EarthBound Beginnings
EarthBound Beginnings is the first installment in the EarthBound / Mother series. It was developed by Ape Inc., Nintendo Tokyo R&D Products, and Pax Softnica, and was published by Nintendo for the Famicom on…
EarthBound Beginnings is an adventure developed by Ape, released 14 June 2015 on Nintendo Switch, Wii U and Nintendo Entertainment System.
What EarthBound Beginnings is
EarthBound Beginnings is an adventure game developed by Ape and released in 2015. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Wii U and Nintendo Entertainment System.
The premise, in the publisher's words
EarthBound Beginnings follows the young Ninten as he uses his great-grandfather's studies on psychic powers to fight hostile, formerly inanimate objects and other enemies. His adventure leads him to new friends and eventually uncovering an alien plot that must be stopped.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Earthbound series
EarthBound Beginnings is the 11th of 15 entries we hold in the Earthbound series. It arrived 7 months after Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. The next entry was Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: Lucas in 2015.
What it launched against
EarthBound Beginnings launched on 14 June 2015, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham Knight, Splatoon, Heroes of the Storm and Her Story. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham Knight, Splatoon, Heroes of the Storm, Her Story.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 3 videos →
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All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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