available to play on the Switch through Nintendo Switch Online, according to Wednesday's Nintendo Direct. This is the first time Mother games will be available on the Nintendo Switch, and they'll be available later today.
Those with Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions will get access to the two games in the NES and SNES collection. Note that this is the base subscription: The Expansion Pack is still separate, but will include the recently announced Mario Kart 8 DLC.
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Nintendo Switch players finally getting a Mother game on the console
