Nintendo has confirmed that classic SNES RPG EarthBound

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Nintendo will also make the EarthBound player’s guide -- which was included in the box when EarthBound was released on Super Nintendo in 1995 -- available on its site , including optimization for viewing from the Wii U GamePad.EarthBound follows the story of Ness and his friends Paula, Jeff and Poo as they attempt to save the world from the evil Giygas. Nintendo announced a Western Virtual Console release back in April , ending the many years that fans were waiting for a re-release in North America. A Game Boy Advance cartridge including EarthBound was released in Japan in 2003.

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